Whether you want to have a clean car or you intend to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your Renault Espace 3 is an work of routine service that is not actually well managed, between the fear of damaging electronic components or not knowing which products to use… On this page, we will accompany you to do this work of maintenance with peace of mind. To do this, first, we will discover why it may be relevant to clean the engine of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine of your Renault Espace 3 .
Why clean the engine of your Renault Espace 3?
So we start our content page by explaining why it may be good to consider a cleaning of the engine block of your Renault Espace 3 .
The most basic explanation for cleaning the engine compartment of your car should be regular service. Failing to clean your car will cause dirt and grime to accumulate and eventually damage auto parts of your car. We suggest 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 Renault Espace 3, 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 hidden by a complete cleaning, better to have a healthy engine than a too clean engine.
How to clean the engine of your Renault Espace 3?
We will now attack the core of the content page with the practical part of cleaning the engine block of your Renault Espace 3 . For this, in the first part we will concentrate on the preparation to do on your engine to perform this work properly, and in a second time, the guidelines to allow you to clean the engine compartment of your Renault Espace 3.
To prepare the engine of your Renault Espace 3 before cleaning it
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First step and not the least important one. Regardless if your car’s engine compartment is meant to be waterproof, cleaning it totally is not advised either as a result of the many electrical components inside. Therefore, before you clean the engine of your Renault Espace 3 entirely, it is better to protect the electrical components of your Renault Espace 3 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine effectively:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Renault Espace 3 , for this, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to get this done step.
- Take out the upper motor housing of your Renault Espace 3 , it’s a plastic cover that can in general 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 components 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 Renault Espace 3
Now that you have prepared your car for cleaning, all you have to do is begin cleaning it, here are the steps to follow to clean the engine of your Renault Espace 3 effectively :
- Warm up the engine of your car for about 5 minutes, this will make the grease more fluid and facilitate its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Renault Espace 3 engine.
- Let it operate for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may affect 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 disappears.
- 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 Renault Espace 3, you will locate 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.
If you need more guides on the Renault Espace 3, go to our Renault Espace 3 category.
