Whether you wish to have a clean car or you intend to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your Alfa Romeo 147 is an act of routine service that is not necessarily well handled, between the fear of injuring electronic parts or not knowing which products to use… In this article, we will go along with you to execute this act of maintenance with peace of mind. To achieve this, first, we will see why it may be relevant to clean the engine unit of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine unit of your Alfa Romeo 147 .
Why clean the engine of your Alfa Romeo 147?
So we start our content by telling you why it may be wise to reflect on a cleaning of the engine unit block of your Alfa Romeo 147 .
The most general justification for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your car should be regular service. Failure to clean your car will cause dirt and grime to build up and eventually harm parts of your car. We encourage you to perform this cleaning between 1 and 2 times a year. It can also be interesting to clean your engine before selling your Alfa Romeo 147, however be careful not to clean it too much, potential buyers might presume that a too clean engine is synonymous with a leaking engine that tries to be hidden by a complete cleaning, better to have a healthy engine unit than a too clean engine.
How to clean the engine unit of your Alfa Romeo 147?
We will now start the heart of the content with the practical part of cleaning the engine unit block of your Alfa Romeo 147 . To do this, in the first part we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine unit to accomplish this act in the right way, and in a second time, the guidelines to let you to clean the engine compartment of your Alfa Romeo 147.
To prepare the engine of your Alfa Romeo 147 before cleaning it
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First step and not the least necessary one. Regardless if your car’s engine compartment is meant to be waterproof, cleaning it thoroughly is not recommended either as a result of the many electrical parts inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your Alfa Romeo 147 totally, it is better to protect the electrical parts of your Alfa Romeo 147 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit correctly:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Alfa Romeo 147 , to accomplish this, do not hesitate to consult our content dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to get this done step.
- Take out the upper motor housing of your Alfa Romeo 147 , it’s a plastic cover that can generally be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will let you to have an less difficult access to the whole engine unit of your car.
- Protect all electrical parts with plastic film , stretchable for example, this includes the flowmeter (which is located on your air inlet), the alternator, all electrical cables and the fuse box
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Cleaning of the engine unit compartment of a Alfa Romeo 147
Now that you have prepared your car for cleaning, all you have to do is start cleaning it, here are the steps to stick to to clean the engine unit of your Alfa Romeo 147 correctly :
- Warm up the engine unit of your car for about 5 minutes, this will produce the grease more fluid and assist in its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine unit degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Alfa Romeo 147 engine unit.
- Let it work for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may damage parts of your engine unit. So use a garden hose and rise with plenty of water.
- If you are satisfied with the end result, you can dry your engine unit with a compressor, if there are traces of grease remaining, you can repeat the operation until it disappears.
- Last little piece of advice, if you want and have the budget, you can apply a layer of motor protection, this will prevent the accumulation of dirt on the engine unit of your Alfa Romeo 147, you will discover this type of product in specialised shops or in the category of products for boat motors
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All you have to do is clean the work area, refit your engine crankcase, reconnect your battery and you’ll be able to get back on the road with a clean engine unit.
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