Whether you wish to have a clean car or you intend to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your Citroen C1 is an act of maintenance that is not necessarily well controlled, between the fear of injuring electronic parts or not knowing which products to use… On this page, we will join you to complete this act of maintenance with peace of mind. For 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 Citroen C1 .
Why clean the engine of your Citroen C1?
So we begin our content page by explaining why it might be good to consider a cleaning of the engine unit block of your Citroen C1 .
The most general justification for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your car should be regular service. Failing to clean your car will bring about dirt and grime to build up and eventually 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 Citroen C1, however take care not to clean it too much, potential buyers might think that a too clean engine is synonymous 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 Citroen C1?
We will now attack the core of the content page with the practical section of cleaning the engine unit block of your Citroen C1 . To do this, in the first section we will concentrate on the preparation to do on your engine unit to perform this act properly, and in a second time, the instructions to enable you to clean the engine compartment of your Citroen C1.
To prepare the engine of your Citroen C1 before cleaning it
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First step and not the least necessary one. Even if your car’s engine compartment is designed to be waterproof, cleaning it completely is not suggested either due to the many electrical parts inside. Therefore, before you clean the engine of your Citroen C1 totally, it is better to protect the electrical parts of your Citroen C1 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit properly:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Citroen C1 , for this, do not hesitate to consult our content page dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to do this step.
- Remove the upper motor housing of your Citroen C1 , it’s a plastic cover that can usually be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will enable 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 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 Citroen C1
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 Citroen C1 properly :
- 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 Citroen C1 engine unit.
- Let it operate for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may affect parts of your engine unit. So use a garden hose and rise with plenty of water.
- If you are satisfied 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 suggestions, 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 Citroen C1, you will discover this type of product in specialized stores 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.
To find more tips on the Citroen C1, take a look at the Citroen C1 category.
