High Pressure Washer-water Hose Was Used To Clean My 1996 Rav-4 Motor

March 15, 2008

high pressure washer-water hose was used to clean my 1996 RAV-4 motor

We took our Toyota RAV-4 to one Garage/mechanic because it have a failure (sintoms of turning off but it never turned-off. We

explained to him that and he promised us to check-out.

We left the place. We went to a bakery closer but when finished our buys we went out to the parking. We looked up at this

dude's garage. He was shooting high pressure water with a hose towards our RAV4 motor.

The motor was totally uncovered and the car was turned-off. He did not cover anything.

Later the car turned-on the next day. Since that day the RAV4 never came back to start again.

He first said the problem was the computer, but the car did not turn-on.

Later said the trouble was the crank sensor, but the car did not turn-on.

He later said was the ignition, but the car did not turn-on.

The computer he put was from one junker but that one is for a RAV4 4X4, our is not $X4, so it does not work.

The tachometer never start.

The car only play to start but never is keep turned-on.

This guy disappeared our original crank sensors & computer.

We paid him $200 to take the car in a tower to other garage and 3 different mechanics can not make the RAV4 to be turned-on.

The car is in our marquee for the last 3 months dead.

Any clue?

Where (Internet) I can check malpractice sites where I can find my same case?

What you do if u are in my case?

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March 16, 2008

Hi and thanks for visiting us.

Power washing the engine would not normally cause any problems after it has thoroughly dried out as the parts are designed to withstand quite severe climatic exposure.

I am not entirely sure which motor you have but it is one with a distributor (some have distributorless ignition systems - DIS) take the cap off and make sure there is no condensation. It will stay in there for months if the air cannot get to it. The same goes for the spark plug leads and the plugs themselves. If they make a connection under covers in the cylinder head or cam cover they will hold condensation. Remove as much as possible with paper towel and leave them open to the air to completely remove moisture.

Finally, if after this the engine still will not start then I suspect that the fault may be related to the original problem or he has used so much force with the pressure washer that something has been physically damaged.

Check the obvious things yourself li8ke pipes or wires disconnected then seek the help of a more trustworthy garage. The problem you have now is that more changes have been made and you cannot be sure if those replacement parts were good ones.

Good luck