Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: mantagte on 29 May 2010, 21:27:29
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if you pressure wash your engine/engine bay like i did the other day
please run your car up to temperature to dry out
otherwise they miss like buggery for ages :-[
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:-/
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The voice of experience speaks many truths 8-) 8-) :y
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I always thought you should never pressure wash an engine :-?
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prespraying with TFR can make the job a lot easier as well.
Be very carefull not to spray toooooo much water on any electrical sockets/plugs or the fuse box section above the battery. Allthough these fittings are water proof they are not designed to have high pressure water blasted at them.
Also consider where you jet wash your engine, if the councel find out from a nosey neighber and the is evidence of oil washed down the drain you counls be in trouble.
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I always thought you should never pressure wash an engine :-?
You can it's safe and I've done it many times. You shouldn't have a problem, just as long as you are careful and not to excessive :y
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never seen the appeal to blast engine bays with high pressure water myself, i prefer to use cleaning agent on a bit of old rag!
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never seen the appeal to blast engine bays with high pressure water myself, i prefer to use cleaning agent on a bit of old rag!
Not surprised - no one expects you to splash out on a pressure washer :y ;D
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never seen the appeal to blast engine bays with high pressure water myself, i prefer to use cleaning agent on a bit of old rag!
Or prespray it on and rub it in with a cloth or paint brush then a quick jet wash off.
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never seen the appeal to blast engine bays with high pressure water myself, i prefer to use cleaning agent on a bit of old rag!
Not surprised - no one expects you to splash out on a pressure washer :y ;D
Got Karcher one in garage ;)
Use it for washing outside of the car, patio, garage doors ect, but its never appealed to me to open the bonnet which is full of electrics to stick a pressure washer jet in there.
I understand that they can take it, and never hold it on place long enough, but a bit of old cloth works just as well! Just requires a little effort
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Mate of mine missed out on a driving holiday by jetwashing his engine the day before. The electrics don't always cope with it. ;D
Kevin
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Pressure washers need to be used with extreme care in my view.
It's not just electrics, it's all manner of seals that are only designed for atmospheric pressure like wheel bearings, cam-cover gaskets, windscreen surrounds, panel joins... the list is endless.
Put simply, you can get water into places that it can't escape from.
On block paving you can undermine the sand base and cause subsidence, even if the joins are sealed the super-clean surface is vulnerable to mosses and lichens if you don't apply a sealant afterwards and some protective surfaces get removed leading to accelerated erosion by the elements.
Not as universally useful as the marketing people would have you believe.
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it was the first time that i have pressure washed an engine
and it is most certainly the last as well
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if your gona do it stick to the oily bits underneath.
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but the oily bits were all under the bonnet
looked like someone had thrown 5 liters of old and crap oil all over the place
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not the old" forgot to put the filler cap back on" chestnut. :)
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not the old" forgot to put the filler cap back on" chestnut. :)
I did that on my Senator :-[ bl00dy oil everywhere! :o :o
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dont know
it was on when i lifted the bonnet
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I've pressure washed the V6 a few times, and will wash it off again this year at some point.
As for the TD Omega - Well, that stood up to been pressure washed for about 10 mins solid - it was COMPLETLEY soaked - Only reason I stopped washing it was because I got sick of the water spraying back in my face! ;D
That said - If you get water in the wrong place, it may cause problems. IMO the risk is low.
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I've pressure washed the V6 a few times, and will wash it off again this year at some point.
As for the TD Omega - Well, that stood up to been pressure washed for about 10 mins solid - it was COMPLETLEY soaked - Only reason I stopped washing it was because I got sick of the water spraying back in my face! ;D
That said - If you get water in the wrong place, it may cause problems. IMO the risk is low.
I agree :y
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for obvious reasons I have it done by the service ,
in case something happens they pay ;D
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I'd NEVER jet wash my engine :o
Next door neighbour did it on his Mondy ST220 & buggered it up & the garage still can't get his EML to go out!! >:(
I stick to a rag with soapy water then spray EVERYTHING with WD40 then wipe it down with a clean cloth - hey presto a nice looking engine bay :) :) :)