best way to protect motor from mud
Submitted: Monday, Feb 19, 2007 at 15:13
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dirty dirty 4x4
after a few problems and mistakes playing in the mud i was wondering what you all thought about possible ways to protect your motor from mud like wearing a bikini not me the surf. and maybe spraying all electrical bits with crc, of corse having a
snorkel is a good idea but im not there yet its next on my list.
So what can happen when you introduce mud to your engine bay apart from all the cleaning
as i have found out water in air intake
alternator stops working from mud getting inside
as ive been told ac compressor can also ingest mud
has anyone had problems with p/s
mine leaks so it could ingest some i suppose which would then kill the pump
should i be worried about cold water on a hot motor cracking a block or head
one time after playing in the mud my turbo stopped working i dont know why but after a good clean it was good again
if you can suggest any more problems or maybe some solutions then i would like to hear them
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Reply By: Chucky - Monday, Feb 19, 2007 at 15:31
Monday, Feb 19, 2007 at 15:31
There really is no way to stop mud getting to all the engines beside not going into it. But I have found that when you do play, just given the engine bay a really good clean, as
well as your brakes, the insides of your wheel rims, and
suspension.
Also all the other nooks and cranny's under your car.
A wise man once told me:
Driving in mud is like drinking too much.
You know it's gonna hurt in the morning,
But you are having so much fun you just dont care.
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Reply By: Member - Stephen M (NSW) - Monday, Feb 19, 2007 at 17:44
Monday, Feb 19, 2007 at 17:44
And the biggest thing with mud as I have found out is that it gets up between the radiator and air con condensor and sets like a brick reducing air flow which inturn as we know produces over heating problems. I had a play in some mud only last year and yes while its fun at the time the cleaning is a pain in the ar#e so unless I have to go through it to get where I'm going I usually take the way with least mud. Gernie is great to clean mud off but I wouldnt go blasting around cv boots etc as the pressure from the gernie will open up the rubber boots and shove mud into them not what you want. As said above brakes etc I ended up having to pull the drums off the back to clean out properly and the list goes on. The worst thing I have done is when playing around the nunes up
lithgow way I had mud sprayed all over my windscreen by my mate yeah had a good laugh until I put the wipers on then the squirters and scratched the crap out of my windsrceen cause it was a sand stone quarry. Have fun just remember some of the points people have mentioned as to cause less cleaning hassles and mechaniclal problems. Another thing I have done when I have got
home is park the lux on the back grass and whack the green soaker hose under it for a while, nice soft spray but loosens a hell of alot of mud from the under body. Just remember if going through deep water your diffs as
well unless you have breathers nice and high. Go for it have fun but remember to do it in the write
places as it is hard enough now to prove that we arnt doing damage to nature to the greenies. Steve M
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Follow Up By: Baldrick - Monday, Feb 19, 2007 at 17:54
Monday, Feb 19, 2007 at 17:54
Yup, mud in my radiator/intercooler and the space in between cost me a new head because I didn't clean it out properly and it overheated on a highway run.
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