Washed the engine.. now she wont start?

[oversteer]

Hi the idiot I am I washed the engine... only find out afterwards the water can cause damage to a cerain componant in the enginebay... the car does start but every now and then it doesnt...

any ideas?

 

[abdus]

coil packs?

how did you wash it?

 

[steve1975l]

Oh dear, not with a spray hose or pressure washer I hope.

You say it starts evey now and then so did you do it a few days ago?

 

[abdus]

Oh dear, not with a spray hose or pressure washer I hope.

why not?

I've done mine before witha pressure washer and no problem at all

 

[steve1975l]

Force water at high pressure into places it should go.

 

[M44 DUB]

You should have covered the engine with a poly bag ie bin liner then steam cleaned around while still having the car running.

 

[steve1975l]

Best to have engine cool and use tin foil.

 

[bouncer--daz]

Degreaser spray, paint brush and rags... and abit of elbow greese... obviously becareful where you use the spray

 

[shineydave]

i start mine and let it run for a few minutes to get a bit of heat into it then degease it and whack it with the pressure washer, never had a problem with a VW or an Audi but the Toyota Celica had some lovely spark plug holes that filled up a treat with water.