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Old 07-06-2009, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CoriBug View Post
Daisy has her battery cover and engine cover on so I decided to wash the bay cause it was looking pretty dirty. I used the engine/tire degreaser option at the car wash, trying to avoid the paint. Then I rinsed it off, without squeezing the trigger so it's not high pressure. I didn't get too close to the engine either. That was Friday and I didn't have problems starting her up afterwards.
I routinely do the same thing as Cori. Only once were we too aggressive and something came came loose in the middle of the engine. Ever since then I still use high pressure, just don't labor on the engine block around the glowplugs anymore.
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