If you desire to have a clean car or you plan to sell your motor vehicle, cleaning the engine of your Volkswagen Atlas is an act of routine service that is not necessarily well operated, between the fear of harming electronic parts or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will go along with you to execute this act of maintenance with serenity. To do this, first, we will find out why it might be relevant to clean the engine of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine of your Volkswagen Atlas .
Why clean the engine of your Volkswagen Atlas?
So we begin our content page by detailing why it might be good to consider a cleaning of the engine block of your Volkswagen Atlas .
The most common explanation for cleaning the engine compartment of your motor vehicle should be frequent service. Failing to clean your motor vehicle will cause dirt and grime to build up and sooner or later harm parts of your motor vehicle. We advise 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 Volkswagen Atlas, however take care not to clean it too much, potential buyers might think 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 than a too clean engine.
How to clean the engine of your Volkswagen Atlas?
We will now attack the heart of the content page with the practical part of cleaning the engine block of your Volkswagen Atlas . To do this, in the first part we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine to execute this act in the right way, and in a second time, the instructions to let you to clean the engine compartment of your Volkswagen Atlas.
To prepare the engine of your Volkswagen Atlas before cleaning it
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First step and not the least necessary one. Even if your car’s engine compartment is meant to be waterproof, cleaning it thoroughly is not advised either because of the many electrical parts inside. Therefore, before you clean the engine of your Volkswagen Atlas completely, it is better to protect the electrical parts of your Volkswagen Atlas . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine correctly:
- Disconnect and remove the battery from your Volkswagen Atlas , to do so, do not hesitate to consult our content page dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to get this done step.
- Remove the upper motor housing of your Volkswagen Atlas , it’s a plastic cover that can usually be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will let you to have an less difficult access to the whole engine of your motor vehicle.
- Protect all electrical parts with plastic film , stretchable for example, this contains the flowmeter (which is based on your air inlet), the alternator, all electrical cables and the fuse box
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Cleaning of the engine compartment of a Volkswagen Atlas
Now that you have prepared your motor vehicle for cleaning, all you have to do is start cleaning it, here are the steps to stick to to clean the engine of your Volkswagen Atlas correctly :
- Warm up the engine of your motor vehicle for about 5 minutes, this will produce the grease more fluid and ease its elimination.
- Use a strong> engine degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Volkswagen Atlas engine.
- Let it work for five to ten minutes.
- Do not use a high-pressure cleaner, as this may damage components 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 process until it disappears.
- Last little piece of advice, 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 Volkswagen Atlas, you will find this type of product in specialized shops 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 have the ability to get back on the road with a clean engine.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Volkswagen Atlas, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Atlas category.
