How to get your car to start after a carwash makes it dead.

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briansmobile1

12 жыл бұрын

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@TrueBlueEG8 12 жыл бұрын

Good video, I am one of those people who love toyotas, especially of that vintage, they where some of the most reliable machines ever. Also usually a pleasure to work on. Hope your having a good day Brian :-)

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

I am- thanks!

@briansmobile1 12 жыл бұрын

It keeps ME cleaner when working on them. It also helps your plastics and rubber components from dry rotting. The dust makes the plug wires and wire looms rot early.

@briansmobile1 12 жыл бұрын

It's supposed to be wiped on w a rag and allowed to sit before starting. If you have bad leaky wires to start you'll have a fire pretty quick if you don't. WD 40 stands for "water Displacement attempt or formula attempt #40. It was designed to repel water.

@scottinalaska 12 жыл бұрын

Since my customers often return, I always enjoy a clean engine AND there is a psychological value imputed to the customer when he opens his hood and perceives how well you are taking care of his car. So there is the more ethereal reason since Brian covered the practical reason!

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. You have to realize every used car lot, many shops, and dealerships have done this for years. I get so many armchair quarterbacks that have never rebuilt an alternator or don't understand how an ignition system works that just lose their mind when I power wash an engine.

@inrx8 12 жыл бұрын

Nice clean video. I have a question for you about my neighbors truck. 1998 Toyota 3.4 He bought a throttle body spacer and installed it but he said the motor ran poorly. He was alone and could not get it to idle so he just took the plate off. Any adjustments necessary other than the install? Did you go on a vacation? No videos for a week.

@not2fast4u2c 12 жыл бұрын

Back in the points ignittion days I would use starting fluid if the cap was wet and on the plug wire ends just make sure it dries first

@anessenator 12 жыл бұрын

Looks good, and makes it easier to find oil, coolant or what ever leaks later on. I imagine it helps with corrosion too because a clean surface doesn't trap water.

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

That is correct. People fuss that water can get into something and corrode it, but engine bays get hot. Water expands and evaporates when it gets hot. Add to that, everything in an engine bay is designed to withstand high pressure water. It's part of new vehicle testing.

@TheApothecaryAus 12 жыл бұрын

Cars that have been sitting for a while or have busted seals leak oil everywhere and it gets nasty looking so a bit of degreaser and a hose makes it look brand new. I've always put a plastic bag over the distributor cap and the alternator (the one that has the open wires) and I've never had a problem. For any water that gets stuck in the spark plug galleries I've paper towelled out and then used WD-40 as it disperses water - so the engine starts easy. Don't hydro-lock the engine Brian!

@SHADOWBLACKs650 12 жыл бұрын

Mag wheel cleaner works nice on the aluminum.

@MrDaCharle 3 жыл бұрын

I washed my 2010 Jeep now run super rough had a code for misfire p300 i got the water out everything it's dry and still shakes bad when I put to drive feels like going to die and shakes like crazy but no engine light on HELP!

@ncrdisabled 12 жыл бұрын

I have a problem with my wife 91 camry with 98k orig miles . the brake is spongy sometimes its a full pedal sometimes not much of a pedal . I bled all the lines checked the master cylinder no leak I tried adjust back drum brakes all pads and showes ok I am disabled vet so it makes it a bit hard any ideas????

@briansmobile1 12 жыл бұрын

It could be that something was left off or there was a vacuum leak etc. Most 3400 toyotas I can think of are fuel injected and unless the spacer does something to assist the direction of air flow it may not help. Yes. I was in Mexico for a week. I had internet on my ship, but it's slow- no videos.

@Goregoonswasteofspace 12 жыл бұрын

Almost expected you to pull out a fish with that last one. LoL

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah baby!

@curtis9188 12 жыл бұрын

ayyyy mario! and so completes the cycle

@MrSlowestD16 12 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's the Toyota 5E-FE if I'm not mistaken, very stout engine. . I'd avoid getting at all on the engine. If you mess up taking out the plugs and get some water in the cylinders you can hydro-lock and screw the engine over. Now, granted, there's no reason it shouldn't be water tight, but you never know :-\.

@mrbigbuds1745 2 жыл бұрын

I cleaned my engine bay trying to find the oil leak and this is the second Honda Civic that it’s happened to me the first one I had to change the cables and now I’m pretty sure I did something to the distributor

@JonesDieselPerforman 12 жыл бұрын

Dielectric (silicone based) grease works better for corrosion prevention with respect to electrical connections.Wd 40 will 'displace' the water from your distributor quite effectively. WD 40 was actually the 40th formula that the manufacturer came up with to displace water, hence the name.It has hundreds of uses and is a very versatile product.

@humidbeing 11 жыл бұрын

Pack the boots with silicone/dielectric grease to prevent this prob.

@babybo601 12 жыл бұрын

@sonnyburnnett Hey i watch initial D! But brain nice video and can we get some 4x4 work or American muscle like carb,granny,or etc install

@stephentshepo2480 6 жыл бұрын

Good morning Good people I need help I'm driving polo vivo 2012 model fuel I just wash engine after that doesn't start

@Bloom0to9 2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE HELP!!!! so I cleaned my engine bay and car runs and drives perfectly but no electrics work. Everything was working perfect before. no wipers, washers, windows, headlights, stereo etc.

