Hosing off engine bay
#91
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
re: drying engine
if something gets tooo damp and doesn't start or run up to snuff, then
what would WD-40 hurt (which parts shouldn't be sprayed with wd-40)?
it's considered more of a "dryer" than lubricant from what i've
previously ascertained in these n.g.s, tho i sort of use it for
everything along with duct tape
if something gets tooo damp and doesn't start or run up to snuff, then
what would WD-40 hurt (which parts shouldn't be sprayed with wd-40)?
it's considered more of a "dryer" than lubricant from what i've
previously ascertained in these n.g.s, tho i sort of use it for
everything along with duct tape
#92
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
Matt Whiting wrote:
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that,
>>> it may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement
>>> (if your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked).
>>> Check to make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water.
>>> When the engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds
>>> under the hood and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or
>>> distributor) for arcing.
>>>
>>> What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an
>>> electrical problem that needs to be addressed.
>>
>>
>>
>> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
>> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
>> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
>>
>> The car is running just slightly better after drying all night. It
>> idles rough and the engine knocks at low rpm when I am on the road.
>> The exhaust dropped black carbon on my floor this morning. The plastic
>> piece (spoiler thing) in front of the cat? has melted but I cannot be
>> sure that this is recent. I will get it in to service next week.
>
>
> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is pretty
> hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking sound, it
> is possible that you ingested enough water to get a hydraulic lock in a
> cylinder when you first started it and bent a rod, cracked a piston, or
> cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is really hard to do with
> modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible if you get water hard
> enough into the intake system. Good luck at the garage.
Based on the fact that he's getting sooty exhaust and it appears that
the catalytic converter has overheated, I'd say that's definitely NOT
the case. It would be almost impossible to do, anyway. It's far more
likely that he just has a bad misfire due to an electrical problem. That
would explain both the overheated cat and the soot.
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that,
>>> it may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement
>>> (if your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked).
>>> Check to make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water.
>>> When the engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds
>>> under the hood and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or
>>> distributor) for arcing.
>>>
>>> What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an
>>> electrical problem that needs to be addressed.
>>
>>
>>
>> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
>> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
>> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
>>
>> The car is running just slightly better after drying all night. It
>> idles rough and the engine knocks at low rpm when I am on the road.
>> The exhaust dropped black carbon on my floor this morning. The plastic
>> piece (spoiler thing) in front of the cat? has melted but I cannot be
>> sure that this is recent. I will get it in to service next week.
>
>
> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is pretty
> hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking sound, it
> is possible that you ingested enough water to get a hydraulic lock in a
> cylinder when you first started it and bent a rod, cracked a piston, or
> cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is really hard to do with
> modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible if you get water hard
> enough into the intake system. Good luck at the garage.
Based on the fact that he's getting sooty exhaust and it appears that
the catalytic converter has overheated, I'd say that's definitely NOT
the case. It would be almost impossible to do, anyway. It's far more
likely that he just has a bad misfire due to an electrical problem. That
would explain both the overheated cat and the soot.
#93
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
Matt Whiting wrote:
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that,
>>> it may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement
>>> (if your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked).
>>> Check to make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water.
>>> When the engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds
>>> under the hood and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or
>>> distributor) for arcing.
>>>
>>> What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an
>>> electrical problem that needs to be addressed.
>>
>>
>>
>> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
>> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
>> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
>>
>> The car is running just slightly better after drying all night. It
>> idles rough and the engine knocks at low rpm when I am on the road.
>> The exhaust dropped black carbon on my floor this morning. The plastic
>> piece (spoiler thing) in front of the cat? has melted but I cannot be
>> sure that this is recent. I will get it in to service next week.
>
>
> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is pretty
> hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking sound, it
> is possible that you ingested enough water to get a hydraulic lock in a
> cylinder when you first started it and bent a rod, cracked a piston, or
> cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is really hard to do with
> modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible if you get water hard
> enough into the intake system. Good luck at the garage.
Based on the fact that he's getting sooty exhaust and it appears that
the catalytic converter has overheated, I'd say that's definitely NOT
the case. It would be almost impossible to do, anyway. It's far more
likely that he just has a bad misfire due to an electrical problem. That
would explain both the overheated cat and the soot.
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that,
>>> it may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement
>>> (if your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked).
>>> Check to make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water.
>>> When the engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds
>>> under the hood and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or
>>> distributor) for arcing.
>>>
>>> What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an
>>> electrical problem that needs to be addressed.
