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Shouldn't have cleaned my engine
OK so yesterday I decide to do a little engine cleaning. I have done this before and have never had a problem, I use a degreaser, a scrub brush, and a garden hose. Started my truck up today and the engine is puttering at idle, it's shaking the car a bit. The check engine and vsc off and Trac off lights also came on. Any ideas?
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06-16-2014, 01:10 PM
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i'm not a mechanic but I play one on TV
did you blast rinse it or gently rinse it? access to an air compressor?
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06-16-2014, 01:14 PM
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Did you cover the electronics? (alternator, fuses, battery terminals, etc.?).
I would start by opening the hood and let it sit in the sun for the day, but I'm sure others will add to the recommendations.
Good luck.
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06-16-2014, 01:18 PM
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did you blast rinse it or gently rinse it? access to an air compressor?
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I used a little bit of pressure in the extremely dirty areas, but nothing that should have damaged it, and yes I have an air compressor
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06-16-2014, 01:27 PM
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I used a little bit of pressure in the extremely dirty areas, but nothing that should have damaged it, and yes I have an air compressor
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you most likely have gotten water inside the spark plug wells and that water is causing a short (misfire)
so go ahead and pull all 6 or 4 of your spark plug wires and check inside the well to see if there is any water in there.
thats my bet what happened. pretty simple.
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I agree with GVL. Open the hood. Open anything you can, like fuse box lids. Pull plug boots. Possibly water infiltrated an electric connector. Can you unplug the various connectors to look for water and let them air dry? Pay specifcic attention to those areas you scrubbed extra hard or rinsed at higher pressure.
Re compressed air, I'm now thinking it might force water deeper into wherever it has infiltrated, depending upon the velocity. I don't know.
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06-16-2014, 01:48 PM
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Did the same this a few weeks ago. I had shorted out a coil and it was misfiring. Get a obdII scanner so you can find out which cylinder is having the misfire on
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06-16-2014, 02:59 PM
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Did the same this a few weeks ago. I had shorted out a coil and it was misfiring. Get a obdII scanner so you can find out which cylinder is having the misfire on
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So what did you do? Just open the hood and let it dry out? I have a feeling it's either the coils or the sparks
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06-16-2014, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Thorgan112
OK so yesterday I decide to do a little engine cleaning. I have done this before and have never had a problem, I use a degreaser, a scrub brush, and a garden hose. Started my truck up today and the engine is puttering at idle, it's shaking the car a bit. The check engine and vsc off and Trac off lights also came on. Any ideas?
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Had SAME problem about two months ago. I ended up getting water around my #6 plug. I popped off my wire and blew out from around the plug with an air compressor. A couple minutes later she was good to go. Maybe that will help out!
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I have never heard of this... I pressure wash my engine bay all the time and have never had an issue. I don't blast the spark plug areas or the engine block at all, but I do rinse it....
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Had SAME problem about two months ago. I ended up getting water around my #6 plug. I popped off my wire and blew out from around the plug with an air compressor. A couple minutes later she was good to go. Maybe that will help out!
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I have never heard of this... I pressure wash my engine bay all the time and have never had an issue. I don't blast the spark plug areas or the engine block at all, but I do rinse it....
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just pulled off the spark plug cable on the drivers side, water was sitting at the bottom. Blew it out and I'm letting it air dry for a few. hopefully it was the only cylinder that had water at the bottom of the plug. you were right
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Originally Posted by shootmymime
you most likely have gotten water inside the spark plug wells and that water is causing a short (misfire)
so go ahead and pull all 6 or 4 of your spark plug wires and check inside the well to see if there is any water in there.
thats my bet what happened. pretty simple.
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just pulled off the spark plug cable on the drivers side, water was sitting at the bottom. Blew it out and I'm letting it air dry for a few. hopefully it was the only cylinder that had water at the bottom of the plug. you were right
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My bad
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Don't worry mime.i noticed. Actually thought to my self "what a great comment" lol 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shootmymime
you most likely have gotten water inside the spark plug wells and that water is causing a short (misfire)
so go ahead and pull all 6 or 4 of your spark plug wires and check inside the well to see if there is any water in there.
thats my bet what happened. pretty simple.
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my bad for forgetting to mention you in the last post, you hit the nail on the head on this one!!! So I did what you said and took out all the plug wires, only had water in one of them. I still let all of them air out for an hour and a half and also blew em out a bit with a compressor. I put them all back in when i saw no more water in the one well that had the water in it. turned the car on and it was still misfiring. Went back pulled the plug back out and moisture was back in it. do i need to pull the spark plug itself out as well?
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