If you wish to have a clean car or you intend to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your Ford Mondeo 4 is an action of routine service that is not necessarily well managed, between the fear of harming electronic parts or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will go along with you to execute this action of maintenance with peace of mind. To do so, 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 Ford Mondeo 4 .
Why clean the engine of your Ford Mondeo 4?
So we begin our content by explaining why it might be wise to reflect on a cleaning of the engine block of your Ford Mondeo 4 .
The most basic reason for cleaning the engine compartment of your car should be frequent service. Failure to clean your car will bring about dirt and grime to gather and eventually damage parts of your car. We recommend you to carry out this cleaning between 1 and 2 times a year. It can also be interesting to clean your engine before selling your Ford Mondeo 4, however take care not to clean it too much, potential buyers might believe 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 than a too clean engine.
How to clean the engine of your Ford Mondeo 4?
We will now start the heart of the content with the practical part of cleaning the engine block of your Ford Mondeo 4 . To do this, in the first part we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine to conduct this action properly, and in a second time, the guidelines to let you to clean the engine compartment of your Ford Mondeo 4.
To prepare the engine of your Ford Mondeo 4 before cleaning it
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First step and not the least important one. Even if your car’s engine compartment is meant to be waterproof, cleaning it completely is not recommended either due to the many electrical parts inside. Therefore, before you clean the engine of your Ford Mondeo 4 entirely, it is better to protect the electrical parts of your Ford Mondeo 4 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine correctly:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Ford Mondeo 4 , to do this, do not think twice to consult our content dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to do this step.
- Take off the upper motor housing of your Ford Mondeo 4 , 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 of your car.
- Protect all electrical parts 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 compartment of a Ford Mondeo 4
Now that you have prepared your car for cleaning, all you have to do is start cleaning it, here are the steps to follow to clean the engine of your Ford Mondeo 4 correctly :
- Warm up the engine of your car for about 5 minutes, this will produce the grease more fluid and ease its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Ford Mondeo 4 engine.
- Let it work 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 a lot of water.
- If you are satisfied with the result, you can dry your engine with a compressor, if there are traces of grease remaining, you can replicate the operation until it goes away.
- 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 Ford Mondeo 4, you will find this type 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.
If you want more guides on the Ford Mondeo 4, go to our Ford Mondeo 4 category.