>>
>>
>>
>> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
>> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
>> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
>>
>> The car is running just slightly better after drying all night. It
>> idles rough and the engine knocks at low rpm when I am on the road.
>> The exhaust dropped black carbon on my floor this morning. The plastic
>> piece (spoiler thing) in front of the cat? has melted but I cannot be
>> sure that this is recent. I will get it in to service next week.
>
>
> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is pretty
> hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking sound, it
> is possible that you ingested enough water to get a hydraulic lock in a
> cylinder when you first started it and bent a rod, cracked a piston, or
> cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is really hard to do with
> modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible if you get water hard
> enough into the intake system. Good luck at the garage.
Based on the fact that he's getting sooty exhaust and it appears that
the catalytic converter has overheated, I'd say that's definitely NOT
the case. It would be almost impossible to do, anyway. It's far more
likely that he just has a bad misfire due to an electrical problem. That
would explain both the overheated cat and the soot.
#94
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
Matt Whiting wrote:
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that,
>>> it may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement
>>> (if your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked).
>>> Check to make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water.
>>> When the engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds
>>> under the hood and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or
>>> distributor) for arcing.
>>>
>>> What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an
>>> electrical problem that needs to be addressed.
>>
>>
>>
>> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
>> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
>> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
>>
>> The car is running just slightly better after drying all night. It
>> idles rough and the engine knocks at low rpm when I am on the road.
>> The exhaust dropped black carbon on my floor this morning. The plastic
>> piece (spoiler thing) in front of the cat? has melted but I cannot be
>> sure that this is recent. I will get it in to service next week.
>
>
> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is pretty
> hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking sound, it
> is possible that you ingested enough water to get a hydraulic lock in a
> cylinder when you first started it and bent a rod, cracked a piston, or
> cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is really hard to do with
> modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible if you get water hard
> enough into the intake system. Good luck at the garage.
Based on the fact that he's getting sooty exhaust and it appears that
the catalytic converter has overheated, I'd say that's definitely NOT
the case. It would be almost impossible to do, anyway. It's far more
likely that he just has a bad misfire due to an electrical problem. That
would explain both the overheated cat and the soot.
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that,
>>> it may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement
>>> (if your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked).
>>> Check to make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water.
>>> When the engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds
>>> under the hood and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or
>>> distributor) for arcing.
>>>
>>> What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an
>>> electrical problem that needs to be addressed.
>>
>>
>>
>> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
>> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
>> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
>>
>> The car is running just slightly better after drying all night. It
>> idles rough and the engine knocks at low rpm when I am on the road.
>> The exhaust dropped black carbon on my floor this morning. The plastic
>> piece (spoiler thing) in front of the cat? has melted but I cannot be
>> sure that this is recent. I will get it in to service next week.
>
>
> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is pretty
> hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking sound, it
> is possible that you ingested enough water to get a hydraulic lock in a
> cylinder when you first started it and bent a rod, cracked a piston, or
> cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is really hard to do with
> modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible if you get water hard
> enough into the intake system. Good luck at the garage.
Based on the fact that he's getting sooty exhaust and it appears that
the catalytic converter has overheated, I'd say that's definitely NOT
the case. It would be almost impossible to do, anyway. It's far more
likely that he just has a bad misfire due to an electrical problem. That
would explain both the overheated cat and the soot.
#95
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
Matt Whiting wrote:
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 12:41:54 GMT, Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is
>>> pretty hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking
>>> sound, it is possible that you ingested enough water to get a
>>> hydraulic lock in a cylinder when you first started it and bent a
>>> rod, cracked a piston, or cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is
>>> really hard to do with modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible
>>> if you get water hard enough into the intake system. Good luck at
>>> the garage.
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>> I doubt that the engine took on water because I did not use that much
>> to clean. I was careful to clean around the engine bay only and not
>> the engine. If anything I should have left it to dry instead of
>> driving it right away with the CEL blinking. Live and learn.
>
>
> The weird part is that you say the engine is making a knocking sound.
> That isn't typical of an electrical problem. And the only way I know of
> for water to cause an engine to make a knocking sound is to get a
> hydraulic lock in a cylinder and bend or crack some metal. Maybe others
> here can think of another way that a little water could cause a knocking
> sound, but I can't.
>
> The rough idle could easily be a wet ignition component or sensor, but
> the knocking sound is of much more concern.
The knocking is likely caused by cross-firing cylinders.
