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Cuci mobil di car wash, mesin ikut di cuci atau ga?

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Dari dulu penasaran
Beberapa kali ke car wash berbeda
Ada yg nanya mesin mau di semprot ga
Ada yg langsung semprot
Ada yg ga pake nanya emang ga di apa2in
Ada yg di semprot cuma ecu nya di tutupin plastik

Sebenarnya yg bagus yg mana?
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kalau mau aman gak di cuci di lap aja.
kalau mau semprot ya harus hati-hati.. kebetulan lihat sharingan dari FreedLoverThailand yang melakukan diy ritual bersihin engine bay..
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engine ikut dibersihkan dg leafblower krn kalo dg aircompressor kurang bersih ....krn nozzle terlalu kecil n narrow blowing range
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Sy cuci sebulan sekali pake engine degresear trus sirem"..paling di bungkus aluminium foil yang kyk kabel" soket
gnki diesel kopling jadi kuda harian :mky_07:
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klo mobil yang banyak elektrikal sih saya ga saranin apalagi ga pengalaman cuci mesin ...

saya lebih suka cuci mesin sendiri pake selang atau pake degreaser biar praktis ...
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Amannya sh cuci sendiri aja om, pake degreaser. tapi tempat cuci langganan ane gk di cuci tapi disemprot kyk cairan silicon gtu pas mobil lagi di lap2 stelah cuci kap dibuka trus disemprot deh.

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Ok om
Barti kesimpulannya mending cuci sendiri pake engine degreaser ya
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Bner om toh banyak macem2 merk pembersih tinggal pilih mana yg cocok aja, lgian klo bersihin sendiri juga bisa kira2 tekanan air atw mana yg harus disemprot apa enggak. Pernh liat di cucian mobil, masuk lngsung semprot body buka kap dsemprot aer sampe uap semua serem juga mesin panas2 lngsung diguyur aer gtu.

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WhizzKidZ wrote:Bner om toh banyak macem2 merk pembersih tinggal pilih mana yg cocok aja, lgian klo bersihin sendiri juga bisa kira2 tekanan air atw mana yg harus disemprot apa enggak. Pernh liat di cucian mobil, masuk lngsung semprot body buka kap dsemprot aer sampe uap semua serem juga mesin panas2 lngsung diguyur aer gtu.

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Hahaha
Itu penyebab ane buka thread ini
Emang kemaren pas bawa mobil bini buat cuci di bengkel
Buka kap langsung main semprot
Langsung berasap tuh
Di tanya kata orang bengkelnya udah biasa semua mobil juga begitu

Ane rasa mungkin jangka pendek gpp
Jangka panjang siapa yg tau...
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Gang4 wrote:
WhizzKidZ wrote:Bner om toh banyak macem2 merk pembersih tinggal pilih mana yg cocok aja, lgian klo bersihin sendiri juga bisa kira2 tekanan air atw mana yg harus disemprot apa enggak. Pernh liat di cucian mobil, masuk lngsung semprot body buka kap dsemprot aer sampe uap semua serem juga mesin panas2 lngsung diguyur aer gtu.

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Hahaha
Itu penyebab ane buka thread ini om
Emang kemaren pas bawa mobil bini buat cuci di bengkel
Buka kap langsung main semprot
Langsung berasap tuh
Di tanya kata orang bengkelnya udah biasa semua mobil juga begitu

