Whether you wish to have a clean vehicle or you plan to sell your motor vehicle, cleaning the engine of your Ford Flex is an work of maintenance that is not necessarily well operated, between the fear of harming electronic elements or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will accompany you to perform this work of maintenance with peace of mind. To achieve 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 Ford Flex .
Why clean the engine of your Ford Flex?
So we begin our content by detailing why it might be smart to reflect on a cleaning of the engine unit block of your Ford Flex .
The most general explanation for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your motor vehicle should be frequent service. Failing to clean your motor vehicle will cause dirt and grime to gather and eventually harm auto 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 Flex, however be cautious not to clean it too much, potential buyers might believe 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 Ford Flex?
We will now begin the core of the content with the practical section of cleaning the engine unit block of your Ford Flex . For this, in the first section we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine unit to carry out this work correctly, and in a second time, the instructions to let you to clean the engine compartment of your Ford Flex.
To prepare the engine of your Ford Flex 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 thoroughly is not advised either due to the many electrical elements inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your Ford Flex totally, it is better to protect the electrical elements of your Ford Flex . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit correctly:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Ford Flex , to do this, do not hesitate 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 Flex , it’s a plastic cover that can usually be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will let you to have an less difficult access to the whole engine unit of your motor vehicle.
- Protect all electrical elements with plastic film , stretchable for example, this includes the flowmeter (which is found 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 Ford Flex
Now that you have prepared your motor vehicle for cleaning, all you have to do is start cleaning it, here are the steps to follow to clean the engine unit of your Ford Flex correctly :
- Warm up the engine unit of your motor vehicle for about 5 minutes, this will make the grease more fluid and assist in its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine unit degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Ford Flex 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 a lot of water.
- If you are convinced with the result, you can dry your engine unit with a compressor, if there are traces of grease remaining, you can duplicate the operation 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 Ford Flex, you will locate this kind of product in specific 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.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Ford Flex, do not hesitate to consult our Ford Flex category.