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 12:41:54 GMT, Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is
>>> pretty hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking
>>> sound, it is possible that you ingested enough water to get a
>>> hydraulic lock in a cylinder when you first started it and bent a
>>> rod, cracked a piston, or cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is
>>> really hard to do with modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible
>>> if you get water hard enough into the intake system. Good luck at
>>> the garage.
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>> I doubt that the engine took on water because I did not use that much
>> to clean. I was careful to clean around the engine bay only and not
>> the engine. If anything I should have left it to dry instead of
>> driving it right away with the CEL blinking. Live and learn.
>
>
> The weird part is that you say the engine is making a knocking sound.
> That isn't typical of an electrical problem. And the only way I know of
> for water to cause an engine to make a knocking sound is to get a
> hydraulic lock in a cylinder and bend or crack some metal. Maybe others
> here can think of another way that a little water could cause a knocking
> sound, but I can't.
>
> The rough idle could easily be a wet ignition component or sensor, but
> the knocking sound is of much more concern.
The knocking is likely caused by cross-firing cylinders.
#96
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
Matt Whiting wrote:
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 12:41:54 GMT, Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is
>>> pretty hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking
>>> sound, it is possible that you ingested enough water to get a
>>> hydraulic lock in a cylinder when you first started it and bent a
>>> rod, cracked a piston, or cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is
>>> really hard to do with modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible
>>> if you get water hard enough into the intake system. Good luck at
>>> the garage.
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>> I doubt that the engine took on water because I did not use that much
>> to clean. I was careful to clean around the engine bay only and not
>> the engine. If anything I should have left it to dry instead of
>> driving it right away with the CEL blinking. Live and learn.
>
>
> The weird part is that you say the engine is making a knocking sound.
> That isn't typical of an electrical problem. And the only way I know of
> for water to cause an engine to make a knocking sound is to get a
> hydraulic lock in a cylinder and bend or crack some metal. Maybe others
> here can think of another way that a little water could cause a knocking
> sound, but I can't.
>
> The rough idle could easily be a wet ignition component or sensor, but
> the knocking sound is of much more concern.
The knocking is likely caused by cross-firing cylinders.
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 12:41:54 GMT, Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is
>>> pretty hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking
>>> sound, it is possible that you ingested enough water to get a
>>> hydraulic lock in a cylinder when you first started it and bent a
>>> rod, cracked a piston, or cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is
>>> really hard to do with modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible
>>> if you get water hard enough into the intake system. Good luck at
>>> the garage.
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>> I doubt that the engine took on water because I did not use that much
>> to clean. I was careful to clean around the engine bay only and not
>> the engine. If anything I should have left it to dry instead of
>> driving it right away with the CEL blinking. Live and learn.
>
>
> The weird part is that you say the engine is making a knocking sound.
> That isn't typical of an electrical problem. And the only way I know of
> for water to cause an engine to make a knocking sound is to get a
> hydraulic lock in a cylinder and bend or crack some metal. Maybe others
> here can think of another way that a little water could cause a knocking
> sound, but I can't.
>
> The rough idle could easily be a wet ignition component or sensor, but
> the knocking sound is of much more concern.
The knocking is likely caused by cross-firing cylinders.
#97
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
Matt Whiting wrote:
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 12:41:54 GMT, Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is
>>> pretty hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking
>>> sound, it is possible that you ingested enough water to get a
>>> hydraulic lock in a cylinder when you first started it and bent a
>>> rod, cracked a piston, or cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is
>>> really hard to do with modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible
>>> if you get water hard enough into the intake system. Good luck at
>>> the garage.
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>> I doubt that the engine took on water because I did not use that much
>> to clean. I was careful to clean around the engine bay only and not
>> the engine. If anything I should have left it to dry instead of
>> driving it right away with the CEL blinking. Live and learn.
>
>
> The weird part is that you say the engine is making a knocking sound.
> That isn't typical of an electrical problem. And the only way I know of
> for water to cause an engine to make a knocking sound is to get a
> hydraulic lock in a cylinder and bend or crack some metal. Maybe others
> here can think of another way that a little water could cause a knocking
> sound, but I can't.
>
> The rough idle could easily be a wet ignition component or sensor, but
> the knocking sound is of much more concern.
The knocking is likely caused by cross-firing cylinders.
> accent wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 May 2006 12:41:54 GMT, Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It sounds like you ingested some water into the engine. This is
>>> pretty hard to do, but if the engine is making a mechanical knocking
>>> sound, it is possible that you ingested enough water to get a
>>> hydraulic lock in a cylinder when you first started it and bent a
>>> rod, cracked a piston, or cracked or chipped a valve. Again, this is
>>> really hard to do with modern intake systems, but it isn't impossible
>>> if you get water hard enough into the intake system. Good luck at
>>> the garage.
