weird prob after washing engine bay...

[DarkSideAccord]

this is for my celica btw..

i degreased my engine bay last sunday morning... same procedure... covered all electrical parts with a plastic bag, spray it down with simple green and hosed it down with a garden hose... after tht, it didn't start up

on monday nite, i tried starting it up and it did after 3-4 cranks... drove it up the road, and it died on me as i came to a stop... had to wiggle some wires in the engine bay to start it up again

on tuesday nite, i started it up again, but no problems this time... drove it around the block for 10 mins and no prob... i even turned off the car and restarted it again several times with no issues... motor sounded a lil diff, so i pulled into the garage and popped the hood.. somewhere around the alt (or possibly the alt itself) was making a weird sound... as i was looking, the motor stalled by itself and i couldn't get it to start again after tht...

i have yet to do a detailed diagnosis due to work, but any ideas? i'm thinking dizzy or alt (but alt has nothing to do with the start up)

 

[silverbullet99]

sounds like some water or simple green maybe have gotten into a connector or two and caused a short. Id take a close look at all your connectors and make sure everything looks ok. It might be difficult to narrow down the problem if your CEL isn't on tho.....

 

[Wildman]

sounds like a crappy connection somewhere, I was gonna guess alt.

 

[finch13]

Pull the plugs and check for spark (hold about 1cm away from a ground or engine block) while someone else cranks the motor. Smell for fuel in the spark plugs holes to verify fuel delivery as well.

You said it has external coil/igniter before, I wouldn't doubt you accidentally fried it.

 

[finch13]

Also, check for arcing in the plug wires by misting water over them while someone cranks. Do this in the dark so you can see the faint blue glow.

 

[lwlba]

this is why id idn't wanan wash my engine bay!


gl with this roy

 

[brettg4215]

i was going to wash my bay today but now im a lil scared.

 

[TheHunter]

this is why id idn't wanan wash my engine bay!


gl with this roy

Oh don't be such a baby. I've washed my engine bay lots of times with no problems. And I don't even use plastic bags...

 

[DarkSideAccord]

i've washed numerous bays, but this the first time it's happened... i actually didn't my fob's corolla the day before

thanks for the help guys

 

[lwlba]

still...