Ane rasa mungkin jangka pendek gpp
Jangka panjang siapa yg tau...
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Gan ane butuh info dong salon mobil yg bagus sekitaran cempaka putih ada ga yaa?
Terus kalo salon itu berapa ya biayanya?
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Tergantung temperatur mesin. Kalau panas2 habis dipakai, jangan disemprot air langsung karena ada kemungkinan bagian2 yang panas sekali seperti header/exhaust manifold bisa retak atau "ngolet" (warped). Kalau mesin sudah dingin (sudah berhenti selama paling sedikit 3-4 jam), silahkan saja. Mobil2 jaman sekarang konektor2-nya sudah waterproof dan tidak pakai distributor yang biasanya bisa basah bagian dalamnya. Semprotan airnya jangan terlalu keras, kalau pakai pressure washer, semprotnya dari jarak agak jauh, sekitar 1 meter dengan pola semprotan mengembang.
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POS VETT wrote:Tergantung temperatur mesin. Kalau panas2 habis dipakai, jangan disemprot air langsung karena ada kemungkinan bagian2 yang panas sekali seperti header/exhaust manifold bisa retak atau "ngolet" (warped). Kalau mesin sudah dingin (sudah berhenti selama paling sedikit 3-4 jam), silahkan saja. Mobil2 jaman sekarang konektor2-nya sudah waterproof dan tidak pakai distributor yang biasanya bisa basah bagian dalamnya. Semprotan airnya jangan terlalu keras, kalau pakai pressure washer, semprotnya dari jarak agak jauh, sekitar 1 meter dengan pola semprotan mengembang.
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nganu om,
* ane pernah tanya k beres soal ini: jwb nya ngga boleh cuci semprot pk air, see manual book kt nya.
*bc manual book, jelas ngga boleh cuci semprot pk air
*sempet bc2 artikel cuci ejin bay: no water washer.

alasannya:
*sifat air thd electrical parts/sensor modul yg bs bikin short, meski di tutup/waterpoof, air dpt mudah msk k dlm nya.
*sifat air yg tdk memuai spt oli pd saat kena kompress(cmiiw) jk msk k intake/saluran lain bs nyebabin water hamer,

solusinya:
*bs pk kompresor angin
*dilap lap kain basah
*engine degreser + kuas
*kompresor angin+bensin --->baiknya o mekanik yg tau
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never... electrical short circuit itu secondary to thermal shock di material mesinnya...

Dari jaman mobil karburator, mesin saya ga pernah kesentuh air... Terakhir jual Livina dengan kondisi mesin ga pernah di-lap dari baru (5 tahun kagak di-lap) :D
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alexdonovan wrote:never... electrical short circuit itu secondary to thermal shock di material mesinnya...

Dari jaman mobil karburator, mesin saya ga pernah kesentuh air... Terakhir jual Livina dengan kondisi mesin ga pernah di-lap dari baru (5 tahun kagak di-lap) :D
Walah kaum detailing bisa melotot tuh om .om nescafe mana ya :upss:
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jivos wrote:nganu om,
* ane pernah tanya k beres soal ini: jwb nya ngga boleh cuci semprot pk air, see manual book kt nya.
*bc manual book, jelas ngga boleh cuci semprot pk air
*sempet bc2 artikel cuci ejin bay: no water washer.

alasannya:
*sifat air thd electrical parts/sensor modul yg bs bikin short, meski di tutup/waterpoof, air dpt mudah msk k dlm nya.
*sifat air yg tdk memuai spt oli pd saat kena kompress(cmiiw) jk msk k intake/saluran lain bs nyebabin water hamer,

solusinya:
*bs pk kompresor angin
*dilap lap kain basah
*engine degreser + kuas
*kompresor angin+bensin --->baiknya o mekanik yg tau
Kata siapa oli bisa "dikompress"? Oli dan air sama2 fluida yang sifat2 dasarnya sama kalau masalah incompressibility. Dua2-nya memuai kalau dipanaskan, hanya jumlah pemuaiannya berbeda.

Water washer itu apa ya?
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Ga pernah cuci mesin sih, tp liat lsg diguyur gitu serem jg apa ga bahaya ... :ungg:

BTW pernah kapan hari baca tips dr om rubble biar ruang mesin g debuan, kalo lg di garasi engine bay nya dibuka aja (kap mesin dibuka selama parkir di garasi) ...
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amfibi wrote:Ga pernah cuci mesin sih, tp liat lsg diguyur gitu serem jg apa ga bahaya ... :ungg:

