if i spray my engine down with a hose what damage can i do. and when ive done it the next couple starts are hard and like it losses power and sttarts what am i doing wrong.

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Dan Younes
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1985 euro 500sel 220k
1981 300sd 278k sold
1979 240d 298k sold
1983 300d 272k sold
1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo
Leabaron 130k
1991 300e 2.6 (hopefully soon)

On your gasoline engines, perhaps you're getting moisture into the distibutor cap, which would give you starting problems. I remember this happening to my Mom's Toyota when I was a little kid. The mechanic took off the distibutor cap, coated the inside with gasoline, then lit it with a match. That must have eradicated the moisture, because the car started right up. However, I'm not advocating this procedure, mind you!

:-)

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Matt
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'84 300D Euro

what would make it dye when i put my foot on the gas and after a hour the car is fine

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Dan Younes
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1985 euro 500sel 220k
1981 300sd 278k sold
1979 240d 298k sold
1983 300d 272k sold
1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo
Leabaron 130k
1991 300e 2.6 (hopefully soon)

You guys actually spray down your engines w/ a hose when you wash the car??? Doesn't that kill the engine???

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1995 Mercedes-Benz E420 (W124 - Black Pearl/Black)

B500 - this is a shortsighted habit! Get your engine steamed at an environmentally-friendly facility - it will do less damage to your engine, the results will be 1000% better and it's not expensive. Plus, you won't be soaking the ground (read: your and every other living thing's groundwater) with harmful pollutants and poisons.

down here theres no laws aginst it i had to get it to cool down so i did this it was around 110c and i was 5 hours away from where i need to be in 31/2 hours.

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Dan Younes
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1985 euro 500sel 220k
1981 300sd 278k sold
1979 240d 298k sold
1983 300d 272k sold
1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo
Leabaron 130k
1991 300e 2.6 (hopefully soon)

makakio,

How much does it cost for this steaming??? Also, is it a fast process???

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1995 Mercedes-Benz E420 (W124 - Black Pearl/Black)

Be careful about steam cleaning an engine.
You can get too much of a good thing.
If you go overboard and steam clean it too often you could cause damage to the seals and gaskets.