Whether you desire to have a clean car or you intend to sell your motor vehicle, cleaning the engine of your Audi A3 is an action of routine service that is not necessarily well operated, between the fear of destroying electronic parts or not knowing which products to use… In this article, we will accompany you to do this action of service with serenity. To do this, first, we will find out why it might be important to clean the engine of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine of your Audi A3 .
Why clean the engine of your Audi A3?
So we begin our article by detailing why it might be wise to consider a cleaning of the engine block of your Audi A3 .
The most general motive for cleaning the engine compartment of your motor vehicle should be regular service. Failure to clean your motor vehicle will cause dirt and grime to accumulate and sooner or later harm auto parts of your motor vehicle. We recommend you to perform this cleaning between 1 and 2 times a year. It can as well be interesting to clean your engine before selling your Audi A3, however be cautious not to clean it too much, potential buyers might believe that a too clean engine is associated with a leaking engine that tries to be camouflaged by a complete cleaning, better to have a healthy engine than a too clean engine.
How to clean the engine of your Audi A3?
We will now start the heart of the article with the practical part of cleaning the engine block of your Audi A3 . To do this, in the first part we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine to conduct this action in the right way, and in a second time, the instructions to enable you to clean the engine compartment of your Audi A3.
To prepare the engine of your Audi A3 before cleaning it
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First step and not the least essential one. Regardless if your car’s engine compartment is meant to be waterproof, cleaning it thoroughly is not recommended either due to the many electrical parts inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your Audi A3 completely, it is better to protect the electrical parts of your Audi A3 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine correctly:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Audi A3 , to achieve this, do not think twice to seek advice from our article dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to do this step.
- Take out the upper motor housing of your Audi A3 , it’s a plastic cover that can in most cases be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will enable you to have an much easier access to the whole engine of your motor vehicle.
- 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 compartment of a Audi A3
Now that you have prepared your motor vehicle for cleaning, all you have to do is begin cleaning it, here are the steps to stick to to clean the engine of your Audi A3 correctly :
- Warm up the engine of your motor vehicle for about 5 minutes, this will produce the grease more fluid and help its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Audi A3 engine.
- Let it operate for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may affect parts of your engine. So use a garden hose and rise with plenty of water.
- If you are convinced with the end result, you can dry your engine with a compressor, if there are traces of grease remaining, you can replicate 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 of your Audi A3, you will find this sort of product in specialized 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.
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