RE:Cleaning Engine

["Marlon C." <mccal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does anybody have a bad experience in steam cleaning their engine? Is it 
because moisture build up in the electrical component? Is it better to 
wash the engine with regular hose and spray some engine degreaser? This 
detailer (DetailWerks) recommended San Jose Steam Cleaner (located in 
Stockton Ave.) in San Jose. He told me that he used them to clean 
engines. Does anybody have any experience with this place?

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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:07:15 -0700
From: "skaelin" <skaelin@domain.elided>
Subject: Cleaning Engine

Hi All,

I recently purchased a 1990 325is which runs really good.  Before I 
bought
it, I had Dinan do a diagnostic on it and one of the things they thought 
I
should do is replace the head gasket as the thee bottom oil pan was
saturated with oil.  Other than that, the car runs great and is in MINT
condition (only had 50K miles on it). I will be bringing it to Dinan to 
fix
the headgasket plus do some other maintenance stuff.  As the engine is
pretty dirty (oil + dirt), I would like to have it cleaned, but I have 
heard
that BMW recommends that you don't steam clean their engines.  Do any 
shops
do this or how should I go about cleaning the engine? Any 
recommendations
would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Steve Kaelin
San Jose, CA
98 M3, 90 325is

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