I hosed down my engine...
 

I just washed down my LT1 engine down in my 1996 Caprice with this gunk engine degreaser then I hosed the engine down. Now my car will not shift out of first gear and it's idling pretty high and rough. Any ideas on why it would be doing this? I've been driving the car around town for the past hour and no changes.

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Yeah....washing a LT1 is never a good idea..

You washed it with an open TB????? This pic just looks like fail to me...

Please tell me you had enough common sense to put a plastic bag over the Opti..

I think the inside of the motor is dirty too.. dump a bottle of degreaser right in that Throttle Body

I have had my Lt1 for 9 years and NEVER did my baby suffer from getting pressure washed! Where the hell is your boot, filter and MAF????????

USE compressed air and a towell to dry your opti.... unplug the opti harness blow air in there, remove the connectors from the TPS and IAC blow air in them aswell.... Remove the coil wire from opti blow air in there too.... fire it up and let it just sit and IDLE for a while then promise to never do this again without being nice to your opti!!!!!!!!!!

HaHaHa! I can see the degreaser sitting INSIDE the throttle body. This is a joke, right?

Oh. My. Gawd.

Didnt want the filter to get wet.

Just open the throttle body and put the hose inside turn on the hose then turn on the car and should clear up.

Wow...

at least its pretty....

Most likly hurt your Throttle position sensor. It helps control shifts,idle,throttle response ..ect
Terrible idea this was..

Please tell me you are not this retarded......

Find a nice, open stretch of concrete wall and repeatedly slam your head against it. That'll fix it.

Looks to me.... what everyone else said above me plus... half ass engine clean. that alternator isnt covered in enough foam and the throttle body is still not filled up with enough water...

I don't think the suds are special effects or photo shopped onto an lt1 ...

Gunk degreaser #1 fail... might as well soak your engine in diesel fuel, have someone follow you to a junk yard, i think you smoked that LT1... it is now internally water cooled.

Did someone at Pepboys tell you to do this?

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Fail.

I have an easy fix. Ill sell you my complete LT1 with zero issues and 86k miles for $700. Just try not to kill mine lol