Komiller118

How do guys and gals feel about using an automatic carwash with under carriage rinse after being at the beach for a couple of days. When I get home, it is straight to work, so car will set for at least three days before I can give it any attention.....

deradej

If its touchless I dont see a problem.

Komiller118

it is touchless. Any issue to worry about with the opti spark?

deradej

No more that a rain storm

1337free

I would definitely be worried about the optispark. In a rainstorm, you usually don't have water being sprayed up into the engine bay with a lot of pressure.

Completely anecdotal, but when I first got my 93, I took it through a touchless car wash and shortly after developed a really bad miss and had to replace my opti. It's possible it was already on the way out, but still, personally I wouldn't risk it.

81c3

Absolutely do not do an undercarriage wash.... the jets shoot straight up toward the engine..... No way Id do it... Just my .02

scrappy76

Wouldn't Chance it myself.

Komiller118

When I say undercarriage wash, you simply drive over a hose spraying the under side. That part is over as fast as you move across it.

billschroeder5842

Did you drive it in the ocean or just park it in the lot? You can't get to it for a couple of days?

If you just parked it at the lot, I'd just wait for the next rain storm and go for a ride.

My car does not have an opti, but I tend to agree with the guys that worry about straight up water being injected all under the hood.

You may be trying to fix a problem that you dont have.

the kid C6

This.

pologreen1

Make sure you don't have the famous hole underneath it. Many of these have a damaged floor on them and it would blow water up.

Its a c4, tons of them and not valuable. Its a GM not a Ferrari drive it wash it don't worry about it.

Komiller118

[QUOTE=pologreen1;1594622873and not valuable. Its a GM not a Ferrari[/QUOTE]

Did you really just say that........

FOURSPEEDVETTE

Real C4 enthusiast we have there. Makes you wonder why he bothers to lower himself to posting comments in the C4 forum. Komiller118, you had a great question. Too bad you had to get such a ridiculous reply. You may want to just take a garden hose and spray under your Corvette. You will see what you're spraying and you'll do just as good a job, maybe better.

Komiller118

that is may what I will do and wipe.down quickly wuth an already mequires soaked rag, put he under the car port with the cover and wait

Komiller118

But I can see the sand sitting on her and the film on the windows......OMG. love the Sea Ranch, stay herw several times a year, but this is first trip with Vette, usually use S-Crew
and at my hour , it is 0030 and I am buzz messaging, from my room, wife, satisfactorily asleep

A Peter C4

Wash by hand, 2 bucket method, spray under with hose from front of doors to the back and you should be good with or without opti, what year? If you must touchless wash choose no underwash option