BTW pernah kapan hari baca tips dr om rubble biar ruang mesin g debuan, kalo lg di garasi engine bay nya dibuka aja (kap mesin dibuka selama parkir di garasi) ...
Kap mesin di buka bukannya malah jadi debuan om?
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POS VETT wrote:
jivos wrote:nganu om,
* ane pernah tanya k beres soal ini: jwb nya ngga boleh cuci semprot pk air, see manual book kt nya.
*bc manual book, jelas ngga boleh cuci semprot pk air
*sempet bc2 artikel cuci ejin bay: no water washer.

alasannya:
*sifat air thd electrical parts/sensor modul yg bs bikin short, meski di tutup/waterpoof, air dpt mudah msk k dlm nya.
*sifat air yg tdk memuai spt oli pd saat kena kompress(cmiiw) jk msk k intake/saluran lain bs nyebabin water hamer,

solusinya:
*bs pk kompresor angin
*dilap lap kain basah
*engine degreser + kuas
*kompresor angin+bensin --->baiknya o mekanik yg tau
Kata siapa oli bisa "dikompress"? Oli dan air sama2 fluida yang sifat2 dasarnya sama kalau masalah incompressibility. Dua2-nya memuai kalau dipanaskan, hanya jumlah pemuaiannya berbeda.

Water washer itu apa ya?
Sorry om PV,
ane slh ksh padanan sifat water n oil di kompress.
rada ragu mk nya pk "cmiiw" d blkgnya.
yes both liquids (water n oil) are incompressible.

# water washer = pressurized water/jet of water, kali ya, msh elementary ni om. cmiiw.

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engine compartment not design for water such as using using jets of water/ pressurized water, it could be getting water into areas where it shoudn't be.

agak sulit bagi user/tkg cuci mbl to know what to avoid getting wet or what to cover, kec sdh sgt familiar dg engine, nxt nya jg anything that gets wet should be dried.

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barusan aja pulang dari nyuciin mobil, begitu datang ditanyain mesinnya disemprot nggak? and i said...BIG NO...

kalo mau dilap2 pake plas chamois gpp, kan biasanya ada tuh air waktu nyuci nyelip di daerah pinggiran ruang mesin. tp ternyata pas selesai dicuci bagian2 yg dari plastik macam box filter dia semir pake semir ban kali ya, gpp lah...

kalo kebiasaan saya di rumah sih ruang mesin sy bersihkan pake lap yang dibasahin air sabun, kalo ada yg sulit bersihnya baru pake air deterjen, bagian2 elektrik, n kabel2 paling saya bersihin pake kuas kecil/sikat gigi bekas yg kering aja utk ngilangin debu2, sekaligus bersihin bagian2 yang sempit n susah dijangkau, dengan cara begitupun hasilnya udah cukup memuaskan saya :big_grin:
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enjin bay jangan di sirem2 dehh.... plg banter modal kuas, lap lembab, atau kompresor angin aj...

sekuat2nya mobil jg bsa keok kl sering2 di semprot.... apanja ane aj perna relay atau sekring atau apalah itu namanya yg di deket motor fan nya mendadak korslet abis di steam wash ama supir ane... yg ad jadi nya abis dr car wash malah ke bengkel....
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kalo ane sih modal degreaser sama kuas dan selang air aja..
berkali2 cuci sih gpp ya kena air klo ngga bertekanan tinggi, klo pake pressure washer sih ngga berani..
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ane kebetulan kemarin sempet diy cuci mesin ..

modal pake degreaser dulu..yang kotor2 disemprot degreaser, trus biar kotoran gampang rontok diusap2 pake kuas..
btw degreaser kalo keburu kering kotorannya nempel lagi..makanya ane langsung siram pake air keran (pressure selow2 aja)

Alhamdulillah ga kenapa2 om..engine kinclong lagi deh..
lumayan banyak loh kotorannya yg rontok..padahal dilihat sepintas (sebelum dicuci) engine nya kotor2nya biasa2 aja tuh..

yang penting tekanan airnya kira2, terus yang namanya kabel dan soket ya sebisa mungkin jangan disiram..kalo kena tampias an air ya gpapa, anggap aja kena hujan..
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