Whether you desire to have a clean car or you plan to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your BMW X3 is an act of routine service that is not necessarily well managed, between the fear of damaging electronic parts or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will go along with you to conduct this act of service with peace of mind. To do so, first, we will discover 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 BMW X3 .
Why clean the engine of your BMW X3?
So we start our article by detailing why it might be good to consider a cleaning of the engine unit block of your BMW X3 .
The most common explanation for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your car should be regular maintenance. Failing to clean your car will bring about dirt and grime to accumulate and ultimately damage parts of your car. We recommend you to carry out this cleaning between 1 and 2 times a year. It can also be interesting to clean your engine before selling your BMW X3, nevertheless 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 camouflaged by a complete cleaning, better to have a healthy engine unit than a too clean engine.
How to clean the engine unit of your BMW X3?
We will now begin the heart of the article with the practical part of cleaning the engine unit block of your BMW X3 . To do this, in the first part we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine unit to perform this act properly, and in a second time, the guidelines to let you to clean the engine compartment of your BMW X3.
To prepare the engine of your BMW X3 before cleaning it
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First step and not the least important one. Even if your car’s engine compartment is designed to be waterproof, cleaning it totally is not recommended either due to the many electrical parts inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your BMW X3 entirely, it is better to protect the electrical parts of your BMW X3 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit effectively:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your BMW X3 , for this, do not think twice to seek advice from our article dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to achieve this step.
- Take out the upper motor housing of your BMW X3 , it’s a plastic cover that can in most cases be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will let you to have an easier access to the whole engine unit of your car.
- Protect all electrical parts with plastic film , stretchable for example, this contains the flowmeter (which is found 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 BMW X3
Now that you have prepared your car for cleaning, all you have to do is start cleaning it, here are the steps to follow to clean the engine unit of your BMW X3 effectively :
- Warm up the engine unit of your car for about 5 minutes, this will make the grease more fluid and help its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine unit degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your BMW X3 engine unit.
- Let it operate for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may damage elements of your engine unit. So use a garden hose and rise with a lot of water.
- If you are convinced with the result, you can dry your engine unit with a compressor, if there are traces of grease remaining, you can replicate the process 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 BMW X3, you will locate 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 have the ability to get back on the road with a clean engine unit.
If you have any additional questions about the BMW X3, do not hesitate to consult our BMW X3 category.
