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Car Wash :O Not 100% sure where to post this because it falls under a few catagories. i picked this section just because its the action that could cause a failure
So my car had a minor... major lol oil leak from when i got the sandwich adapter for my oil filter, so i could get oil tempature. however.. i didnt have the proper wrench/socket to properly tighten the plate.. so i leaked about 1qt. per 24hrs.. not good and especially not a pleasent coat underneath the car...
So here is the question you all have been waitign for lol:
Would i be able to take my car threw an automatic carwash to have the underbody cleaned..
Keep in mind i have a 98' Firebird T/A LS1 so the alternater in on the bottom. Reason i ask this is last time it rained i got forced into a puddle and it did funny things to my volt meter till the alternator dried. this is a brand new alternator if it matters
So my car had a minor... major lol oil leak from when i got the sandwich adapter for my oil filter, so i could get oil tempature. however.. i didnt have the proper wrench/socket to properly tighten the plate.. so i leaked about 1qt. per 24hrs.. not good and especially not a pleasent coat underneath the car...
So here is the question you all have been waitign for lol:
Would i be able to take my car threw an automatic carwash to have the underbody cleaned..
Keep in mind i have a 98' Firebird T/A LS1 so the alternater in on the bottom. Reason i ask this is last time it rained i got forced into a puddle and it did funny things to my volt meter till the alternator dried. this is a brand new alternator if it matters
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as far as i know on all our F-bodys from 98-02 they are on bottom driver side, but im open to be corrected by this. I do know the LT1's from 93' - 97' are on top passenger side
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shouldnt be an issue other then if your lowering makes you bottom out in the car wash potentially. I know I cant bring my Z06 through auto washes with it being lowered 1.5 inches but that car bottoms out on everything. But then I think you being lowered 2" still sits a bit higher with a car vs car comparison.
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shouldnt be an issue other then if your lowering makes you bottom out in the car wash potentially. I know I cant bring my Z06 through auto washes with it being lowered 1.5 inches but that car bottoms out on everything. But then I think you being lowered 2" still sits a bit higher with a car vs car comparison.
so i dont ride higth will be much of an issue. my only consern is getting water in the alternator and since im an A4 i cant really idle the car higher to keep the voltages from plumeting like they usually do when it gets wet Do a self-serve bay, jack the car up and spray it. It shouldn't affect the car because the underskirts should protect most of it. And yes, all stock LSx f-bodies have the alternator on the lower drivers side of the engine bay.
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first i would fix the oil leak issue before you cleaned it off, or you take the chance of water seeping into your oil and worse things can happen. also, the best way would be to jack it up and spray some de-greaser on it, then spray it off.
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my oil leak is from the front of the motor, porobably the oil pump. at the moment i dont have the time or money to have it fixed. i do plan on a blue printed pump when i do my cam install since i will have the front torn apart
No point in cleaning if you haven't fixed the problem. Like washing your car a hour before it rains. Pointless. Fix the leak, then clean. Plus a quart a day must kill ur wallet haha