Washed car, now running on one rotor
From post 1 until now I held my breath!!! I was waiting for a solution to your problem. 5 years ago the exact same thing happened to my 91 S5. Car ran perfect, sprayed it down at the car wash and it backfired and limped all the way home. I checked everything, but before I spent to much cash I had to park it. Sorry this happened to you too.
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From post 1 until now I held my breath!!! I was waiting for a solution to your problem. 5 years ago the exact same thing happened to my 91 S5. Car ran perfect, sprayed it down at the car wash and it backfired and limped all the way home. I checked everything, but before I spent to much cash I had to park it. Sorry this happened to you too.
It was just it's time to go.
For the record, I think it was just coincidence that it blew up after being washed. Even if you get a small to moderate volume of water in the engine it can't contribute to blowing it up. I've pressurewashed many engine bays and never had an issue.
It was just it's time to go.
It was just it's time to go.
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