@ducklandwikeno 11 жыл бұрын

I had that happen to me at the car wash . I owned a cadilac eldordo 1987 . I was cleaning the engine and I had got the hei coil wet . It would not start . I had to remove the coil and dry it with a hair dryer . But the coil went out two weeks latter in MN on me . Had to pay 225 dollars to fix .

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

I've found if you've got something that's about to fail anyway, power washing will finish it off. Bad wires? Bad coil? Bad alternator with brushes making contact by dust? Power washing will remove that dust. You might power wash something 2 weeks before a trip just to bring an issue to the surface. Long road trips work the same way to uncover dormant problems that are due for some attention.

@sethat8e 11 жыл бұрын

dielectric grease works miracles on ignition systems

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

yest it does!

@TheJosephayal 6 жыл бұрын

panty sniff sniff

@fivefortyeye540i 12 жыл бұрын

@brainsmobile this just happen whit me on the 03 sable I was asking u about the radiator, unfortunate I shorted out number 6 coil completely.. I herd u mention selling the truck.. That's what I do for a living buy and sell cars.. The sable is a auction car..

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

If a coil is on it's deathbed, power washing can make it fail while wet. Best just replace it. Water is often used in a spray bottle on components that are suspect for a misfire. (worn out)

@lalangnesil1242 3 жыл бұрын

Hi sir how can i.fix my car it will start but the sound of engine so strange and total loss power after i wash.it

@fordwindsor351 11 жыл бұрын

Brian or anyone else that can give advice, on a 2007 Chrysler T/C with the 3.8, is there any thing to look out for when doing an engine wash?Thanks for any help, really enjoy your videos even if they dont reply to a vehicle that I work on.

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

Fuse box, ignition components etc.

@vcotta2012 5 ай бұрын

I washed my engine bay on my 2013 Ford Transit Connect. After the wash every light turned on the dash and engine won't even try to crank!! This is my work van and I really need it fixed asap. Anyone can help identify the issue I'm having??

@richthecardude94 12 жыл бұрын

2.3l on the ranger i think nice vid haha

@HJW81253212 12 жыл бұрын

Brians rolling like The Donald.

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

LOL! That's funny now that he's the POTUS!

@gusibrahim6961 5 жыл бұрын

Break cleaner will remove all moisture...

@38911bytefree 11 жыл бұрын

Toyota Rules, can't stop then

@stephenmurschelsr6386 5 жыл бұрын

Mine's a 2005 Jetta

@stephenmurschelsr6386 5 жыл бұрын

You do know why my 2005 Jetta won't start after washing the engine

@minnokhan1064 4 жыл бұрын

Mine has 🤦‍♀️ cos of the car wash 🤣

@gp85hkg 6 жыл бұрын

a bunch of water..?

@chunkyboiz931 12 жыл бұрын

hey dont forget wd40, that helps with water proofing electric wires and what not

@houstonsells1484 4 жыл бұрын

Or use dust off

@aaronditchfield781 6 жыл бұрын

Coil pack not coil over

@WhiteGravey 12 жыл бұрын

question to all the engine washers out there. why do you feel the need to wash an engine?

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

Oil and dirt contribute to the degradation of the rubber, plastics, and ignition wires in your engine bay. Get it off of there it will last longer. When oil seals on a valve cover fail and oil gets on the plug wire or coil boots, it makes them swell and fail quickly. When dirt and dust accumulate on spark plug wires or radiator hoses, it dries them out faster causing cracks and leaks. If you have any kind of leak, dirt and dust will hold and spread the oil- then the oil holds more dirt and so on till you won't know where the leak is from, oil holds in heat and further exacerbates the failure.

@1elAguila 12 жыл бұрын

toyota is toyota amigo

@s0nnyburnett 12 жыл бұрын

careful with that water Initial D.

@jparmz55 12 жыл бұрын

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@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

I've got over 1,000 now. Check'em out!

@ebtowne 12 жыл бұрын

toyotas' they just keep going and going until the pedal gets stuck and they hit a brick wall!

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

HA!

@ISHYB10 12 жыл бұрын

Toyota reliability.

@porsche558 12 жыл бұрын

So what your saying is if you get your engine wet just give it a blow? LOL!!

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

Seems that's the thing to do with any high maintenance situation.

@briansmobile1 12 жыл бұрын

lol

@GM572 12 жыл бұрын

2.9? Little? Seriously? I don't want to keep beating a dead horse here, but what is up with you guys and big ass engines? Also, I want to give you credit for something you told me some time ago: it's about push-starting and EFI car. I said you can't(tried and failed), you said it is possible. The day before yesterday I saw some guys push-start a Ford Street Ka(EFI engine, not carburetor) and it started in just a few meters. Like wow. Yeah.... Don't spray water on your engine electrics, m'kay?

@briansmobile1 6 жыл бұрын

The 2.9L naturally aspirated and non-interferance low output engine on a truck that tows a boat or camper (caravan) is woefully underpowered to climb the canyons and mountains found in the U.S. Also, petrol is insanely cheap here. It's about a Euro for two or three liters. Glad to help. I've got a lot of experience there ; D. I'll keep spraying like every car dealer does. Most cars in the world have been power washed either by hitting a puddle on the freeway, or by a powerwasher.

@Zack-jj8nn 4 жыл бұрын

2.9L is tiny... lmfao