Dust storm hit my engine how to clean
Dust storm hit my engine how to clean when i was working on my engine in my garage and a fuuking dust storm ( the texas ones with 60 mph winds) hit my uncovered engine that was on a engine stand getting put together. the problem is how do i clean all the sand out of it with out taking all about. what i can tell you the oil pan was on it but the front tiiming chain cover was not but i had a rag in the camshaft hole but not in bottom back before the oilpan.... yea yea my girl friend left the door open so know im chocking her as her last breath stops lol j/k on the last part... so what do you thing i should do?
Only you can know for sure because only you can see it. My advise have not seen it first hand, would be to just take it apart and clean everything and put it back together. Sand and dirt will tear a motor apart. It should be worth a few hours to you to take it apart and clean then assemble it again. You won't have to check clearances or ring gaps again so it won't take too long.
Sand,Dirt etc....will get into anything that is not sealed, knowing that i personally would pull the motor apart clean EVERYTHING then relube and reassemble......in the future you should have a few hefty bags to cover your motor!
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x2 or you will regret it more than likely
Your opinion or do you know of a situation where compressed air was used to clean an engine and the bearings failed because of dirt?
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Verdad Gallardo So does dust, however you didn't answer my question. Is it fact dirt sticks to oil or that an engine will fail if compressed air is used to clean an engine that has been exposed to a dust storm? 
Last edited by SS RRR; Dec 8, 2009 at 01:20 PM.
Not saying it's going to blow 6 rods out the sides of the block and then the crank fall on the ground but if you run a new engine with dirt in it there is no question that if you pull it apart after some run time that the cylinder walls will have scoring, bearings will have scoring, the crank could very likely get some too but it would probably polish out. Why would you do that when you could take a few hours to clean it the right way and have no such issues?? Why the argument?
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what a stupid argument, how would ompressed air clean internal engine parts thats is covered with oil and dust 
OP: just take the engine apart and have it cleaned the proper way,,ooh yes and next time get an engine bag to cover,even with the door closed
OP: just take the engine apart and have it cleaned the proper way,,ooh yes and next time get an engine bag to cover,even with the door closed
Not saying it's going to blow 6 rods out the sides of the block and then the crank fall on the ground but if you run a new engine with dirt in it there is no question that if you pull it apart after some run time that the cylinder walls will have scoring, bearings will have scoring, the crank could very likely get some too but it would probably polish out. Why would you do that when you could take a few hours to clean it the right way and have no such issues?? Why the argument?
ive lost an engine from EXP doing this. TAKE IT APART. there is no way to clean internals on which the dust has stuck to lube and oil. I had very fine dirt in the lube of the cam and crank bearings from leaving it sit open as i went down the road. i didnt notice it when i put it together and it got some dirt on it later on in the build, i clean it w compressed air and replaced bearings 5k miles later. take it apart.