16 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCHwashing car: engine compartment
Leading reported evidence
Replace motor mounts i tidied things up
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
When I replaced my motor mounts I tidied things up with some spot degreaser while the airbox was out.
Leading evidence: 'Replace motor mounts i tidied things up' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check weather' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
I use a product on my KTM Street bike that's form Honda,, I think its called Honda wash,, there is a companion product called Honda shine,, but the wash gets clay, oil, and road slime off all the Aluminum engine parts very well.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Moral of this story - Check the weather before you drive your Porsche to a sleazy motel.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
There are also some products that are from teh dirt track racing market that are designed ot act like "pam" for your engine, you clean it and spray it down and nothing likes to stick, comes by the name of "dirt off" Mud buster etc,, seems like it would work well to help reduce cleaning efforts.
Use compressed air or sometimes shop vacs have a blowing
Suggestion or failed attempt
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Then I blew it out with a leaf blower, could use compressed air or sometimes shop vacs have a blowing setting.
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
There are also some products that are from teh dirt track racing market that are designed ot act like "pam" for your engine, you clean it and spray it down and nothing likes to stick, comes by the name of "dirt off" Mud buster etc,, seems like it would work well to help reduce cleaning efforts.
Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Performed · outcome unconfirmed
I use a product on my KTM Street bike that's form Honda,, I think its called Honda wash,, there is a companion product called Honda shine,, but the wash gets clay, oil, and road slime off all the Aluminum engine parts very well.
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
16 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
Rennlist: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261026T181445Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
I assume I should not spray water at the engine compartment lid from the rear, to avoid getting water in there, correct? Or does it not matter?
Thanks.
Does not matter. Believe it or not our cars are all-weather cars. Do you live some place where it never rains? What happens if you go to work and your car is out in the rain? What I do is hand wash the car, hit it with the blower, lift the engine lid and blow the crap out of the engine bay. Cleans up nice that way.
Shouldn't matter, you could stick a towel in the opening if you are worried about it and most electrical connectors have gaskets and weather proofing. That being said I wouldn't get the strongest jet on a power washer and get a few inches from everything with the spray. When I did mine I sprayed it down with degreaser, let it dwell and then rinsed off keeping the power washer back a few feet. Then I blew it out with a leaf blower, could use compressed air or sometimes shop vacs have a blowing setting.
I think the manual actually says something like go ahead and wash it but avoid the alternator. So I would probably wrap the alternator with aluminum foil and blast away.
You drive the car on a long weekend drive. As your having lunch with your mistress at the sleazy motel, you notice it's starting to pour down raining. Your phone rings... it's your wife! You start to panic, skip desert, and jump in the car. Nothing worse than a wet Porsche.
Moral of this story - Check the weather before you drive your Porsche to a sleazy motel.
I thought the moral was condoms... I clearly need to start making Porsche specific engine washing condoms. It�s the perfect solution to a perceived problem.
Wait, so Porsche no longer recommends an engine rebuild after every wash?!
When I replaced my motor mounts I tidied things up with some spot degreaser while the airbox was out. I rinsed with a garden sprayer and other than sticking a latex glove over the throttle body, there wasn't anything in there that I worried about getting wet.
Nothing to worry about if you are talking about regular garden hose spraying water with the engine lid closed. With the engine lid open, the engine and all the parts (except the alternator) are water proof.
Just a couple thoughts,,
I use a product on my KTM Street bike that's form Honda,, I think its called Honda wash,, there is a companion product called Honda shine,, but the wash gets clay, oil, and road slime off all the Aluminum engine parts very well. its a 'spray/soak/rinse/repeat' product, doesn't seem to hurt rubber or plastics.
There are also some products that are from teh dirt track racing market that are designed ot act like "pam" for your engine, you clean it and spray it down and nothing likes to stick, comes by the name of "dirt off" Mud buster etc,, seems like it would work well to help reduce cleaning efforts.
Cheers.
