If you wish to have a clean vehicle or you intend to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your Citroen C3 is an work of routine service that is not actually well operated, between the fear of damaging electronic components or not knowing which products to use… In this article, we will go along with you to conduct this work of maintenance with peace of mind. To achieve this, first, we will find out 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 Citroen C3 .

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Why clean the engine of your Citroen C3?

So we start our content page by detailing why it may be good to reflect on a cleaning of the engine unit block of your Citroen C3 .

The most general explanation for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your car should be frequent maintenance. Failing to clean your car will cause dirt and grime to build up and ultimately harm parts of your car. We advise you to carry out this cleaning between 1 and 2 times a year. It can as well be interesting to clean your engine before selling your Citroen C3, 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 Citroen C3?

We will now attack the heart of the content page with the practical part of cleaning the engine unit block of your Citroen C3 . To do this, in the first part we will concentrate on the preparation to do on your engine unit to perform this work in the right way, and in a second time, the guidelines to allow you to clean the engine compartment of your Citroen C3.

To prepare the engine of your Citroen C3 before cleaning it

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First step and not the least important one. Regardless if your car’s engine compartment is supposed to be waterproof, cleaning it totally is not suggested either due to the many electrical components inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your Citroen C3 completely, it is better to protect the electrical components of your Citroen C3 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit properly:

  • Disconnect and remove the battery from your Citroen C3 , to accomplish this, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to do this step.
  • Take off the upper motor housing of your Citroen C3 , it’s a plastic cover that can generally be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will allow you to have an much easier access to the whole engine unit of your car.
  • Protect all electrical components 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 Citroen C3

Now that you have prepared your car for cleaning, all you have to do is commence cleaning it, here are the steps to stick to to clean the engine unit of your Citroen C3 properly :

  • Warm up the engine unit of your car for about 5 minutes, this will produce the grease more fluid and help its elimination.
  • Use a strong> engine unit degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Citroen C3 engine unit.
  • Let it operate for five to ten minutes.
  • Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may harm components of your engine unit. So use a garden hose and rise with a lot 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 replicate the process until it goes away.
  • 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 Citroen C3, you will find this type of product in specialized retailers 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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