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>> I doubt that the engine took on water because I did not use that much
>> to clean. I was careful to clean around the engine bay only and not
>> the engine. If anything I should have left it to dry instead of
>> driving it right away with the CEL blinking. Live and learn.
>
>
> The weird part is that you say the engine is making a knocking sound.
> That isn't typical of an electrical problem. And the only way I know of
> for water to cause an engine to make a knocking sound is to get a
> hydraulic lock in a cylinder and bend or crack some metal. Maybe others
> here can think of another way that a little water could cause a knocking
> sound, but I can't.
>
> The rough idle could easily be a wet ignition component or sensor, but
> the knocking sound is of much more concern.
The knocking is likely caused by cross-firing cylinders.
#98
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
accent wrote:
> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that, it
>>may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement (if
>>your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked). Check to
>>make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water. When the
>>engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds under the hood
>>and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or distributor) for arcing.
>>
>>What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an electrical
>>problem that needs to be addressed.
>
>
> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
What brand of wires and plugs were installed? Some aftermarket wires are
junk right out of the box.
Remove the cover from the engine and check underneath. You may find the
source of the electrical problems there.
> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that, it
>>may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement (if
>>your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked). Check to
>>make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water. When the
>>engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds under the hood
>>and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or distributor) for arcing.
>>
>>What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an electrical
>>problem that needs to be addressed.
>
>
> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
What brand of wires and plugs were installed? Some aftermarket wires are
junk right out of the box.
Remove the cover from the engine and check underneath. You may find the
source of the electrical problems there.
#99
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
accent wrote:
> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that, it
>>may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement (if
>>your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked). Check to
>>make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water. When the
>>engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds under the hood
>>and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or distributor) for arcing.
>>
>>What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an electrical
>>problem that needs to be addressed.
>
>
> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
What brand of wires and plugs were installed? Some aftermarket wires are
junk right out of the box.
Remove the cover from the engine and check underneath. You may find the
source of the electrical problems there.
> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that, it
>>may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement (if
>>your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked). Check to
>>make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water. When the
>>engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds under the hood
>>and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or distributor) for arcing.
>>
>>What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an electrical
>>problem that needs to be addressed.
>
>
> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
What brand of wires and plugs were installed? Some aftermarket wires are
junk right out of the box.
Remove the cover from the engine and check underneath. You may find the
source of the electrical problems there.
#100
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
accent wrote:
> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that, it
>>may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement (if
>>your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked). Check to
>>make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water. When the
>>engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds under the hood
>>and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or distributor) for arcing.
>>
>>What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an electrical
>>problem that needs to be addressed.
>
>
> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
What brand of wires and plugs were installed? Some aftermarket wires are
junk right out of the box.
Remove the cover from the engine and check underneath. You may find the
source of the electrical problems there.
> On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:27:42 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>How much mileage is on your car? If you're having problems like that, it
>>may well be that your wires and/or plugs are due for replacement (if
>>your car has a distributor, odds are that the cap is cracked). Check to
>>make sure that the plugs wells are not filled with water. When the
>>engine is running, listen for electrical crackling sounds under the hood
>>and look at the wires, plugs and coil packs (or distributor) for arcing.
>>
>>What you are experiencing is not normal and it indicates an electrical
>>problem that needs to be addressed.
>
>
> The car is a 2001 Accent with 123,000km but the plugs and wires were
> replaced 2 years ago. I remove the leads at the coil side and they
> seem dry, the engine side is under a cover.
What brand of wires and plugs were installed? Some aftermarket wires are
junk right out of the box.
Remove the cover from the engine and check underneath. You may find the
source of the electrical problems there.
#101
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:58:41 -0400, accent <accent@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I afraid that is what has happened. I have decided not to replace the
>catalytic converter if it is needed. Is it an option to fix just the
>misfiring and continue driving the car with a damaged catalytic
>converter?
I overheated my cat converter just the way you apparently did. Aside from
smoke, flame, and consternation, it didn't hurt anything. The cat lasted
another 3 or 4 years until I sold the car.
The secret to drying the engine out is to run the engine al little, and dry
it a lot. Keep the hood open and in full sun and wind if you can.
--
Bob
>I afraid that is what has happened. I have decided not to replace the
>catalytic converter if it is needed. Is it an option to fix just the
>misfiring and continue driving the car with a damaged catalytic
>converter?
