ohh god i ****ed up my car

[johnnyt03gt]

oh my god i think i ****ed up my car, long story short i washed my engine just now after air drying for 30min, i had to move it. as soon as i started it it sounded and ran like ****, shaking badly best way bad low idleTPS? it's so bad i can't even drive it what do i do now? HELP please

 

[68stang351]

Take off your coils and make sure water didn't get down there in the plug wells. I bet you that's what it is.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Yeah its just water in the plug Wells.

 

[johnnyt03gt]

god i hope so it's getting late im going to do it tomorrow

 

[Kilgore Trout]

If the engine comes up to operating temp with any water in those wells cops will get steam cooked and destroyed.

 

[johnnyt03gt]

If the engine comes up to operating temp with any water in those wells cops will get steam cooked and destroyed.

yeah, car was cool when i started cleaning, as soon as i started it up the misfire was so bad
i turned it off immediately

 

[streethorse]

Hit the sparkplug wells with a leaf blower or compressed air first then start it
up and let it get hot.

 

[Flghtmstr1]

Every time I clean my engine bay, this happens. All I do is try to dry it off as best as I can, then take it for a drive to get it up to operating temp. Then I'll park it overnight with the hood up to let it ventilate. When I wake up the next morning, it's fine.

 

[007]

Maybe its time I cleaned my engine. Its been 9 years after all....

 

[Smokeurhonda]

A easy way to prevent the common misfire after engine clean is to get the motor hot first... then spray with water.

 

[johnnyt03gt]

well woke up today expecting the worse all 8 coil packs shot, but to my delight it started right up running perfectly, looks like the dallas tx heat evaporated all the water,

just want to give all you guys a big THANKS,
i was losing my mind yesterday. and if not for your advice i would have ended up putting her
on a tow truck, wasting money i don't have wasting time i don't have. again THANK YOU,

BTW im so happy now going streaking dressed in a see through thong LOL

 

[trombonedemon]

A easy way to prevent the common misfire after engine clean is to get the motor hot first... then spray with water.

Yep, I even go as far as cleaning it while the engine is 210 degrees and still running.
One of my fuel injectors popped out and sprayed gasoline every where, needless to say hot gasoline is nausiating. I got a Big Gulp cup and just poured water everywhere there was metal, water didn't have time to get in the sparkplug wells; and I found out that gasoline cleans a dirty engine very well, I wouldn't try this on purpose though.

 

[Rejekt]

BTW im so happy now going streaking dressed in a see through thong LOL

 

[johnnyt03gt]

LOL

 

[trinity_gt]

It bears repeating: The various electrical connections under the hood of a car are weather resistant, not water proof. Any directed water from any source risks shorts and corrosion. Hard water has minerals in it that are left behind when the water evaporates. These minerals can interfere with connections, especially high-impedance ones like O2 sensors. An inside the connectors, wires can corrode and break at the crimps making for very difficult debugging.

What value is there in "washing the engine"? I suppose if you like showing the car but geez...I didn't realize there were so many trailer queens out there. Just go around with a dry microfiber towel and wipe stuff down. Hosing or power-washing is just asking for it...

And honestly, spraying cold water on hot engine components is just asking for fractures or other thermal-shock issues. We let the engines cool completely before pulling spark plugs but dousing a hot, running engine in cold hose water is okay?

 

[trombonedemon]

It bears repeating: The various electrical connections under the hood of a car are weather resistant, not water proof. Any directed water from any source risks shorts and corrosion. Hard water has minerals in it that are left behind when the water evaporates. These minerals can interfere with connections, especially high-impedance ones like O2 sensors. An inside the connectors, wires can corrode and break at the crimps making for very difficult debugging.

What value is there in "washing the engine"? I suppose if you like showing the car but geez...I didn't realize there were so many trailer queens out there. Just go around with a dry microfiber towel and wipe stuff down. Hosing or power-washing is just asking for it...

And honestly, spraying cold water on hot engine components is just asking for fractures or other thermal-shock issues. We let the engines cool completely before pulling spark plugs but dousing a hot, running engine in cold hose water is okay?

I'm just stating the results, the fuel injector closest to the firewall on the passenger side popped out. I had two choices, dump some water and help the engine rid itself of the nausiating gas or just smell fumes for the next 2 weeks while the engine just helps the gas evaporate. I don't make pouring water on my engine a habit but pouring water for this circumstance was neccesary for my well-being.
I don't power wash my engine, I just wipe things down so I can see whats leaking or not. You're right this problem is too common.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I always wash the engine when cold and then I remove every coil pack and remove the water from the wells. There is always water in at least one well.

 

[Pearl02]

I guess I've been lucky when washing my engine. I wash it once a year. Never had any problems with it. I use very low water pressure to rinse off th engine. Pearl02.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I wash mine about once a month when it is warm enough to do so.