mattd123 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 so i drove through this puddle near school and turns out its full of road salt. because morton salt storage is up the street. if i were to clean the engine and hosed it down what would the best way to do this be. thanks for the help. pathfinder 97 blah blah blah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 With a hose. Use some Simple Green or Purple Power(Castrol de-greaser) for the more heavily grimed areas and it should be good to go. Hose it off cold, too, not hot. Try to avoid hosing the electrical connectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radar Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 If your worried about getting the electrics wet you could spray the wires with silicone first. I washed mine down when I did the timing belt, started no prob after, try not to fill the spark plug holes with water, may take a while to dry out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohen Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Simple green works really good if you have a sprayer, and I just put grocery bags over the electrical stuff and just clean it by hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
govols74n Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 And dont pour too much on the alternater either.....just a quick spray down. I fried an alternater because a puddle formed inside it when I sprayed it down....over did it, but other than that, I soak the bad boy with simple green and hose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89_trailboss Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 dont worry about your electical. I spray everything(I mean everything) down with a 2400PSI washer and have never had a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuperSon Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Try using crud cutter. That stuff works great Believe it or not crud cutter cuts thru grease better than any engine degreaser and its safer. I always use fine mist on the garden hose sprayer when rinsing. I use it to clean almost everything outdoor like my lawnmower , snowblower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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