If you desire to have a clean car or you plan to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your Hyundai Ix35 is an action of maintenance that is not necessarily well managed, between the fear of harming electronic components or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will accompany you to accomplish this action of maintenance with peace of mind. To accomplish this, first, we will see why it might be relevant to clean the engine of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine of your Hyundai Ix35 .
Why clean the engine of your Hyundai Ix35?
So we start our article by explaining why it might be wise to reflect on a cleaning of the engine block of your Hyundai Ix35 .
The most common reason for cleaning the engine compartment of your car should be frequent maintenance. Failure to clean your car will bring about dirt and grime to build up and sooner or later harm parts of your car. We encourage 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 Hyundai Ix35, however be careful 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 than a too clean engine.
How to clean the engine of your Hyundai Ix35?
We will now start the core of the article with the practical part of cleaning the engine block of your Hyundai Ix35 . For this, in the first part we will concentrate on the preparation to do on your engine to perform this action properly, and in a second time, the guidelines to enable you to clean the engine compartment of your Hyundai Ix35.
To prepare the engine of your Hyundai Ix35 before cleaning it
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First step and not the least necessary one. Regardless if your car’s engine compartment is designed to be waterproof, cleaning it totally is not advised either due to the many electrical components inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your Hyundai Ix35 totally, it is better to protect the electrical components of your Hyundai Ix35 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine effectively:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Hyundai Ix35 , to do so, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to get this done step.
- Remove the upper motor housing of your Hyundai Ix35 , it’s a plastic cover that can in most cases be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will enable you to have an easier access to the whole engine of your car.
- 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 compartment of a Hyundai Ix35
Now that you have prepared your car for cleaning, all you have to do is commence cleaning it, here are the steps to stick to to clean the engine of your Hyundai Ix35 effectively :
- Warm up the engine of your car for about 5 minutes, this will produce the grease more fluid and facilitate its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Hyundai Ix35 engine.
- Let it work for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may affect elements of your engine. So use a garden hose and rise with plenty 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 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 Hyundai Ix35, you will find this kind 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 have any further questions about the Hyundai Ix35, do not hesitate to consult our Hyundai Ix35 category.
