A little friendly advice

[Xulfiqar]

another piece of freindly

DO NOT EVER apply diesel fuel to the cars engine after a wash - if the cleanup guy does that - I would suggest shooting his sack off between his legs.

The diesel fuel cooks and degrades the wire insulations till they just crumble and crack - where onwards corrosion starts to form on the copper core and the wire snaps.

If you want a clean engine - buy a can of degreaser - makro and metro carry them - one is enough - just spray on - let it sit, spray again and use a medium nylon brush to scrub any grime and wash off with plain water, if you wish to inside protect paintwork - use car polish..

I usually clean up the engine bay once in 5 or 6 months.

on the same note.

Your Car A/C compressor should be kept sparkly clean - as it also sheds massive heat through is casing, if its covered in oil and grease it wont be able to cool down properly

[dia379]

Nice informative thread (Y)
I never use diesel fuel to clean the engine, just plain water. Also I dont use oil (kala tail) underneath the car after the service, just water mixed with detergent.

In rainy season I buy a new can of ATF and spray underneath the car, after the rain wash it with detergent.

[Xulfiqar]

dont apply ATF to the underbody too - it will eat away the wax coating.. just wash with water.

[Xulfiqar]

piece of advice.

If your car has a distributor ignition - do not use emery paper to clean the rotor middle part where the carbon button rides, and do not use emery paper to clean up the firing poles in the distributor cap.

The carbon that gets collected on the rotor arm actually helps transfer current to the rotor because the pole in the distributor cap is also carbon.

cleaning up with emery can cause current leaks to ground causing misfire or weak spark at the plug. just leave it as it - clean the end of the rotor from which the arc jumps from.

To clean the cap - use a small flat screw driver and gently scrape the poles clean - careful not to nick the plastic piece - the scratches in the plastic can form tracks and lead to current leaks.

another thing - try spinning the arm by hand - on a carby car (having centrifigal advance) you should be able to but it should snap back under spring pressure - if its soft - O/H the dissy

[Skill]

I personally dont care if engine is getting dirty.I dont let the drop of water go into the bonnet to avoide any problem.Better to wash with cloth as u can.

[cracked]

any small scratch can lead to missfire on distributor cap?
plus can u differentiate between distributor and CDI system???

[dia379]

dont apply ATF to the underbody too - it will eat away the wax coating.. just wash with water.

Thanks for the advice.

[KKNIAZI]

Thanks for the advice.

If you can get the wax oil then give underneath a wax oil bath. That will keep you going for a year easily.

Cheers,
Kaleem

[dia379]

If you can get the wax oil then give underneath a wax oil bath. That will keep you going for a year easily.

Cheers,
Kaleem

If i use wax oil, wont the dirt stick to it?

The pressure pump used at the service station, wont it wash the wax away?

[dia379]

@Admins & Mods
This is an excellent thread, it should be moved to Performance / Modification / Tune Up / Preventive Maintenance and made sticky, that is if the OP agrees.

[Yahyujee]

Good info sharing!
The most disgusting thing I have experienced in our electrical workshops is the 'short cut' way of solving the electrical issues. The 'ustaad' or 'chota' will take out a funny colored piece of wire, strip its ends with teeth, peel off the insulation of the 'garam taar' of your car near the battery and make a direct joint for the problem!! Done! And in a month or so, your headlamps, indicator bulbs, and even dash bulbs will start to get fused!
This type of info is really good for the understanding of laymen like us!
Great work bro! Thanks!

[Xulfiqar]

any small scratch can lead to missfire on distributor cap?
plus can u differentiate between distributor and CDI system???

The distributor is where the cylinder firing sequence is made - the CDI stands for capacitor discharge ignition system.

Your car does not have a CDI - what your car has is called breakerless high voltage ignition system.

A CDI uses a pulser to and ignitor charging a capacitor to dump and activate the ignition coil - hence firing. (found on motorcycles)

your car uses a pulse generator and ignitor (with built in wave shaper) to switch off an ignition coil causing it to lose its built EMF into the secondary windings causing a spark of near about 25Kvolts

Oldschool cars had a breaker point to break the ground connection in the coil primary windings forcing it to dump into the secondary windings causing the voltage to step up from a measly 12 to about 12Kvolts

hope that helped

and yes the scratches inside the distributor cap plastic can cause misfiring and arcing outside the cap - if it forms tracks

[KKNIAZI]

If i use wax oil, wont the dirt stick to it?

The pressure pump used at the service station, wont it wash the wax away?

Apologies for late reply, I totally forgot about it and did not follow it.

Wax oil makes a thin film and coats the body. It dries out quickly and then it will repel all dust, water or any form of deposits. Just pour some water on a candle and see what happens or rub your hands on a candle and then run water on your hands to see effectiveness.

If its very well coated, HP should not affect it but to be on safe side reduce pressure and use it on an angle while washing underneath. You will not have any deposits anyway.

While on it, I do not understand our obsession with SERVICE, we take a garden hose very Sunday and wash car like its a MAJH (BHAINS/BUFFALO) and drown it under tonnes of water.:-#

I only service my car twice a year or after long Tour and thats it. Otherwise I only take a bucket of water and wash the whole car, the only place I use water in beaker (still from bucket) is on windscreen and use my hand to clear the dust away and then use cloth/newspaper to dry it out.

If you do find wax oil (Probably from plaza) then also spray it on doorsils and areas where water traps.

Cheers,
Kaleem

[KKNIAZI]

any small scratch can lead to missfire on distributor cap?

Just to add, the scratches-caused by emery paper (RAIGMAAL-I love this word:D) will trap air in them and that trapped air will create sparks and loss of current. Thats why never use emery papers, grinding paste esp. coarse on any electrical contacs ever. It will, as Xulfiqar pointed out, will cause loss of power where it needed the most.

Cheers,
Kaleem

[kaokabm]

Thanx bro. For this really informative stuff.

[Skill]

Apologies for late reply, I totally forgot about it and did not follow it.

Wax oil makes a thin film and coats the body. It dries out quickly and then it will repel all dust, water or any form of deposits. Just pour some water on a candle and see what happens or rub your hands on a candle and then run water on your hands to see effectiveness.

If its very well coated, HP should not affect it but to be on safe side reduce pressure and use it on an angle while washing underneath. You will not have any deposits anyway.

While on it, I do not understand our obsession with SERVICE, we take a garden hose very Sunday and wash car like its a MAJH (BHAINS/BUFFALO) and drown it under tonnes of water.:-#

I only service my car twice a year or after long Tour and thats it. Otherwise I only take a bucket of water and wash the whole car, the only place I use water in beaker (still from bucket) is on windscreen and use my hand to clear the dust away and then use cloth/newspaper to dry it out.

If you do find wax oil (Probably from plaza) then also spray it on doorsils and areas where water traps.

Cheers,
Kaleem

brand of any useful wax oil that u experienced ever?

[fouadbakht]

Excellento

[Proverbial_Slang]

Thnak you Xulfiqar. Excellent thread. Juts to add somehting... Run additional ground wires from exhaust manifold, radiator, engine head, engine block and the oil sump. The increased spar will improve performance ans fuel economy. Take thick single core wires and attach ring connectors at both ends. Connet with bolts to the body. Engine ususally has places to bolt on those ground wires.

[Farhansa]

informative tips

[revengez]

nice thread.