I overheated my cat converter just the way you apparently did. Aside from
smoke, flame, and consternation, it didn't hurt anything. The cat lasted
another 3 or 4 years until I sold the car.
The secret to drying the engine out is to run the engine al little, and dry
it a lot. Keep the hood open and in full sun and wind if you can.
--
Bob
#102
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:58:41 -0400, accent <accent@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I afraid that is what has happened. I have decided not to replace the
>catalytic converter if it is needed. Is it an option to fix just the
>misfiring and continue driving the car with a damaged catalytic
>converter?
I overheated my cat converter just the way you apparently did. Aside from
smoke, flame, and consternation, it didn't hurt anything. The cat lasted
another 3 or 4 years until I sold the car.
The secret to drying the engine out is to run the engine al little, and dry
it a lot. Keep the hood open and in full sun and wind if you can.
--
Bob
>I afraid that is what has happened. I have decided not to replace the
>catalytic converter if it is needed. Is it an option to fix just the
>misfiring and continue driving the car with a damaged catalytic
>converter?
I overheated my cat converter just the way you apparently did. Aside from
smoke, flame, and consternation, it didn't hurt anything. The cat lasted
another 3 or 4 years until I sold the car.
The secret to drying the engine out is to run the engine al little, and dry
it a lot. Keep the hood open and in full sun and wind if you can.
--
Bob
#103
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
On Sat, 20 May 2006 11:58:41 -0400, accent <accent@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I afraid that is what has happened. I have decided not to replace the
>catalytic converter if it is needed. Is it an option to fix just the
>misfiring and continue driving the car with a damaged catalytic
>converter?
I overheated my cat converter just the way you apparently did. Aside from
smoke, flame, and consternation, it didn't hurt anything. The cat lasted
another 3 or 4 years until I sold the car.
The secret to drying the engine out is to run the engine al little, and dry
it a lot. Keep the hood open and in full sun and wind if you can.
--
Bob
>I afraid that is what has happened. I have decided not to replace the
>catalytic converter if it is needed. Is it an option to fix just the
>misfiring and continue driving the car with a damaged catalytic
>converter?
I overheated my cat converter just the way you apparently did. Aside from
smoke, flame, and consternation, it didn't hurt anything. The cat lasted
another 3 or 4 years until I sold the car.
The secret to drying the engine out is to run the engine al little, and dry
it a lot. Keep the hood open and in full sun and wind if you can.
--
Bob
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
On Sun, 21 May 2006 10:46:12 GMT, Brian Nystrom
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>What brand of wires and plugs were installed? Some aftermarket wires are
>junk right out of the box.
>
>Remove the cover from the engine and check underneath. You may find the
>source of the electrical problems there.
The car has been maintained at a Hyundai dealership. I assume that
they will use OEM parts but I really have no clue.
This time the car went to an independent garage. The scan and scope
test indicates the a complete tune up is needed including wires and
plugs. Any damage to the catco will have to be assessed after the
tuneup.
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>What brand of wires and plugs were installed? Some aftermarket wires are
>junk right out of the box.
>
>Remove the cover from the engine and check underneath. You may find the
>source of the electrical problems there.
The car has been maintained at a Hyundai dealership. I assume that
they will use OEM parts but I really have no clue.
This time the car went to an independent garage. The scan and scope
test indicates the a complete tune up is needed including wires and
plugs. Any damage to the catco will have to be assessed after the
tuneup.
#105
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Re: Hosed off engine bay and now car is hosed
On Sun, 21 May 2006 10:46:12 GMT, Brian Nystrom
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>What brand of wires and plugs were installed? Some aftermarket wires are
>junk right out of the box.
>
>Remove the cover from the engine and check underneath. You may find the
>source of the electrical problems there.
The car has been maintained at a Hyundai dealership. I assume that
they will use OEM parts but I really have no clue.
This time the car went to an independent garage. The scan and scope
test indicates the a complete tune up is needed including wires and
plugs. Any damage to the catco will have to be assessed after the
tuneup.
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>What brand of wires and plugs were installed? Some aftermarket wires are
>junk right out of the box.
>
>Remove the cover from the engine and check underneath. You may find the
>source of the electrical problems there.
The car has been maintained at a Hyundai dealership. I assume that
they will use OEM parts but I really have no clue.
This time the car went to an independent garage. The scan and scope
test indicates the a complete tune up is needed including wires and
plugs. Any damage to the catco will have to be assessed after the
tuneup.