Sorry don't know why RU-vid has stopped giving me any notifications but no don't do it if your not going to change the oil it will be very bad for your engine
Let me get this right. U do that everyday? So U wait 6hrs everyday for your car to dry Water is bad for your electronics but hey it works for U. WD-40 would be a far safer option
I only use premium fuel in my cars and when it started running rough the dealership's first go-to comment was to do this treatment (and wanted lots of $$$ to do it) but they put a camera down into the chambers and said the engine looked like new on the inside. No carbon build up anywhere. Turned out it was the mass air flow sensor which they replaced...but probably could have been cleaned.
I’m having a rough idle on my car at times 32K miles on a 16 STI. It happens always while idle at a stop sign. No vacuum leaks or anything, I may try this next to see if it fixes the issue.
Easiest first step is to clean your MAF sensor. It's got some wires coming out of it and it's near your intake/airbox. If that doesn't fix it clean the butterfly flap in your throttle body. This is more of a pain in the ass though because you have to take off your intercooler to get to it. But just make sure you use the correct spray and open the flap manually, hold it, and get rid of all the carbon/oil blow-by that's accumulated in there. If your car doesn't idle great after those 2 maintenance steps and you don't have an O2 check engine light, then you may have to get it checked out for a clogged injector or something. Good luck man.
@@AxnJaxn I'm dealing with this right now. Cleaned my 2 mafs I had on me (one on the car and one I preventatively replaced). Didn't work. Tried new MAF. Nope. New O2 sensor. Nope. Found 1 vacuum leak - the turbo inlet somehow came off the turbo - how the car even drove I don't know. Fixed the loose inlet, but this did not fix the rough idle. Cleaned throttle body and put on a new gasket - it wasn't even dirty. Nope. Tried the stock BPV vs. the aftermarket one I had on the car - nope. Spark plugs, ignition coils and injectors. Nope. Soapy water tested every possible place the intake or exhaust could be leaking. Nothing. Tuner said maybe bad wiring harness if it's not the valves or something. We could try going speed density if it is the maf sensor. Will try this as a last ditch effort before rebuilding. I'm at my wits end. Sounds like my valves may be fucked somehow and it's time for a rebuild. May just drive it until the whole engine blows because the only problem I have is a rough idle. Drives like a dream. Pulls like a dream. No CELs. Will get a Bader block and shoot for 450 hp once it does go.
I got mine serviced at rumble shack but they had the engine on right away and just sprayed it through and revved it a few times and turned it off.Was good to see hardly any smoke came out tho.Next time i might ask them shouldn't they let it soak in abit first
see to me it makes sense that yo can spray water into wherever on the engine bay especially on a Subaru since the hoodscoop is functional so water would get in when driving it in the rain
@@shanesoddworld Yeah lol, I've learned everything I know from Peter Mckinnon. So now, I know how to take advantage of my T2i, and get the best out of it
@@JoshBelknap peter mckinnon is an amazing creator and one of my favourites as well his whole regular crew are all fantastic at what they do and i learned most of my knowledge off all of them as well lol
Hi can I ask you, when should do this ?? Before engine oil change or after oil change?? I mean if I put the cleaner into the engine, next step is oil change??
I really dont know how this could work on a boxer engine. On a conventional engine the cleaner will pool on top of the piston, but not on a boxer engine.
fabulous to see your engine wash experience; but I don't wash my subaru like this; I plastic cover the alternator; electrical's; air intakes; & disconnect battery terminals; spray on degreaser & scrub around with a short end brush; rinse off; wipe excess water with a cloth; polish etc - I see why you leave the water on it then start the engine then drop the hood are you thinking that the engine heats up & turns the water into a steaming effect; subaru engine is sensitive; so sensitive that a subaru will get stuffed spark plugs & start rough & drive rough if you use the wrong gas in it; any water or degreaser getting in anywhere it shouldn't be, spells very bad luck for a subaru - however you have a very nice car; but I think you should spend an extra 10 mins in preparation (protecting engine areas; disconnecting battery terminal (so there is no shorting etc) in order to keep your subaru engine gleaming & still maintaining properly.
I don't use the engine heat to dry it lol i leave the hood open till its dry i only started the engine in this case to showcase the fears that people have about wetting certain parts of the engine and that it is totally fine to do so providing you don't blast it directly for long periods of time a little water will not hurt an engine they are designed to be driven in the rain and so forth they are water resistant :)
What about the spark plugs? One time I did the same thing even using Simple Green: Motorsports edition spray specifically for what we are trying to do, and sprayed every part generously like you did here and hosed it down carefully. Check Engine Light came on right after starting the car.
Would be very hard to get water stuck in the spark plugs of a subaru as they sit on the sides of the engine, however i have just got a new car so i may do a second follow up video to show how i would go about dealing with that situation. You will handle it almost exactly as i have here but should inspect the rubber seals over the plugs before hand and make sure they are not damaged as these could potentially lead to water getting in but it is not common for it to happen. The 4g63 motor in an Mitsubishi evo is a perfect example of this having open vents in the bonnet allowing water to get to those spots naturally anyway and still having no problems :)
well damn, still not sure if I can do that to my engine have a 01' Saab 9-5 Aero with a Twin turbo kit on it. but maybe ill get the balls up to attempt it, cars a money pit if anything on it breaks paid almost 150$USD for a rubber Grommet to fit the new PCV kit on.
I've done this every 6 months on my EJ turbo for the last 10 years, never blows smoke because intake is constantly clean but have seen first hand the result of a dirty intake when using UEC. A few tips, by an offcut of vacuum hose, makes it much easier, and if you have an ETB you'll need a mate to rev the motor as the UEC is been sucked through the vacuum line.
sorry mate i don't really understand what you mean? if you mean how much of the upper engine cleaner you should use? then the whole can but follow the video because if you put the whole can in before running the engine you will flood it lol how ever if you mean any often? every 3-4 service which for me was about every 15,000 km's
no use the upper engine cleaner first because any leak down you may have will get into the oil so you want to get rid of that with the new oil afterwards
Should be fine mate if they are decent quality they will be water resistant anyway i did this same thing so my mrs car and her ballast was actually sitting in a puddle of water and no effect what so ever
nope just don't spray it for ages or stick the hose right into it lol but cars drive in the rain all the time which means water will get on the alternator at some point so they have to be designed not to die with water :)
i never had and ive never had a problem but as i said don't concentrate the water on it for too long just a quick spray over to rinse the degreaser off
you can if your paranoid but providing to dont spray directly into it then should be fine, while driving in the rain your intake would collect some spray anyway so exactly the same as water splashing onto it but again just done directly point the hose into the intake that will cause problems lol
Nope just don't aim the hose up into it a little but of water splashing in wont hurt the intake sucks up small amounts of water while driving in the rain anyway so its designed to handle that, its just not designed to have a hose aimed completely into it at full blast lol
