If you wish to have a clean car or you intend to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your Peugeot 2008 is an action of maintenance that is not actually well managed, between the fear of injuring electronic elements or not knowing which products to use… In this article, we will accompany you to conduct this action of service with peace of mind. To accomplish this, first, we will see why it may be relevant to clean the engine unit of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine unit of your Peugeot 2008 .

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Why clean the engine of your Peugeot 2008?

So we begin our content by explaining why it may be wise to reflect on a cleaning of the engine unit block of your Peugeot 2008 .

The most basic motive for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your car should be frequent service. Failure to clean your car will cause dirt and grime to accumulate and eventually damage parts of your car. We advise 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 Peugeot 2008, 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 unit than a too clean engine.

How to clean the engine unit of your Peugeot 2008?

We will now attack the core of the content with the practical part of cleaning the engine unit block of your Peugeot 2008 . To do this, in the first part we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine unit to execute this action correctly, and in a second time, the guidelines to allow you to clean the engine compartment of your Peugeot 2008.

To prepare the engine of your Peugeot 2008 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 suggested either because of the many electrical elements inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your Peugeot 2008 totally, it is better to protect the electrical elements of your Peugeot 2008 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit properly:

  • Disconnect and remove the battery from your Peugeot 2008 , 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 out the upper motor housing of your Peugeot 2008 , it’s a plastic cover that can in most cases be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will allow you to have an much easier access to the whole engine unit of your car.
  • Protect all electrical elements 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 Peugeot 2008

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 unit of your Peugeot 2008 properly :

  • Warm up the engine unit of your car 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 Peugeot 2008 engine unit.
  • Let it work for five to ten minutes.
  • Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may affect parts of your engine unit. 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 unit 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 unit of your Peugeot 2008, you will find this type of product in specific 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.

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