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Swindler 08-14-2016 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by stealth23 (Post 2947256)
Yes i used the water hose to rinse the whole engine bay down, if you cover the intake, intake maf sensor and alternator with a plastic bag, you have nothing to worry about.
Give the engine bay some time to dry and when you start the car youll notice some smoke coming out, but dont panic. Its just water evaporating. Good Luck!
Where is the Maf sensor and alternator? What does it look like? Stupid question for most people i know.. :ugh:

beemerkid 08-15-2016 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Swindler (Post 3535958)
Where is the Maf sensor and alternator? What does it look like? Stupid question for most people i know.. :ugh:
The alternator is down low on the front of the engine, its the one driven by the belt that has holes you can see wires through. The Maf's are directly on top of the intake tubes right behind the filters, theres nothing you need to remove to see and access them. Be gentle with them, just spray them off only with MAF cleaner and let dry. Youll break them if you try wiping the insides with a rag.

Swindler 08-15-2016 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by beemerkid (Post 3536353)
The alternator is down low on the front of the engine, its the one driven by the belt that has holes you can see wires through. The Maf's are directly on top of the intake tubes right behind the filters, theres nothing you need to remove to see and access them. Be gentle with them, just spray them off only with MAF cleaner and let dry. Youll break them if you try wiping the insides with a rag.
Alright thanks!

ChiefPat 08-15-2016 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by jrb55gh (Post 2948227)
Good point on the gasoline. Quality gasolines have additives that help keep the intake tract clean. The same is true of quality engine oils. They have additives that keep the pcv valve and intake tract free of varnish and gum. Here is a link to Top Tier Gasoline web page. It has a list of gasolines that have effective cleaning packages in the blend.

Top Tier Gasoline
Gasoline quality has no effect on the intake tract cleanliness. The gas is injected right into the cylinder at the intake valve in most modern fuel injected engines. The detergent packages will only have an effect on the intake valve, the combustion chamber, and pistons.

The throttle body gets gunked up from minute dust particles that make it past the air filters that combine with the oil vapors from the PCV valves that gets sucked back into the engine.

Swindler 08-15-2016 08:04 PM
What's the best way to cover alternator for cleaning engine? Since its pretty far down in there.


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beemerkid 08-15-2016 11:39 PM
Honestly, the only time I've ever washed the engine, I didn't cover anything. I made a damn fool mess with spilled oil, so I had to spray it all down after I gunked it all. Just don't use a pressure washer and just rinse it don't spray anything hard.

Swindler 08-16-2016 04:43 AM
alright cool man thanks for the response


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