fung0001

Today first time used a water gun to wash my car

out of curiosity
i opened the engine compartment to take a look.....
all parts were wet and pools of water
found
so did the intake filter

i suppose it will not that😢

993GT

you can safely pressure wash the engine/engine bay...the air filter housing has a drain and should quickly drain itself of any water...

Macster

The engine is open to the elements. Rain or wash water will get on the engine and if one is not careful even in the air filter box. However, I have never seen signs of water in the air filter box though after the car has sat out in the rain.

When I wash my Turbo I am careful to avoid flooding the engine compartment lid with water.

After you wash the car you really should start the engine and let it idle while the belt/accessory drive hardware dries. If these are wet and they will be the belt can slip and you'll see the battery volt meter reading low. You might even hear a faint chirp as the belt grabs then slips again as the hardware sheds water.

With a bit of idling the belt/drive hardware wil dry and the volt meter reading will climb to well over 13V.

Then take the car for a nice drive to get the engine fully up to temperature and keep it there for a while. Be sure to use the brakes hard enough to throughly dry the brakes or they'lll rust up something fierce.

Berra

I put microfiber towels in there when I wash the car. Not a single drop of water anywhere!

powdrhound

Next time you wash the car take an empty garbage bag and place it over the engine under the decklid. Remove it after washing the car. Keeps most water off the engine. Simple.

Gt3stig

^^^^been doing it this way since 1969^^^^ works well.

fung0001

👍👍

993GT

a clean engine is a happy engine...wash it regularly...it's good maintenance

911mhawk

I always want to put a bag/rag over the engine when I wash but have this fear of forgetting about it before starting.

Van1

I use my Stihl backpack blower to blast the pooled water from the engine bay after a wash.

leftlane

Lol - you guys act like these cars will blow up if they get wet. The engine compartment is obviously open to the elements to some degree - I can only wonder what you guys do if you are on a drive and it starts to rain.

Gt3stig

​​​​​​​dont drive my Porsche's in the rain.

911mhawk

Immediately find a parking garage and wait it out whilst breathing purified air.

MotoJB

Ha ha...this thread delivers.

911 Rod

Just put your keys in there too!