P38 Engine Clean...?

kooky_guy · Dec 31, 2010

Hi,

As you can see, my engine is VERY dirty with thick Salisbury Plain mud coating lots of it.

Is it safe just to hose it down (obviously avoiding the fuse box and other electrical bits)? Any other bits I should try and avoid getting wet?

It seems very strange that most of the deposits are on the top of the engine! How'd that happen?

Guy

The Mad Hat Man · Dec 31, 2010

looks like the fan has blasted it everywhere. best option is a hot pressure wash, then allow time to dry. Prob yu have is electrics.

or a bucket of water and a brush.

Only use a hose, not a pressure washer on the radiator. |Salisbury mud sets like concrete - the sooner yu can get it off , the better.

kooky_guy · Dec 31, 2010

The Mad Hat Man said:
looks like the fan has blasted it everywhere. best option is a hot pressure wash, then allow time to dry. Prob yu have is electrics.

or a bucket of water and a brush.

Only use a hose, not a pressure washer on the radiator. |Salisbury mud sets like concrete - the sooner yu can get it off , the better.

Oh dear, it's been on there a couple of months now! Getting cheesed off getting filthy whenever I do anything under the bonnet so it has to go. Dried mud dropping everywhere is not conducive to topping up with oil etc!

I'll see how I go...

kooky_guy · Dec 31, 2010

Well that was an anti climax - I was expecting all sorts of problems, but got most of the muck of it with hot water and a sponge - sprayed it with the hose and no probs at all.

Clean(ish) now.

Guy

klf400 · Dec 31, 2010

kooky_guy said:
Well that was an anti climax - I was expecting all sorts of problems, but got most of the muck of it with hot water and a sponge - sprayed it with the hose and no probs at all.

Clean(ish) now.

Guy

have done mine several times with a steam cleaner { hot water but pressure turned down low } and had no problems
the hot water dissolves the ****e and rinses it off also because the hot water warms everything up it will dry really quick

Poppers · Jan 1, 2011

The local car wash near me does "engine washes" can't imagine there'd be too many problems otherwise they would be out of business!

The Mad Hat Man · Jan 1, 2011

Poppers said:
The local car wash near me does "engine washes" can't imagine there'd be too many problems otherwise they would be out of business!

A lot now have disclaimers that if it is a petrol engine - it is at your risk.

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