Just before parking the car in the garage after a drive, irrespective of that being a meagre 2 kms or a somewhat decent 35 kms, I open the bonnet and sprinkle 500 ml to 1000 ml of plain water from an aerated drinks plastic bottle everywhere in the engine bay.
It's a 'jugaad' (hack) that I have been practicing since 1985 or even earlier. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s I used to see my dad doing the same with our adorable Standard Super 10 and thereafter, the Premier Padmini.
The idea is to keep the engine bay clean. Psychologically, it's a good feeling, too knowing that the heart under the bonnet, viz. the engine bay is as clean as the exterior body surface of the car.
Most importantly, the act partially negates the menace of rats chewing up wires and plastic + rubber components in the engine at night. The frequent crude wash after driving or even after idling the engine helps to reduce or eliminate the smell of rat pee and rat poop 💩 which in reality attracts the devils!
However, this surely is not a foolproof 'jugaad', but nevertheless, helpful!
I did the same on 2021-09-22 after a short drive of 5 kms only and decided to share what I practice with fellow roadies.
Does anybody else do something similar?
If you too have been doing it, please let us know if it helps.
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* Indian Roadie Hacks
The idea is to keep the engine bay clean. Psychologically, it's a good feeling, too knowing that the heart under the bonnet, viz. the engine bay is as clean as the exterior body surface of the car.
Most importantly, the act partially negates the menace of rats chewing up wires and plastic + rubber components in the engine at night. The frequent crude wash after driving or even after idling the engine helps to reduce or eliminate the smell of rat pee and rat poop 💩 which in reality attracts the devils!
However, this surely is not a foolproof 'jugaad', but nevertheless, helpful!
I did the same on 2021-09-22 after a short drive of 5 kms only and decided to share what I practice with fellow roadies.
Does anybody else do something similar?
If you too have been doing it, please let us know if it helps.
.
.
.
* Indian Roadie Hacks
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