Subject: yikes! I've always lived by these rules for engine cleaning Author: reluctantmechanic : 1076 posts Posted on: 2008-05-25 22:55:43

battery disconnected - never steam clean - and no matter how safe the degreaser says it is, do not use it anywhere near an electrical connection.

Sounds like a short (I hope). Here is what i would do. get a fan, park your car in a garage, disconnect battery, and leave the fan on blowing down into your engine bay. Tomorrow, with the battery still disconnected, push the car into the sun, let the sun dry your bay, and keep the fan on.

Check your fuses, and please let us know what happened





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prediction - someone is going to post saying it is totally safe to steam clean your engine - then I'm going to post a link from an expert explaining why it isn't, then they're going to say the expert doesn't know what he/she is talking about.



88 325is - 310,000 miles, one owner (me)
00 740il - 65,000
00 911 - 38,000miles...and a new engine!

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  • Go to AutoZone and get some electrical contact cleaner (made by CRC) - manithemoneyman 2008-05-26 15:08:42 (30 views)
    • Also, if you have an air compressor, just blow compressed air on the various - manithemoneyman 2008-05-26 15:10:10 (34 views)
  • hm, if I were to take a guess I would say you hit the E-box a lil too hard - ian 2008-05-26 12:57:47 (33 views)
    • I am certain that I did not hit E-box. I took nozzle down into the engine area - SpadesOfIndia 2008-05-26 13:54:33 (18 views)
  • Hopefully it will dry out and be OK - inconsistent 2008-05-26 09:02:27 (25 views)
  • BMW says to NEVER pressure wash the engine! - Sean 2008-05-26 08:12:52 (49 views)
    • +1 times 1000. - RobinK 2008-05-26 14:36:42 (22 views)
  • yikes! I've always lived by these rules for engine cleaning - reluctantmechanic 2008-05-25 22:55:43 (72 views)
    • Update! No success though. Tried battery disconnect, park in sun etc - SpadesOfIndia 2008-05-29 00:22:14 (21 views)
    • rrrrrrrrrrr? (nt) - sdmike 2008-05-25 23:43:36 (36 views)