Sprayed engine

I have a hook up at the local car wash so today I took advantage.
I washed my car throughly. I am a detailer at a dodge dealership and we spray under the hood so have not tryed this before on my civic I decided it would be okay. Well I found out what the color of the valve cover is supposed to be cause before it was black. When I got out of the wash the car stalled and wouldn't turn over. :uhoh: I called my buddies who are preatically mechanics. we took off the distributor cap and there was water in it. Dried it out and put it back on and the car fired right up. I learned today that spraying under the hood is a bad idea for our cars. :shocked:

Originally posted by dylly
. I learned today that spraying under the hood is a bad idea for our cars. :shocked:

:rolleyes: i did my car, had water under the hood for over an hour washing the engine, my car fired right up, u need 2 cover ur distributor with a bag and duct tape

actually its not a bad idea to wash your engine every now and then. just dont spray it on the dizzy retard:silly2: and dont do when your engine is real hot. wait till its cooled. early in the morning is good.

I try and wash my engine at least once a month with either Simple Green or Engine Brite. It's always nice to work on a clean engine, rather than one thats covered in grease and dirt.

never wash mine :cool:

Originally posted by Melt
never wash mine :cool:

thats y u have lizards livin in there ;)

Originally posted by 1PhatCX
thats y u have lizards livin in there ;)

the lizard is like a 20hp gain! http://honda-acura.net/forums/images/smilies/ohfawk.gif

oh and heres the pics if anyone missed it
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p6aa54b9f669bfd97857e15b2c72073e3/fc2e5610.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p6613804017ce096ef2741f7c1e004b66/fc2e5609.jpg

http://www.illusiverides.com/forum/html/emoticons/lmao2.gif

Originally posted by Melt


the lizard is like a 20hp gain! http://honda-acura.net/forums/images/smilies/ohfawk.gif

oh and heres the pics if anyone missed it
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p6aa54b9f669bfd97857e15b2c72073e3/fc2e5610.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p6613804017ce096ef2741f7c1e004b66/fc2e5609.jpg

http://www.illusiverides.com/forum/html/emoticons/lmao2.gif

lmao, man, thats so funny
wanna see a coon in an engine bay tho hehe :D

Originally posted by 1PhatCX
wanna see a coon in an engine bay tho hehe :D

Its probably possible in a 5th gen with no a/c seeing as I was able to stand in the engine bay of one .

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p68a63e8463c6bfb1ae9b0112d8d9db9e/fc387952.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p0b32f36ffd7205bf29bc7faf9b1959bb/fc387949.jpg

never washed mine.... it needs it bad... all i have learned from my friends' experiences is that you need to cover your distributor. I would also wait until the engine is cool because there probably is a possibility of the header cracking from the cold water on extreme heat... i know brake rotors can crack, i've seen it happen... i figure a header is probably at just as much risk... at least the stock one...

When i pull my engine out of my new hatch, i am gonna clean that shit like no tomorow!!!

Well theres another way to clean them safely. Use steam cleaner. THat thing will take off all that grease like nothing.