steam cleaning the engine.
Being the meticulous i am i was wondering if its safe to steam clean the engine.If so what precautions would you advise.Cheers!
done mine a couple of times, all i do is cover the ecu and leave the engine running !
not stopped yet!
thanks for reply,just had it done,full chassis and engine done proper!!
Hot steam even got black wax of engine bay thats been there since new.
the bloke then sprayed wd40 in distributer etc,seemed like it was misfiring first but after a mile or so sorted itself out.
I have seen max (ask someone if you don't know who that is) do one of these jobs on a 463 LWB engine looked lovely but wouldn't start so he just cranked it for a good 30 seconds til it fired up and then floored in neutral it for another 20 seconds completely cold!!! That is the "expert" way to do it lol.
I would'nt do that to a strangers G let alone my hard earned cash!
His cash isnt hard earned but his customers is!! That happened while I was waiting to test drive an expensive SWB 463, suffice to say that is the only time I went there and I only live about 15 miles away! Would rather get the train up to London to visit Mercedes of Mayfair if I ever get a G55 :wink:
hus, if its the 280 you were cleaning, heres a tip. As there is quite a large chamber where the spark plug sits, this can fill with water. There is, if you get a torch, a small drain hole to allow any excess water to disperse from each chamber. These holes always fill up with debris,mix with oil and really clog up You should clean these holes out with a small screw driver or welding rod.
cheeers peter, i will check that once it stops raining!But i must say the bloke that steam cleaned my, G "cardrome steam cleaning"done a great job for a mere £40 inc engine and he worked non stop for at least an hour and a half.credit to him!He owned a R/R on an f plate with 2"lift and huge broncos,he off roads alot and said he liked the g wagens but couldnt afford one to offroad in.HE WAS AMAZED BY THE G CHASSIS!
Wot, you mean that it was actually still there to be cleaned not rusted away like he was used to ?
Marcus
not sure what condition his vehicle was in but he did mention a 9 year old dicovery that ended up needing a new floorplan!!GUESS THAT ENDS ANY COMPARISON ISSUES!!
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