Is it time to warn members about the possible screw ups that can occur when washing, cleaning the engine bay? How many people have to botch up their engine as a result of this?

A list of members who have encounters problems and then started a thread:

a warning to all sc300 owners!!!

Washed my engin then....

My buddy sprayed off his SC's motor and now its misfiring. Cause?

power washed engine and now missing on 4 cyl's

SC300 engine idles strange

help! engine shuttering

Help!!! My SC might be damaged!!!

for the second time in a row, I washed my engine

Water in Intake Manifold Spark Plugs

Bad Engine Skip

Degreased engine and it stopped running

MisFire during Acceleration - Assistance

 

lol i did this. and bought a soarer clip... didnt want to look for the blown sensor

 

wash it by hand and save yourself some trouble. those people probably used a pressure washer. i have been washing engines with a regular hose for years with no problems.

its the luck of the draw i guess.

its a waste of a sticky IMO.

 

No there should be a search button where people could research doing something before they take 55 gallons of water and a hose and bury their engine in H2O to the point the spark plug holes are filled to the brim. Like some type of research button where you could get answers instantly by searching key terms...

Actually, wait.................

 

i just wipe my engine a little everytime i wash my car. I never pressure wash my engine bay because you never know what will happen.

 

seriously, why pump loads of water onto your engine and electrical components?

I use a spray bottle of simple green degreaser, and spray it on the cloth, then proceed to clean the engine. I've never had any issues.

 

u know nobody ever reads stickys...

 

I agree with O.L.T. Every time I think about doing any type of modification to my car I always take this forum into consideration. Washing the motor out is kind of a no brainer. There have been countless threads posted on the subject. I say do some research if you are not sure how you are going to go about doing it.

 

people should definetly try searching before doing something to a car they haven't done before..

anytime i attempt something i search it first, see if there is a how to, not that it's always the right way but at least it is a guideline or might have helpful info in it..

i'm really glad when people take on little tasks they do write ups, from fixing window solenoids, to suspension install, i really appreciate people's how to's.

 

+1. Or maybe there's something more to this idea?.....

Sticky about warning members not to hit deer???


A true testament to these cars and their strength
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=deer

SC300 meets Deer with mad ups
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=deer

SC400 = killer
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=deer

Yeah so I got hit by a deer!
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=deer

NO NO NO NO NO!!! Turbo SC vs. Deer... Deer Wins! or maybe not
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=deer

How to hunt deer out of season, make sure you have a license
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=deer

Our cars can take a beating
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=deer

Bambi meets Lexus
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=deer

Smashed SC (ok so this one is about a bear eating part of a SC, but somebody mentioned a deer in it)
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...highlight=deer

Apologies to the deerly departed whose SC's were injured in these threads for bringing up the venison again.

 

deer sticky i think wins this vote