If you desire to have a clean car or you intend to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your Nissan Micra is an act of maintenance that is not actually well controlled, between the fear of destroying electronic parts or not knowing which products to use… On this page, we will accompany you to carry out this act of routine service with peace of mind. To do 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 Nissan Micra .
Why clean the engine of your Nissan Micra?
So we start our content page by telling you why it might be wise to reflect on a cleaning of the engine unit block of your Nissan Micra .
The most basic reason for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your car should be frequent service. Failure to clean your car will bring about dirt and grime to accumulate and eventually damage parts of your car. We suggest you to perform this cleaning between 1 and 2 times a year. It can also be interesting to clean your engine before selling your Nissan Micra, however take care 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 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 Nissan Micra?
We will now begin the core of the content page with the practical section of cleaning the engine unit block of your Nissan Micra . To do this, in the first section we will concentrate on the preparation to do on your engine unit to execute this act properly, and in a second time, the guidelines to enable you to clean the engine compartment of your Nissan Micra.
To prepare the engine of your Nissan Micra before cleaning it
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First step and not the least necessary one. Regardless if your car’s engine compartment is meant to be waterproof, cleaning it completely is not advised either because of the many electrical parts inside. Therefore, before you clean the engine of your Nissan Micra totally, it is better to protect the electrical parts of your Nissan Micra . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit correctly:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Nissan Micra , to do so, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to achieve this step.
- Remove the upper motor housing of your Nissan Micra , it’s a plastic cover that can usually be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will enable you to have an much easier access to the whole engine unit of your car.
- Protect all electrical parts with plastic film , stretchable for example, this involves 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 Nissan Micra
Now that you have prepared your car for cleaning, all you have to do is commence cleaning it, here are the steps to follow to clean the engine unit of your Nissan Micra correctly :
- Warm up the engine unit of your car for about 5 minutes, this will make the grease more fluid and facilitate its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine unit degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Nissan Micra engine unit.
- Let it operate for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may damage components of your engine unit. So use a garden hose and rise with plenty 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 duplicate the procedure 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 Nissan Micra, you will find this type of product in specialised retailers 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.
To find more tips on the Nissan Micra, take a look at the Nissan Micra category.
