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Old May 15, 2009 | 06:03 AM
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Can you please tell me if i have to pay extra attension in my engine bay if i want to wash it having a Comptech SC?

Any paricular parts of the SC which i have to cover up to protect them or not to come in contact with water at all?

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Old May 15, 2009 | 08:22 AM
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you should be fine as long as you dont force water into any parts-
covering the air intake would not hurt.

after you wash and dry the engine, drive the car around the block (dont heat the engine too hot at first) to get the excess water out. i then open the hood, let it cool a bit and hit any water that i see.

btw, check out our engine cleaning thread in our how tos... some good tips in there too.
and get pics of your process if you can- hey we love pics on this board!
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Old May 15, 2009 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by wanabe,May 15 2009, 08:22 AM
after you wash and dry the engine, drive the car around the block (dont heat the engine too hot at first) to get the excess water out. i then open the hood, let it cool a bit and hit any water that i see.
An electric leaf blower is another very effective way to dry off a freshly cleaned engine. Once I started doing it this way, I never went back to drying by hand.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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you should be fine as long as you dont force water into any parts-
covering the air intake would not hurt.

after you wash and dry the engine, drive the car around the block (dont heat the engine too hot at first) to get the excess water out. i then open the hood, let it cool a bit and hit any water that i see.

btw, check out our engine cleaning thread in our how tos... some good tips in there too.
and get pics of your process if you can- hey we love pics on this board!
Thank you for your reply I have read the engine cleaning thread many times I just wanted to know if i have to be extra carefull with the SC or which parts of the kit i should cover up if there are any. Definately intake should be covered since is more exposed I don't know about other parts

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Chris
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Old May 16, 2009 | 08:12 AM
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yeah i too should probably get around to cleaning the engine bay. my comptech has been slinging oil around for a while i really should give it a thorough cleaning...
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