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Old January 22nd, 2007, 07:13 PM   #1
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washing that dirty 4.6


How do I go about washing this computer filled beast
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Old January 23rd, 2007, 04:21 PM   #2
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they have degreaser at some carwashes. but everyone says to cover all your wires in aluminum foil and dont use high pressure. i just do it by hand. but if yours is really dirty i would try the carwash carefully.
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just cover your altenator with a plastic bag, take it to a car wash, let it cool down completly, spray engine degreaser from your local auto parts store over the entire engine bay, let sit for 10 min and then pressure wash it. I have done this plenty of times and it makes a huge difference
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Old January 25th, 2007, 10:19 AM   #4
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cool, i have been wondering how to do this for some time.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 01:43 PM   #5
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what are yall talking about washing the engine!?
I didnt kno you could or were supposed to do that, so are you?
and how often....?
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with a 2006 i doubt you need it, us older cars like 99-02 need it after a while. and we are talking about washing down the engine bay and engine.
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Originally Posted by FLA Dreadhead
what are yall talking about washing the engine!?
I didnt kno you could or were supposed to do that, so are you?
and how often....?
Yeah, engines are dirty things. Dirt, grease and other things build up on them and they need to be cleaned. Any person who cares about their car should know that and most of them do. A little grease-lighting and a power washer does perfectly.

Also you usually need to clean engine parts after you pull them out of a junkyard.
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at my work we spary a mild degreaser on to the engine leave it runing and spray it down with water then spary some shinny stuff onto the plastics and send it through the wash (i work at a car wash in buford GA )
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