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Check with Al Futtaim service, they have no concerns.

Sand has salt in it, and that can corrode electrical and other components pretty quickly. So a wash is recommended.

razer wrote:Interesting points, but I've been doing this since the day I got the FJ, and the car wash people told me nothing.

They do blow out the sand from the engine bay area using an air hose, but they also blow water into the engine area after that.

Haven't had a problem so far.

a friend of mine had a major problem when the ECU ( electrical control unit ) as we call it the computer, got damaged and he paid 8000 dh to replace it , the agency told him that it was because of the water and it might take some time to take effect

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i wont do it razer, air is enough

Arab say " do not sleep in the grave yard so you wont see nightmares"

Ghanem wrote:i wont do it razer, air is enough

Arab say " do not sleep in the grave yard so you wont see nightmares"

Ghanem,
he is already living in nightmares , HE IS DRIVING A JAPANESE CAR
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Yehia wrote:

Ghanem wrote:i wont do it razer, air is enough

Arab say " do not sleep in the grave yard so you wont see nightmares"

Ghanem,
he is already living in nightmares , HE IS DRIVING A JAPANESE CAR
:newlol: :makingfun: :newlol: :makingfun: :newlol: :makingfun: :newlol: :makingfun: :newlol: :makingfun:

:mesorry: :mesorry: :mesorry:

Yehia wrote:

Ghanem wrote:i wont do it razer, air is enough

Arab say " do not sleep in the grave yard so you wont see nightmares"

Ghanem,
he is already living in nightmares , HE IS DRIVING A JAPANESE CAR
:newlol: :makingfun: :newlol: :makingfun: :newlol: :makingfun: :newlol: :makingfun: :newlol: :makingfun:

:mesorry: :mesorry: :mesorry:

you too jeepers may allah help you with your BANK LOANSSSS X 2

razer wrote:Check with Al Futtaim service, they have no concerns.

Sand has salt in it, and that can corrode electrical and other components pretty quickly. So a wash is recommended.

Al futaim service want to empty your pockets mate

OK, you guys have freaked me out.

I'm not going to not do those full car washes anymore.

Rizvi, dude can you edit your opening post and add a poll to this thread?

1. Recommend Engine Wash
2. Avoid Engine Wash

razer wrote:Rizvi, dude can you edit your opening post and add a poll to this thread?

1. Recommend Engine Wash
2. Avoid Engine Wash

done.

this is a hard choice to make, i used to clean the engine in my cars over home myself and was always told to keep engine running even after finished using water, but now a days technology has come so far, and as jc said we have had no problems, and maybe just using air could be the answer.
thoughts are with you on this one
if you have had a bad experience b4 then stick to what u know and feel comfy with

megamoe wrote:i agree with desert ghost, new engines tend to be more sensetive to water with all the computer and electronics inside it, air would be the best solution, for old cars say 2000 and below its okay

I agree, i have done 50000 km on the clock, washed the engine once...

adiga wrote:So Rizvi, If you like ! you can have it wash If you don't like it !!!! do not wash it

Myself, every time I go off road, I do a complete car wash, up side down

Me too.........

I want to have my engine STEAM cleaned to get rid of excess oil from a split hose, we do this often in the UK using hot steam rather than high powered water hose, and there is no ill effect on the engine or electrical parts at all.

Does anyone know who does STEAM cleaning please in AD??

Thanks,

Mac