If you want to have a clean car or you plan to sell your motor vehicle, cleaning the engine of your Kia Stronic is an act of maintenance that is not necessarily well managed, between the fear of damaging electronic elements or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will accompany you to perform this act of routine service with peace of mind. To do so, first, we will discover why it may be important to clean the engine of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine of your Kia Stronic .
Why clean the engine of your Kia Stronic?
So we begin our content by explaining why it may be smart to consider a cleaning of the engine block of your Kia Stronic .
The most general reason for cleaning the engine compartment of your motor vehicle should be frequent service. Failure to clean your motor vehicle will cause dirt and grime to accumulate and sooner or later damage auto parts of your motor vehicle. We encourage you to carry out this cleaning between 1 and 2 times a year. It can as well be interesting to clean your engine before selling your Kia Stronic, nevertheless be cautious not to clean it too much, potential buyers might think 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 Kia Stronic?
We will now start the core of the content with the practical section of cleaning the engine block of your Kia Stronic . For this, in the first section we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine to execute this act properly, and in a second time, the instructions to allow you to clean the engine compartment of your Kia Stronic.
To prepare the engine of your Kia Stronic before cleaning it
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First step and not the least essential one. Regardless 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 elements inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your Kia Stronic completely, it is better to protect the electrical elements of your Kia Stronic . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine correctly:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Kia Stronic , to accomplish this, do not think twice to consult our content dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to do this step.
- Take out the upper motor housing of your Kia Stronic , it’s a plastic cover that can generally 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 Kia Stronic
Now that you have prepared your motor vehicle for cleaning, all you have to do is begin cleaning it, here are the steps to stick to to clean the engine of your Kia Stronic correctly :
- Warm up the engine of your motor vehicle for about 5 minutes, this will make the grease more fluid and assist in its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Kia Stronic 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 a lot 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 repeat the procedure until it goes away.
- 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 Kia Stronic, you will discover this sort 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 tutorials on the Kia Stronic, go to our Kia Stronic category.
