If you wish to have a clean car or you plan to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL is an act of maintenance that is not actually well operated, between the fear of harming electronic elements or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will accompany you to conduct this act of maintenance with peace of mind. To achieve this, first, we will see why it might be relevant to clean the engine unit of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine unit of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL .
Why clean the engine of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL ?
So we begin our content by telling you why it might be wise to consider a cleaning of the engine unit block of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL .
The most common reason for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your car should be frequent maintenance. Failing to clean your car will trigger dirt and grime to accumulate and sooner or later harm auto parts of your car. We suggest you to perform this cleaning between 1 and 2 times a year. It can also be interesting to clean your engine before selling your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL , however be careful not to clean it too much, potential buyers might think that a too clean engine is associated 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 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL ?
We will now start the core of the content with the practical section of cleaning the engine unit block of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL . For this, in the first section we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine unit to conduct this act properly, and in a second time, the instructions to let you to clean the engine compartment of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL .
To prepare the engine of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL before cleaning it
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First step and not the least necessary one. Regardless if your car’s engine compartment is supposed to be waterproof, cleaning it completely is not recommended either because of the many electrical elements inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL totally, it is better to protect the electrical elements of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit effectively:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL , to do so, do not think twice to seek advice from our content dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to achieve this step.
- Take off the upper motor housing of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL , it’s a plastic cover that can in general 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 elements with plastic film , stretchable for example, this includes the flowmeter (which is based 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 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL
Now that you have prepared your car for cleaning, all you have to do is begin cleaning it, here are the steps to stick to to clean the engine unit of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL effectively :
- Warm up the engine unit of your car for about 5 minutes, this will produce the grease more fluid and facilitate its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine unit degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL engine unit.
- Let it work for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may affect elements of your engine unit. So use a garden hose and rise with plenty of water.
- If you are convinced with the end result, you can dry your engine unit with a compressor, if there are traces of grease remaining, you can duplicate 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 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL , you will locate this kind 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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