METClean WashPRO

Who the WashPRO is for

The WashPRO is a heated, high-pressure parts-washing cabinet for workshops that clean components and heavy parts by hand and want the mess kept inside a cabinet. The operator watches the part through the viewing window and works through the glove ports, so the wash stays enclosed while they stay in control of every part.

It sits beside the METClean DPF range, not inside it. A DPF cleaning machine connects to the filter and runs a controlled wash through it; the WashPRO washes the outside and surfaces of parts under the operator’s direction, which is a different job with a different result.

You set the WashPRO up yourself, with remote onboarding and support from MET. There is no installation visit to arrange, though the electrical connection is for a qualified person.

• Cleaning ash out of diesel particulate filters. That needs a METClean DPF cleaning machine, not a parts washer.
• A workshop that wants a programmed cycle to run on its own. The WashPRO is operated by hand throughout.
• Anyone expecting a parts washer to repair a worn or damaged component. Washing removes dirt and oil; it doesn’t fix the part.

METClean E

You want to clean car and van DPFs in-house with a simple cabinet machine and a controlled back-flush wash.

METClean S

You want automatic DPF cleaning with a pressure pre-test, hot drying and a printed before-and-after record for the customer.

What it washes

The WashPRO is for general workshop parts cleaning: oily and greasy engine and gearbox parts, and other components that carry oil, grease and road dirt and need heated, high-pressure water to shift it. The part goes inside the cabinet, and the operator decides how long to work on each area and when it is clean enough.

It is not a DPF cleaning machine and isn’t intended for removing ash from diesel particulate filters. Ash sits inside the filter’s channels, and clearing it needs water driven through the filter in a controlled cycle, which is what the METClean E, S, V and XL Multi+ are built to do.

Vehicle and filter classes

Awaiting approval

Other component types

Awaiting approval

The largest part the cabinet takes is confirmed when you enquire, so tell us about the biggest parts you wash.

A normal job, start to finish

The steps below describe how the WashPRO is used, from MET’s product information. There is no published WashPRO manual yet, so the exact settings and safety checks are covered at handover.

1. Check the tank. Water topped up and the tank heated before work starts. Skim off any oil left on the surface from the previous session.
2. Load the part. Place the part in the cabinet where it can be turned and reached from the glove ports, then close the door.
3. Wash under control. Working through the glove ports and watching through the window, the operator directs the heated wash at the part, using the foot pedal to control it.
4. Blow off. Use the air gun to clear water from the part, including recesses and threads where it collects.
5. Inspect and unload. Check the part through the window before opening the door. Anything still dirty goes round again; finished parts come out to dry fully before they’re refitted.
6. End of the day. Skim the oil from the tank and check the water condition, so the next session starts with clean water.

How many parts you get through depends on how dirty they are and how long the operator works on each, because the WashPRO is driven by hand rather than by a timed programme. Plan around the parts you actually wash rather than a headline figure.

Very oily or heavily soiled parts load the water more quickly, so a busy week of dirty work means skimming and checking the tank more often.

Heat, pressure, control

What the WashPRO does, and what each part of it is for. Published pressure and temperature figures render from the product master once approved.

Heated water

The tank has its own heater, so the wash runs with hot water, which helps lift oil and grease from parts.

High-pressure wash

A wash pump delivers the heated water at high pressure, controlled by the operator with a foot pedal, so both hands stay free in the glove ports.

Enclosed working

The part is washed inside a closed cabinet, with a viewing window and glove ports, so spray and dirt stay inside rather than across the workshop floor.

Oil and water management

Water returning to the tank passes through multi-stage filtration, including an external replaceable filter, and an oil skimmer takes surface oil off the tank. The operator keeps an eye on the water and changes it by hand.