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Just had an awesome but very muddy day at Picadilly woods in Bolney Sussex. My engine is covered in mud and I am wondering what is the best way to clean it? Can I just power wash it or will this cause issesues with water in the electrice etc??
I use the pressure cleaner nearly every week as I go off-road on a daily basis, being an earthmoving operator, mostly bulldozers. It is particularly muddy at the moment, high clay content and winter officially concluding a few days ago.
For the under chassis I put one of those "Wavemaker" type garden sprinklers under the car for 20 minutes and move it a couple of times to get the mud out.
I just spray it with the pressure cleaner/suds, nothing special. No, I don't protect the wiring although I have heard it recommended to spray with Inox/WD40/RP7/5.56 etc but it doesn't play up.
I leave mine running while i do it and just put the pressure washer on it, taking care not to direct it directly at any electrical components etc... after i give all i can get to electrically a good going over with wd40 and leave it running while i do the outside so everything is nice and hot to dry it out.
Maybe a bit uneccessary but i get a bit paranoid about fritzing the electrics with the hose.
I also use the power washer with no problems till now....
I also spray the engine bay before with some wash liquid for engines I got in halfords. does a nice job removing some black stuff
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Snorkel and plenty of rust to be treated
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... :whistle: ok, i "DO" occasionally .... I just use the hose or jetwasher .. leave the engine running and blast away. I always apply WD40 on all the electrics, plugs, lights connectors etc before I go put anyway, and again when its all been washed down.
The chassis, I take to the local Car wash in the evening when the attendants are not there, and use their 3000 psi washer on the chassis and to cut the really caked mud off.
I used to take it to Tesco's but im banned now as they blame me and my mates for blocking their washer up every sunday !!!
Former owner of Little "Ooky", who has now started a new life in Shetland
... :whistle: ok, i "DO" occasionally .... I just use the hose or jetwasher .. leave the engine running and blast away. I always apply WD40 on all the electrics, plugs, lights connectors etc before I go put anyway, and again when its all been washed down.
The chassis, I take to the local Car wash in the evening when the attendants are not there, and use their 3000 psi washer on the chassis and to cut the really caked mud off.
I used to take it to Tesco's but im banned now as they blame me and my mates for blocking their washer up every sunday !!!
Naughty, Naughty!
Just what i do now, my lance is bust on my karcher so i wash the outside and run to the jet wash and do underneath :whistle:
I got my karcher off my sister - i would never buy one myself. I buy the cheapest possible as its alway the accessories that are expensive.
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