as the topic says we got about 23 inches of snow out here in nyc i dunno how but it wasso windy that snow burried the engine bay in my car i popped my hood open to find a new engine..snow...=P its all over from the floor piled to the top ..what should i use to try to clean it out?! .. cant move it and its outdoors so heaters are out of the question and using a brush didnt exactly help get rid of the snow either theres just too much just scared its gonna ice up .... i guessing hot water and deicer fluid?.....any suggestions would be great thanks!

 

Am I the only one who doesnt quite understand how snow completely filled your engine bay???

 

do you have a hood on your car? ;x

 

start the car

 

I think he's trying to say that it was so windy it blew the snow in through the grille. I would use hot water or maybe just warm water. For some reason when I think of pouring hot water over an engine block that has been encased in snow for hours, I get this feeling that the block/head would warp. I think tepid water would be your best bet.

 

start it up.....it will melt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The initial heating up of the block/head wouldn't warp it, but the cooling down after might if it was too fast.

 

Im from miami so i dont have to deal with snow but if its snow like powder i would get a blower and blow it all out, but if its frozen i would just start the engine and let the engine heat melt the ice , but only if its not frozen over the intake!!!!!

 

hey guys sorry i did not go into details ..yes it was very very windy last night during the blizzard ..im guessing the wind just blew snow all over the place under my engine bay its a 92 bubble and yes theres a hood on it LoL ..just scared that if it ices up imma get into more trouble...or worse pouring some hot water here and there.. ...any other thoughts?. .thanks everyone..

 

warm water would be your best bet

 

TTIFGWOP

 

shoot ..one more thing .. .car wont start remember ..snow is all over ..including alternator etcetcetc... im cleaning it out as much as i can .. ....then probably try to jump it after i brush all the snow away from the battery..

 

blow drier.

 

get a shovel, some boots and start diggin.

 

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its possible- i was drivin my winterbeater around in the storm on sat and it started steamin out the hood- so i checked and snow was piled up to the airbox, battery and covered the alternator, so it is possible. as to gettin the snow out- try a small brush or maybe the back end of a broom and carefully poke some snow out the gaps in the engine, then brush it away from the pulleys and **** and start it up, the heat of an idleing engine will melt and dry the rest.

 

hot water?

so it freezes and now he has snow And ice covering his engine

 

Scoop out under the car and then use your hands to remove as much as you can from under the hood. Be careful about knocking/pulling wires off. Then try starting it up and drive around for an hour. You'll come back clean & dry.

 

thanks guys .. yea imma try to attack it again tomorrow with a snow brush and ..maybe some warm water..its gonna be warmer during the day so hopefully itll met a lil bit ...other than that im tired as **** from shoveling all day its 11:00pm and gotta be up early to shovel more to get to work using pops car.. =P any other thoughts would be great thanks honta-tech..!!!

 

careful hydrolock suckass...if you make a mistake!!

 

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Just imagine your engine bay being a slug or a snail