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Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by presidentpikin: 9:27am On Jul 26, 2014
Hello my country people... I washed my. Engine bay yesterday and since then my car is having erratic idling. When kick this morning it. Was on low idling and proceded to high idling buy the moment its on load it decrease to average.please. I need meaniful input before calling on the mechanic. Avalon 1999
Re: Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by Nobody: 9:41am On Jul 26, 2014
Water entered places it shouldn't. Open the MAF compartment, take out the filter to dry, also, hope water hasn't entered the spark plug compartment, injector compartment and other sensitive areas. Open the bonnet and let the water dry off.
Re: Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by presidentpikin: 9:52am On Jul 26, 2014
lomomike: Water entered places it shouldn't. Open the MAF compartment, take out the filter to dry, also, hope water hasn't entered the spark plug compartment, injector compartment and other sensitive areas. Open the bonnet and let the water dry off.
Thank you so much name sake... I drove the car for like 30 mins which I believe must have heated a very senstive part that water have enterd. More comments pleasw
Re: Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by GAZZUZZ(m): 9:58am On Jul 26, 2014
lomomike: Water entered places it shouldn't. Open the MAF compartment, take out the filter to dry, also, hope water hasn't entered the spark plug compartment, injector compartment and other sensitive areas. Open the bonnet and let the water dry off.
Re: Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by presidentpikin: 4:19pm On Jul 27, 2014
Car have started overheating this afternoon and erratic gear change
Re: Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by GAZZUZZ(m): 4:45pm On Jul 27, 2014
presidentpikin: Car have started overheating this afternoon and erratic gear change
lomomike: Water entered places it shouldn't. Open the MAF compartment, take out the filter to dry, also, hope water hasn't entered the spark plug compartment, injector compartment and other sensitive areas. Open the bonnet and let the water dry off.
Re: Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by sultaan(m): 6:49pm On Jul 27, 2014
I wash my engine all the time never had a problem.

hot far is the needle going when you say its overheating?

erratic idle could be one of the air/vacuum hoses is loose
Re: Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by presidentpikin: 7:43pm On Jul 27, 2014
Almost at the red zone
Re: Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by sultaan(m): 7:45pm On Jul 27, 2014
presidentpikin: Almost at the red zone

is your radiator fin clean?

Is this a new problem or existing problem.

Does your fan come on when needle gets to the middle?
Re: Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by presidentpikin: 8:15pm On Jul 27, 2014
sultaan:

is your radiator fin clean? I can not confirm this but I washed it when iwas washing my engine

Is this a new problem or existing problem. Yes Sir

Does your fan come on when needle gets to the middle?
No sir it started as the igntion is on. Thank you so much
Re: Engine On High Idle After Washing The Engine Bay by sultaan(m): 9:38pm On Jul 27, 2014
presidentpikin: No sir it started as the igntion is on. Thank you so much

These are the informations you need to give because your car is not stock someone has messed with the electrical system .They must have wired the fan directly to the ignition, then possibly switched the wires and the fan running backwards compare your fan balde shape and turn direction with other cars I mean compared direction of airflow to other cars

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