If you desire to have a clean vehicle or you plan to sell your motor vehicle, cleaning the engine of your Ford Ecosport is an act of routine service that is not necessarily well operated, between the fear of injuring electronic elements or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will go along with you to perform this act of routine service with serenity. To achieve this, first, we will see why it might be necessary to clean the engine of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine of your Ford Ecosport .
Why clean the engine of your Ford Ecosport?
So we begin our content by explaining why it might be good to consider a cleaning of the engine block of your Ford Ecosport .
The most basic justification for cleaning the engine compartment of your motor vehicle should be frequent service. Failing to clean your motor vehicle will trigger dirt and grime to gather and sooner or later damage parts of your motor vehicle. We suggest 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 Ford Ecosport, nevertheless take care not to clean it too much, potential buyers might presume 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 than a too clean engine.
How to clean the engine of your Ford Ecosport?
We will now begin the heart of the content with the practical part of cleaning the engine block of your Ford Ecosport . To do this, in the first part we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine to carry out this act properly, and in a second time, the instructions to allow you to clean the engine compartment of your Ford Ecosport.
To prepare the engine of your Ford Ecosport 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 totally is not suggested either because of the many electrical elements inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your Ford Ecosport entirely, it is better to protect the electrical elements of your Ford Ecosport . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine effectively:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Ford Ecosport , for this, do not think twice to consult our content dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to achieve this step.
- Take off the upper motor housing of your Ford Ecosport , it’s a plastic cover that can usually be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will allow you to have an easier access to the whole engine of your motor vehicle.
- Protect all electrical elements 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 compartment of a Ford Ecosport
Now that you have prepared your motor vehicle for cleaning, all you have to do is start cleaning it, here are the steps to stick to to clean the engine of your Ford Ecosport effectively :
- Warm up the engine of your motor vehicle for about 5 minutes, this will produce the grease more fluid and help its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Ford Ecosport engine.
- Let it operate for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may damage parts 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 duplicate 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 of your Ford Ecosport, you will find this kind of product in specialised 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.
If you wish more guides on the Ford Ecosport, go to our Ford Ecosport category.
