Whether you desire to have a clean vehicle or you plan to sell your motor vehicle, cleaning the engine of your Ford S-max is an work of routine service that is not actually well handled, between the fear of harming electronic components or not knowing which products to use… In this article, we will accompany you to perform this work of maintenance with serenity. To accomplish this, first, we will find out why it may be important to clean the engine unit of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine unit of your Ford S-max .
Why clean the engine of your Ford S-max?
So we begin our article by explaining why it may be good to reflect on a cleaning of the engine unit block of your Ford S-max .
The most basic justification for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your motor vehicle should be regular service. Failure to clean your motor vehicle will cause dirt and grime to build up and sooner or later damage 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 Ford S-max, nevertheless be cautious 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 camouflaged 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 S-max?
We will now begin the heart of the article with the practical section of cleaning the engine unit block of your Ford S-max . For 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 enable you to clean the engine compartment of your Ford S-max.
To prepare the engine of your Ford S-max before cleaning it
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First step and not the least necessary one. Even if your car’s engine compartment is supposed to be waterproof, cleaning it thoroughly is not recommended either as a result of the many electrical components inside. Therefore, before you clean the engine of your Ford S-max completely, it is better to protect the electrical components of your Ford S-max . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit correctly:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Ford S-max , to accomplish this, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to do this step.
- Take off the upper motor housing of your Ford S-max , 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 unit of your motor vehicle.
- Protect all electrical components with plastic film , stretchable for example, this involves 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 unit compartment of a Ford S-max
Now that you have prepared your motor vehicle for cleaning, all you have to do is begin cleaning it, here are the steps to follow to clean the engine unit of your Ford S-max 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 Ford S-max engine unit.
- Let it operate for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may affect components of your engine unit. So use a garden hose and rise with a lot of water.
- If you are satisfied with the result, you can dry your engine unit with a compressor, if there are traces of grease remaining, you can repeat the process 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 unit of your Ford S-max, you will find this sort 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.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Ford S-max, do not hesitate to consult our Ford S-max category.
