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I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:15 pm
by fly124t
Today i cleaned my engine bay and after driving it for twelve miles its started running lumpy and it doesnt do the business when i apply the gas.
Can anyone tell me what bit has the water in and how I could sort this?
Many thanks
Carl
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:18 pm
by Ant
which engine and model dude ?
M42, water in plug holes 100%
M40/M20/M30 water into dizzy cap is prime suspect.
unplug everything you can find, and get in there for a good look dude.
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:19 pm
by fly124t
its the 318is e30
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:25 pm
by Chris-W
Ant's first suggestion then - plug holes.
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:47 pm
by fly124t
do you recon i should take the plugs out and check, i looked at the long rubbed bits which cover them up and they look fine.
could i have drowned the alternator, could the fact it was fine for a good twelve miles mean anything?
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:48 pm
by fly124t
it was just a bit lumpy at first and now its so bad the neighbours are lookin whenever i start her up
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:46 pm
by Chris-W
Give the coil pack a good WD40'ing?
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:48 pm
by stonesie
I would just remove the plug leads and look down the holes, if theres water in there a good blast of compressed air (watch your face though) or a bit of kitchen towl should get it out but leave the plugs in place.
Also spraying the inside of the plug leads with WD40 or similar wouldnt hurt
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:50 pm
by Chris-W
[quote="fly124t"]do you recon i should take the plugs out/quote]
No!
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:33 pm
by fly124t
chears guys
i crammed a disk cloth in the plug holes and I am sure that it soaked up some water, it still is'nt running spot on but it sounds like more like it should, ill get some wd40 tomz,
thankyou for your help with this,
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:55 pm
by gareth
to dry inside plug holes and sealed shroud leads, a good trick is to go for a drive to heat the engine then unplug the leads and leave them near the engine. this heat will dry them right out.
after that, a squirt of WD40 and you'll be off!
Re: I cleaned the engine bay :cry:
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:07 pm
by fly124t
yeh, i've had to repeat the process a couple of times and it seems to be fine now,
the engine bay looks much better and all the different bits are easier to distinguish,
this has created me a bit of grief but I think it was well worth it,
for the record I used a high pressure and hot washer and only covered the other end of the spark plugs with a piece of plastic bag