pressure washing engines has its benefits, it not just cleans the engine which has a lot of dirt but helps the parts work smoothly, there are a number of things that must be done before and after pressure cleaning an engine which are important, you’ll have to lubricate and grease a few parts after a pressure wash but more importantly you need to take a few precautionary steps in order to safeguard parts, usually these are electrical parts which would get damaged if excessive water is applied and that too with pressure, so if you are about to pressure wash your engine then you should cover all the sensitive components like battery, engine control unit, any exposed wires and most importantly ignition wires.
There are obvious reasons why you should cover these up because if you don’t you are not only running the risk of the vehicle not getting started but it might get damaged permanently and you wouldn’t want to replace expensive electrical parts every single time you pressure wash your engine, sometimes a little bit of water does no harm but excessive amounts of water applied with pressure would damage any electrical component no matter how effectively sealed it is, you have to cover it up with plastic bags.
Apart from electrical components if there is an exposed air intake which is usually under the hood will have to be covered as well because if water goes into it, there is a chance that the vehicle might not start for a while, you always have the option to get the services from a professional and let them deal with all these issues, power washing Houston by Vipertech provide excellent solutions and they care about their customers and their long list of satisfied customers do vouch for them.
