Washed Engine CR-V
Washed the engine on my CR-V, with a presure washer the 27th of March,
Friday April the 2nd engine starts to misfire check engine lite on and off. Ran perfect till then, pulled #1 plug wire moisture in that hole, wouln't you think that the heat from the engine would of evaporated any moisture after 4 days. Anyway off to the dealer to have them check the computer memory to make sure it wasn't anything else, causeing the misfire. No more engine washing for me, who care if its dirty! Tom |
Re: Washed Engine CR-V
The plug wires seal in the moisture, so just take them out and
maybe use a shop-vac to suck the excess moisture out. Also, get some silicone grease and put a dab on the end of the exposed end of the spark plug, and put a little on the wire end. This should decrease any resistance and help with the misfire. But first make sure all the moisture is gone. t |
Re: Washed Engine CR-V
On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 06:55:13 -0600, "tflfb" <fuksatw@qwest.net> wrote:
>Washed the engine on my CR-V, with a presure washer the 27th of March, >Friday April the 2nd engine starts to misfire check engine lite on and >off. > >Ran perfect till then, pulled #1 plug wire moisture in that hole, wouln't >you think that the heat from the engine would of evaporated any moisture >after 4 days. > >Anyway off to the dealer to have them check the computer memory to make sure >it wasn't anything else, causeing the misfire. > > >No more engine washing for me, who care if its dirty! > >Tom > I had a CR-V when I lived in Minnesota and I pressure washed it, including the engine compartment, every week. I just made sure that I kept the end of the nozzle at least a foot and a half away when pointed at the engine. Never had any problems. I also wrapped a small baggie around the brake fluid resevoir because it's pretty easy to get water into the vent on the cap. |
Re: Washed Engine CR-V
tflfb wrote:
> > Washed the engine on my CR-V, with a presure washer the 27th of March, > Friday April the 2nd engine starts to misfire check engine lite on and > off. > > Ran perfect till then, pulled #1 plug wire moisture in that hole, wouln't > you think that the heat from the engine would of evaporated any moisture > after 4 days. > > Anyway off to the dealer to have them check the computer memory to make sure > it wasn't anything else, causeing the misfire. > > No more engine washing for me, who care if its dirty! > > Tom ===================== Save your money. Pull the wires out, dry it all out by shoving some bits of rag in there with a coat hanger. Put a fan under the hood to get everything completely dry overnight. Put the wires back together and get the code reset for free at ___________ wherever. If you're over about 40,000 miles, get a valve adjustment done. Manual is wrong about this fine point. You didn't mention the year or mileage. 'Curly' =================== |
Re: Washed Engine CR-V
2001, 22,000 miles
"'Curly Q. Links'" <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote in message news:406F39CF.1F22D5E3@interbaun.com... > tflfb wrote: > > > > Washed the engine on my CR-V, with a presure washer the 27th of March, > > Friday April the 2nd engine starts to misfire check engine lite on and > > off. > > > > Ran perfect till then, pulled #1 plug wire moisture in that hole, wouln't > > you think that the heat from the engine would of evaporated any moisture > > after 4 days. > > > > Anyway off to the dealer to have them check the computer memory to make sure > > it wasn't anything else, causeing the misfire. > > > > No more engine washing for me, who care if its dirty! > > > > Tom > > ===================== > > Save your money. Pull the wires out, dry it all out by shoving some bits > of rag in there with a coat hanger. Put a fan under the hood to get > everything completely dry overnight. Put the wires back together and get > the code reset for free at ___________ wherever. > > If you're over about 40,000 miles, get a valve adjustment done. Manual > is wrong about this fine point. > > You didn't mention the year or mileage. > > 'Curly' > > =================== |
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