Hosed...Literally! Never Use Purple Castrol Superclean in there!

[Jim Green]

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> Hello All,
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> I have an interesting scenario for you. Take this
> guy who's been working on his 84 4KSQ for the past
> several months and decides it's high time to clean
> the engine (BTW, the engine is running fine
> before-hand).  Said guy (let's pretend it's not me)
> takes Castrol Super Clean (bio-degradable) in a
> Windex bottle, carefully sprays several areas
> down...waits a while, and carefully hoses-off
> cleaning agent with water.  The car is immediately
> started and comes quietly to life. Engine is run for
> a few minutes to (a) ensure that engine would start,
> and (b) to dry off engine.  'Guy turns car off,
> leaves for a few hours, returns, and then takes car
> for spin in nearby parking lot for literally a few
> minutes.  'Guy notices that over-temp indicator
> flickers (assumes water has gotten into wiring for
> now non-functioning radiator fan.)  Engine starts to
> "bog-down" suddenly and  loses power and guy just
> makes it back into driveway.  Guy figures that
> sudden loss of power is due to some moisture-related
> electrical malady and decides to wait for problem to
> um,..dry-up.  It rains for two days.  Guy takes car
> back into parking lot and gets repeat of previous
> problem.  Engine seems to get suddenly fuel-starved
> and guy has to rev-up engine just to limp back home
> in first gear.  Engine still starts fine, still
> makes it into the neighboring parking lot nicely,
> but then problem re-occurs.  Guy suspects engine may
> be overheating (although, temperature light no
> longer even flickers..although guy still hasn't
> heard fan come on).  Guy starts thinking about what
> he'll have to be checking for on the weekend.  Guy
> kneels before the  vast knowledge of the Quattro
> List...and waits.  TIA


If it was the Purple stuff, I wouldn't doubt some got
in your electrical conections and corroded the sh*t
out of them.  I made the mistake of drenching my
engine bay with this stuff, it destroyed the finish on
everything it touched.  The IM, all my anodized
fittings, my polished Forge BPV, and all the paint on
my engine.  I was so pissed I was thinking legal
action, but now I'm just going to bad mouth the stuff.
 Anyways, check those connections!

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq 034EFI, Haltech IG5
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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