washing the engine???

[Ryan betts]

so i went mudding in the trac the other day. i washed the outside but the engine is reely dirty! can i just wash it down with a hose when the engine is cool or will i damage something??? thanks, Ryan

 

[Jeff C]

I've hit mine with a power washer plenty of times. If you have an open air filter, seal it with a trash bag but DON'T FORGET TO TAKE THE BAG OFF! Otherwise, I'd say you have nothing to worry about.

 

[Fred]

Ditto What Jeff C said. I've power washed mine many times, no problems at all.

 

[Ryan betts]

cool thanks! i just wanted to make sure that i wasnt going to break anything!

 

[George C]

I would also cover the alternator.



George

 

[EddieS'04]

Dont high pressure any of the electrical engine harness. Just pass over the connections, dont high pressure them directly...

 

[William Washington]

Wow, you pressure washer guys are brave.



Take some Simple Green. Spray it all over everything (in the engine compartment except those places already pointed out). Let it set for several minutes. Then simply hose it off with a garden hose. High pressure not needed, if you let Simple Greem do it's work..

 

[Jeff C]

I prefer Greased Lightning to Simple Green. I like the orange smell better.

 

[Keith Lewis]

It's the mud that he is washing off, not oil/grease

 

[Ryan betts]

thanks for the tips!

 

[blert]

Simple Green is enviromentally friendly. You can wash it right into your yard and your plants won't care. Greased Lighting... no so friendly, your plants won't appreciate it very much.

 

[Larry Phillips]

I use engine degreaser foam.

 

[Mike Wilson]

wwashing,

I've heard simple green can be corrosive to aluminum parts. Is this true?

 

[Todd Z]

I use nothing but Soap and water.....



Your engine should not build up grease unless there is a leak or something wrong...

Most of the time your just cleaning off road dust,dirt, or mud...



Todd Z

 

[Keith Lewis]

unless you have an oiled filter and some of the oil gets vaporized by the heat in the engine bay and sticks to everything in there or you spill a bit of oil while changing the filter and the oil smoke collects on everything......

 

[Todd Z]

unless you have an oiled filter and some of the oil gets vaporized by the heat in the engine bay and sticks to everything in there or you spill a bit of oil while changing the filter and the oil smoke collects on everything......

Then your simply just doing something wrong !!!!!! No excuses for sloppy work....



Todd Z