damn wassup with this curse. her mom decided to check the p/s fluid and guess what? she didnt seal the cap back ON TIGHT ENOUGH! so my girls driving to school and then noticed a pool of liquid by the front driver side wheel. the problem now is that the liquid was splashing all over the hood and the whole driver side. so when it gets hot the liquid starts to rain from the hood down to the engine. i noticed the belts were pretty moist and ****. the alternator was a bit moist too i was thinking about degreasing the engine,but will that work in this case? seriously,her mom hates us


Modified by ThunderCat at 6:58 AM 11/7/2005

 

tisk tisk. that's not just curse, that's ignorance. curse is you do everything right and still get screwed =X

 

no thats a curse. i know the definitions,but THIS is a curse. everything she touches melts away. shes ******* evil! long story,but just believe me,the in laws are evil

 

would it work? cant tell you, depends on the seriousness of the situation, the question is, could it hurt? no it couldnt, if i were you i would have given the entire under hood and everything i could a good wipe down, just something anyone would do to make sure the car didnt mess up. I had a problem with p/s fluid once when i almost totalled my car, one of the belts were rubbing on the resovior hose and cut a gash into it and p/s would leak onto it and then i got it replaced asap, but my belt did get wet with p/s fluid and i was afraid id need a new one soon, 10k miles later and im still using the same belt with no problems what so ever

 

i just got back from the shop to get simple green. waiting til she cools off. anyway when i started her up to GO to the store she was fine. she heated up and what not,so the liquids started getting thin and drip again. starting her up from the shop to come home she started up but weird. it was like she was coughing or stuttering. gave it gas and the stutter got strong then stopped. now its fine,but what will happen next is my concern. after the wash i'll see.


protect dizzy AND alternator from the simple green+water. RIGHT? anything else? its hard cause i see some fluid around or in the alternator and i wanna take it off sounds dangerous

 

it kinda is man, to tell you the truth, its funny though isnt it? how one little thing can cost you that much money, just because that lady didnt put the P/S cap on tight enough, theres a chance you could be looking for a new alt.

 

Yeah, cover the alternator and dizzy (you prolly wont need to hose the dizzy off tho) and hit that **** with Simple Green. I did something similar (although not as much P.S. fluid) and everything cleaned up fine with the Simple Green. I think it'll be fine once you clean everything well.

I agree with you, this is a curse. Maybe you need an application of Dio.

 

^lol. humor saved me a MOMENT of grief.


but what about the alternator? its mainly the driver side thats wet with ps fluid. i probably wont hose down the other side yet. plus the simple green recommends i clean small portions at a time. but what i worry about is the pulley/belts/alternator.

 

you wont need to worry about the belts until later if you hear anything sounding wrong in your car, but theres a chance the alternator could be in danger, but not likely, just letting you know for future notice so you dont come on here saying. why wont my car start now

 

it isssssssss acting and sounding weird

 

How is it acting and sounding weird?

The belts are probably okay. I don't think PS fluid can do too much damage to them. The alternator could be in danger from either the PS fluid or the water you spray to degrease it. Cover the alternator with plastic bags when you're spraying either the Simple Green or the hose. Be careful with the hose and don't hit stuff full blast -- it's not necessary and just increases any danger of getting water in places it shouldn't be.

You could take the alternator off and clean everything pretty thoroughly... I seem to recall you have to take off the Power Steering pump to get to it but it's not very hard to do.

Don't forget that our cars use a Honda specific power steering fluid. It's not the standard stuff.

Good luck!

 

you know the check oil light? it went on while i was tryna' park. steering back and forth i noticed it flickered on and off a little bit so i wondered if that light just means check liquids in general. and not just oil?

anyway,the weird sound it makes now is pretty high on the pitch sound-wise. pretty repetitive too. thats all i can do to describe it as of now.

and instead of using a hose,cause i worry about parts getting wet,i wanna know if i could just use a spray bottle?

 

The water will probably do a lot less damage to the alternator than the power steering fluid will. I would spray it with the cleaner, and just make sure you rinse it all off clean. Then start the car and let it run a little while to help it dry faster, before it can start to rust. The longer you wait the harder it will be to get it off.

 

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Think about what you just said What is water a conduit for???? And what does an alternator carry a lot of????

Tell you what, before you give this guy that kind of advice I want you to go outside, spray down your alternator with water, start your car, and then come back and post the results....... dumbass.

 

Don't you think an alternator gets wet when your driving down the road? It's charging the system, if you touch your alternator it won't shock you. I had my 92 accord for 12 years and sprayed under the hood everywhere (didn't cover anything) and never had a problem. You won't unless it gets inside you electrical wires, plugs and such, just don't spray directly at the plugs.

 

Sprinkled but not soaked (like you are suggesting he do). Grab a wrench and hold it between the alternator and the block

 

My alternator had got sprayed real good many times, and the original alternator was still on the car when I sold it. If the car is not running at the time there is no electricity to worry about. Hey, he can leave the power steering fluid on it, but it won't evaporate.

 

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Hey man when I sold my 92 it was 12 years old and you could eat off the engine, or anything else under the hood. I wasn't scared to spray it with a little water once a month or so. Your engine must be pretty dirty. I know you can't wipe all that dirt off.

 

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he has power steering fluid on his alt not dirt.

 

I would want to get power steering fluid off even more than dirt. Duh. Unless you have dryrotted wires and connectors it will not hurt anything. Haven't you ever driven through about 6" of water on the road before. You think that water doesn't get on anything under the hood.

 

walking away before this thread gets locked

 

And he layed that fiddle on the ground at jonny's feet.

 

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That wasn't an invite for a smart *** comment asshat

 

ya bastardsssssssssssssss lol.

hose it down then start? damn that does sound scarey. but having p/s fluid remain is scarey too. everytime the engine is hot the fluid will be a problem or cause a new problem,since it gets thin and starts to move around. cant get access to a hose around here,maybe i'll try the self-serve car wash. and spray in her-inside of around her