If you wish to have a clean vehicle or you plan to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your Ram P/U is an action of routine service that is not actually well managed, between the fear of harming electronic parts or not knowing which products to use… On this page, we will accompany you to conduct this action of maintenance with peace of mind. To do this, first, we will discover why it might be necessary to clean the engine of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine of your Ram P/U .

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Why clean the engine of your Ram P/U?

So we start our content by detailing why it might be smart to reflect on a cleaning of the engine block of your Ram P/U .

The most general justification for cleaning the engine compartment of your car should be regular maintenance. Failure to clean your car will bring about dirt and grime to build up and eventually damage parts of your car. We suggest 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 Ram P/U, 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 hidden by a complete cleaning, better to have a healthy engine than a too clean engine.

How to clean the engine of your Ram P/U?

We will now start the heart of the content with the practical section of cleaning the engine block of your Ram P/U . To do this, in the first section we will concentrate on the preparation to do on your engine to execute this action in the right way, and in a second time, the instructions to allow you to clean the engine compartment of your Ram P/U.

To prepare the engine of your Ram P/U before cleaning it

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First step and not the least necessary one. Regardless if your car’s engine compartment is supposed to be waterproof, cleaning it completely is not advised either due to the many electrical parts inside. Therefore, before you clean the engine of your Ram P/U completely, it is better to protect the electrical parts of your Ram P/U . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine correctly:

  • Disconnect and remove the battery from your Ram P/U , to achieve this, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to get this done step.
  • Take out the upper motor housing of your Ram P/U , it’s a plastic cover that can in most cases be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will allow you to have an easier access to the whole engine of your car.
  • Protect all electrical parts 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 compartment of a Ram P/U

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 of your Ram P/U correctly :

  • Warm up the engine of your car for about 5 minutes, this will produce the grease more fluid and help its elimination.
  • Use a strong> engine degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Ram P/U engine.
  • Let it work 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 satisfied with the result, you can dry your engine with a compressor, if there are traces of grease remaining, you can repeat 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 of your Ram P/U, you will find this kind 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.

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