Whether you want to have a clean car or you intend to sell your motor vehicle, cleaning the engine of your Fiat Doblo Cargo is an work of routine service that is not necessarily well operated, between the fear of destroying electronic components or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will join you to execute this work of service with peace of mind. To do this, first, we will discover 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 Fiat Doblo Cargo .
Why clean the engine of your Fiat Doblo Cargo?
So we begin our article by telling you why it may be good to reflect on a cleaning of the engine unit block of your Fiat Doblo Cargo .
The most general explanation for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your motor vehicle should be frequent maintenance. Failing to clean your motor vehicle will cause dirt and grime to accumulate and sooner or later harm parts of your motor vehicle. We advise you to perform this cleaning between 1 and 2 times a year. It can also be interesting to clean your engine before selling your Fiat Doblo Cargo, however be cautious 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 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 Fiat Doblo Cargo?
We will now start the core of the article with the practical section of cleaning the engine unit block of your Fiat Doblo Cargo . To do this, in the first section we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine unit to execute this work in the right way, and in a second time, the guidelines to let you to clean the engine compartment of your Fiat Doblo Cargo.
To prepare the engine of your Fiat Doblo Cargo before cleaning it
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First step and not the least important one. Regardless if your car’s engine compartment is designed to be waterproof, cleaning it totally is not recommended either because of the many electrical components inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your Fiat Doblo Cargo completely, it is better to protect the electrical components of your Fiat Doblo Cargo . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit correctly:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Fiat Doblo Cargo , to achieve 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 Fiat Doblo Cargo , it’s a plastic cover that can generally be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will let you to have an much easier access to the whole engine unit of your motor vehicle.
- Protect all electrical components with plastic film , stretchable for example, this contains 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 Fiat Doblo Cargo
Now that you have prepared your motor vehicle 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 Fiat Doblo Cargo correctly :
- Warm up the engine unit of your motor vehicle for about 5 minutes, this will make the grease more fluid and ease its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine unit degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Fiat Doblo Cargo engine unit.
- Let it work 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 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 replicate the procedure 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 Fiat Doblo Cargo, you will discover this sort of product in specialized 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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