got power washer pump saver on serpentine belt...now what?!

[Aftershock00]

Bonehead move of the season so far. 2017 ram 2500 4x4. This truck is my baby and not my daily driver. Since it is the end of the snow season, I typically rinse the undercarriage with "salt away", then I take my powerwasher with 4 nozzle undercarriage broom to wash away dirt and crap from the winter. Then, after it all dries, I usually undercoat the truck with fluid film.

Yesterday, everything was going according to plan. Brought the powerwasher out for the first time, hooked everything up, purged the air quickly, and went to begin rinsing...starting with the front of the truck of course!

It didn't dawn on me until it was too late that I used the oil based pump saver in a can this year (normally I use more of an antifreeze type product). What clued me in was the cloudy grey substance that landed on my front bumper (white truck) as I was pushing the water broom under the engine bay. Cant be 100% certain whether the residual oil contacted the belt or not, (the belt seemed dry when I ran my finger on it) but I cleared out the line and finished powerwashing the undercarriage.

When I went to start the truck up, it started fine, and then 20 seconds later, I heard a squeal, that I was expected to last a couple seconds, and then go away (cause that's what normally happens when I wash the engine and belt gets wet), but instead this squeal got louder and louder. I quickly shut the truck off. When I restarted the truck, the belt was silent and remained silent for a 20 min ride.

Question is, did I ruin my belt? Should I replace it? Should I try to clean it off while still installed using an engine cleaner foam? This truck has 9k miles on it, so I obviously don't use it often but when I do, I need it to be diehard reliable. I suppose it is possible that the squeal was from belt and pulleys simply being wet, but unfortunately, I believe it is also possible that the water/oil mixture contacted the belt.

Any thoughts on this is greatly appreciated. I'm so pissed at myself right now. Trying to do the right thing and take care of my stuff and I end up shooting myself in the d*ck

 

[Ozymandias]

I think after a 20min Run it is dry now from al oil.
If you have concerns then change it - I wouldn't from what I read from you.

 

[d90boy]

Fluid film is great stuff! I went through 10 gallons of it this past winter. I have an undercarriage washer and do the same thing although I spray my trucks 10-15 times per winter and have the same thing happen with the belts. I personally wouldn't worry about it. Whatever you winterized with would have to be water soluble so it's probably washed off.

 

[Aftershock00]

I actually make a 50/50 mix of fluid film and Carwell T-32 and shoot it through an undercarriage sprayer (similar to an automotive paint sprayer)
I absolutely hate rust, but love snow. Being that I average less than 8k miles a year, I am paranoid of my truck wearing out due to weathering, than due to mileage. At my rate, and without this effort, i'll have a motor thatll last me to retirement but my feet will be hanging through the rotted floorboards like fred flinstone.

The pump saver I used is briggs and Stratton pump saver. It doesn't seem water soluble since the gray oily haze it put on my front bumper didn't wash off with plain water on the pressure washer nor did spraying car wash soap on it and then spraying it. Had to be wiped off. Really don't want to go through the trouble of replacing a belt ( I heard its a real PITA on these trucks) on such a new truck, but at the same time, don't want to be caught stranded somewhere because my belt glazed over due to the oily film on it.

I even mentally reminded myself that the pressure washer would have to go in the garage instead of shed in case of freezing temps since now pump would no longer be winterized, unfortunately I didn't take that thought full circle to the finish line.

 

[Shiner]

Fluid film is great stuff! I went through 10 gallons of it this past winter. I have an undercarriage washer and do the same thing although I spray my trucks 10-15 times per winter and have the same thing happen with the belts. I personally wouldn't worry about it. Whatever you winterized with would have to be water soluble so it's probably washed off.

Where did you buy your fluid film? How often do you treat? what do you spray with? Thanks

 

[d90boy]

My local O'Reilley auto treats me pretty well, otherwise it's about the cheapest on ebay. I buy by the 5 gallon buckets and usually get it for $150-$160. I do snow removal so the trucks I use it on have v-box salters in the beds so they're in the saltiest environment around. I go overboard but after every winter storm if there's time before the next I'm washing the whole truck underside and respraying with FF.

I've tried various sprayers but right now 'I'm using a woolwax sprayer off of ebay. It's like a paint sprayer like Aftershock describes. Has maybe a quart bottle that screw on underneath. You also want to be sure to shoot up in the drain holes in rocker panels and cab corners and cab mounts. If I wasn't in snow removal a couple times a winter would be sufficient I'm sure.

That's weird Briggs would sell something like that. That's not a lube for the pump itself right? Trying to imagine why they'd sell an oil based product that someone is going to have to spray out onto their car boat house etc.

 

[Aftershock00]

I guess they assume someone would have the common sense to clear the pump out for 30 seconds or so before going to wash their car, house, etc. Unfortunately, they were wrong.