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Ajones_17
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Registered: 20th Jun 02
Location: Sunny Wigan Drives: BLACK 03 VTS
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18th May 04 at 11:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

What do i have to cover up electrical wise cos i wanna jet wash my engine soon, cheers.
Darren
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18th May 04 at 11:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i did mine at weekend - put induction cone in plastic bag, wd40 on battery terminals and round spark plugs and any other bits u fancy...
Kris TD
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18th May 04 at 18:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nothing on mine
Ajones_17
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21st May 04 at 12:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Did you both Jet wash the entire bay. Did it start fine once you had cleaned it.
LukeGSi
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21st May 04 at 15:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Maybe im just a wimp but i would dare jet wash my engine bay
1600power
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Registered: 22nd Apr 04
Location: Shropshire Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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21st May 04 at 15:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

pressure washing ur engine bay is possibly the stupidist thing u can do

Proffessionals clean engine bays using steam cleaners which are far safer at cleaning crap off engines without trashing anything sensitive, and trust me pressure washing ur engine if ur not careful is gonna cause something to die!
AndyCorsa
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Registered: 24th Oct 03
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21st May 04 at 15:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by born_upsideout
Maybe im just a wimp but i would dare jet wash my engine bay


Your not on your own mate, and mines covered in plastic.
Stu_22
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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21st May 04 at 16:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Just make sure the engine is warm when you start. I had no problems whne i did my old 1.2 ran on 3 cylinders for a few minutes after but in soon sorted its self out
LukeGSi
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21st May 04 at 16:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Might try and get my hands on a steam cleaner
WARPED
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Registered: 12th Jun 02
Location: Stoke + Wolves - Corsa Sport
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22nd May 04 at 13:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i was told by a guy who does car valeting that if u jet wash and u wash over a seal then u can get water inside where it aint meant to be and can cause problems

best just to cover the whole bay in gunk and then wash it off with just a hose i think
stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
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22nd May 04 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

for rubber n that - use autogylm for vinyl n rubber

 
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