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fdhadi



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey
Power washing the engine

We have a 2011 RRS 3.0 TDV.

The engine and bay are in need of a good clean. Is it ok to use the snow foam and then power wash or not?

Kind Regards

Frank

Post #457455 Sat Mar 28 2015 6:20pm
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gazzc



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2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Siberian Silver

i did mine but was very careful not to aim lance around battery /ecu area,personally i wouldn't do it again knowing what these cars can be like...just take the plastic cover off and give that a good clean would make a big difference Thumbs Up silverRRS 2.7 TDV6 22"WHEELS FULL COLOUR CODE,STEPS,REMAP..gone
Rimini red rrs 2.7 tdv6 steps. Full c code. Recon engine!!loved but!gone ,thank god !!
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Post #457458 Sat Mar 28 2015 6:44pm
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chatuge



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Absolutely fine to do. Buy a good degreaser like R222 total auto wash. Then turn the engine on, spray the engine bay with the R222, then jet wash the engine bay whilst the cars running. Then shut the bonnet and leave running for 20 mins to "cook" off any water! I do mine every month and have been for around 3 years - never had a prob yet!

Post #457460 Sat Mar 28 2015 7:18pm
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Si-W85



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Would it be ok to do with the SC engine?

Post #457461 Sat Mar 28 2015 7:34pm
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chatuge



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IN my opinion it'd be safe to do it on any engine! I've got 5 cars and do it to all of mine. Never had an issue.

Post #457463 Sat Mar 28 2015 7:53pm
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Si-W85



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Cheers will give it a go, I have bought some engine bay detailer as I thought it was due a spruce up so might just lightly snow foam and rinse clean Thumbs Up

Post #457464 Sat Mar 28 2015 7:56pm
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chatuge



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The trick is the degreaser! Use a good degreaser and it won't need anything else (in my opinion!).

Post #457465 Sat Mar 28 2015 7:57pm
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Si-W85



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I have some Autoglymm engine degreaser/cleaner which I will try out then as it was a recent buy from halfrauds in there 3 for 2 cleaning deal

Post #457466 Sat Mar 28 2015 8:07pm
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chatuge



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That will be perfect. I personally would use that and then nothing else. The engine dressing products end up attracting dirt to them.

Post #457467 Sat Mar 28 2015 8:13pm
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Si-W85



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Is there anywhere I should stay well away from? Not sure where the ecu is on mine but will be inspecting before I do it. Also is it better with engine running or not as wouldn't want to short any electrics that will be on while the car is running :/

Post #457471 Sat Mar 28 2015 8:18pm
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chatuge



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I always always have engine running. Remember that your engine gets wet when you drive it anyway so this is ok to do! I constantly move the jet wash so that no direct water in a concentrated dose can hit anything too long.

Post #457472 Sat Mar 28 2015 8:20pm
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Si-W85



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Cool will do it tomorrow, thanks for the advise Thumbs Up

Post #457473 Sat Mar 28 2015 8:23pm
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RRSTDV8



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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

The engine ECU and the transfer box ECU are in a box behind the battery. There is a cooling fan built in to the ECU box so you probably want to keep any water away from that area - it's behind the battery so you'll likely be careful of that area anyway. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Post #457476 Sat Mar 28 2015 8:41pm
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fdhadi



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

Thanks for all the replies. Got some Auto Glym Degreaser from the local factors so will go and give it a try!

Regards
Frank

Post #457514 Sun Mar 29 2015 10:36am
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fdhadi



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

Job done & happy with the result.

Thanks again Wink

Frank

Post #457567 Sun Mar 29 2015 9:17pm
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