snowracer21
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- Jul 21, 2018
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I detailed my friend/co-worker’s car last week. 1 step polish/wax + full interior detail. I cut him a pretty good deal as I usually do for friends/co-workers. We didn’t discuss it prior, but I went ahead and detailed the engine bay as well. I’ve always detailed plenty of engine bays on both stock and modded cars, and never had a problem. I always use the proper precautions when rinsing the engine bay, and use compressed air to remove any remaining water in the drying process.
Anyways, a few days after my friend picked up his car, he asked about the engine bay wash procedure. He stated his car was running rough. Fast forward a few more days and he diagnosed it as a bad coilpack. He sent me a picture showing some brown sludge in the spark plug hole, which is most likely rusty water. He said his car wasn’t running 100% prior to the detail, but noticeably worse after.
My best guess is the coilpack was starting to go prior to the detail, and probably also had a bad seal, which let the water in the plug hole, which finished off the already faulty coilpack.
Had the coilpack seal been 100%, this would have been an issue. However, if I didn’t detail the engine bay, his car would still be running at almost 100%, with the coilpack likely going bad a bit down the road.
What would you do in this situation?
Anyways, a few days after my friend picked up his car, he asked about the engine bay wash procedure. He stated his car was running rough. Fast forward a few more days and he diagnosed it as a bad coilpack. He sent me a picture showing some brown sludge in the spark plug hole, which is most likely rusty water. He said his car wasn’t running 100% prior to the detail, but noticeably worse after.
My best guess is the coilpack was starting to go prior to the detail, and probably also had a bad seal, which let the water in the plug hole, which finished off the already faulty coilpack.
Had the coilpack seal been 100%, this would have been an issue. However, if I didn’t detail the engine bay, his car would still be running at almost 100%, with the coilpack likely going bad a bit down the road.
What would you do in this situation?