Whether you desire to have a clean car or you plan to sell your motor vehicle, cleaning the engine of your saab 9 3 is an work of maintenance that is not necessarily well managed, between the fear of destroying electronic elements or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will accompany you to perform this work of maintenance with peace of mind. To achieve this, first, we will find out 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 saab 9 3 .
Why clean the engine of your saab 9 3?
So we start our content by telling you why it may be wise to reflect on a cleaning of the engine unit block of your saab 9 3 .
The most common justification for cleaning the engine unit compartment of your motor vehicle should be frequent maintenance. Failing to clean your motor vehicle will cause dirt and grime to build up and sooner or later damage parts of your motor vehicle. 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 saab 9 3, however be careful not to clean it too much, potential buyers might presume 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 saab 9 3?
We will now begin the heart of the content with the practical part of cleaning the engine unit block of your saab 9 3 . For this, in the first part we will concentrate on the preparation to do on your engine unit to perform this work properly, and in a second time, the guidelines to enable you to clean the engine compartment of your saab 9 3.
To prepare the engine of your saab 9 3 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 completely is not recommended either because of the many electrical elements inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your saab 9 3 entirely, it is better to protect the electrical elements of your saab 9 3 . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine unit effectively:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your saab 9 3 , to do so, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to do this step.
- Take off the upper motor housing of your saab 9 3 , it’s a plastic cover that can in most cases be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will enable you to have an much easier access to the whole engine unit of your motor vehicle.
- Protect all electrical elements with plastic film , stretchable for example, this contains 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 saab 9 3
Now that you have prepared your motor vehicle for cleaning, all you have to do is begin cleaning it, here are the steps to follow to clean the engine unit of your saab 9 3 effectively :
- Warm up the engine unit of your motor vehicle for about 5 minutes, this will make the grease more fluid and assist in its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine unit degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your saab 9 3 engine unit.
- Let it operate for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may affect elements of your engine unit. So use a garden hose and rise with plenty 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 repeat the process 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 saab 9 3, you will discover this kind 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.
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