Whether you want to have a clean vehicle or you plan to sell your motor vehicle, cleaning the engine of your Citroen Ds3 is an work of maintenance that is not actually well handled, between the fear of injuring electronic parts or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will accompany you to carry out this work of maintenance with peace of mind. To accomplish this, first, we will see why it might be important to clean the engine of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine of your Citroen Ds3 .

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Why clean the engine of your Citroen Ds3?

So we start our article by explaining why it might be good to consider a cleaning of the engine block of your Citroen Ds3 .

The most general explanation for cleaning the engine compartment of your motor vehicle should be regular service. Failure to clean your motor vehicle will bring about dirt and grime to gather and sooner or later harm 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 Citroen Ds3, nevertheless take care not to clean it too much, potential buyers might presume 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 than a too clean engine.

How to clean the engine of your Citroen Ds3?

We will now start the core of the article with the practical part of cleaning the engine block of your Citroen Ds3 . To do this, in the first part we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine to conduct this work in the right way, and in a second time, the instructions to enable you to clean the engine compartment of your Citroen Ds3.

To prepare the engine of your Citroen Ds3 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 because of the many electrical parts inside. Therefore, before you clean the engine of your Citroen Ds3 completely, it is better to protect the electrical parts of your Citroen Ds3 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine effectively:

  • Disconnect and remove the battery from your Citroen Ds3 , for this, do not think twice to consult our article dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to do this step.
  • Remove the upper motor housing of your Citroen Ds3 , it’s a plastic cover that can in general 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 contains 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 Citroen Ds3

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 Citroen Ds3 effectively :

  • Warm up the engine of your motor vehicle for about 5 minutes, this will make the grease more fluid and assist in its elimination.
  • Use a strong> engine degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Citroen Ds3 engine.
  • Let it work for five to ten minutes.
  • Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may affect elements 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 repeat the procedure 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 of your Citroen Ds3, 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.

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