Whether you desire to have a clean car or you intend to sell your car, cleaning the engine of your Volkswagen Touran is an work of maintenance that is not necessarily well controlled, between the fear of destroying electronic elements or not knowing which products to use… In this post, we will go along with you to perform this work of maintenance with peace of mind. For this, first, we will find out why it might be necessary to clean the engine of your car, and, in a second step, how to clean the engine of your Volkswagen Touran .

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Why clean the engine of your Volkswagen Touran?

So we start our content page by telling you why it might be wise to reflect on a cleaning of the engine block of your Volkswagen Touran .

The most basic explanation for cleaning the engine compartment of your car should be frequent service. Failure to clean your car will bring about dirt and grime to accumulate and ultimately harm auto parts of your car. We encourage you to perform this cleaning between 1 and 2 times a year. It can also be interesting to clean your engine before selling your Volkswagen Touran, however be cautious 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 hidden by a complete cleaning, better to have a healthy engine than a too clean engine.

How to clean the engine of your Volkswagen Touran?

We will now attack the core of the content page with the practical section of cleaning the engine block of your Volkswagen Touran . For this, in the first section we will focus on the preparation to do on your engine to execute this work in the right way, and in a second time, the instructions to enable you to clean the engine compartment of your Volkswagen Touran.

To prepare the engine of your Volkswagen Touran 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 thoroughly is not advised either because of the many electrical elements inside. Consequently, before you clean the engine of your Volkswagen Touran totally, it is better to protect the electrical elements of your Volkswagen Touran . Here are the steps to take to protect your car’s engine correctly:

  • Disconnect and remove the battery from your Volkswagen Touran , for this, do not think twice to consult our content page dedicated to this subject if you don’t know how to achieve this step.
  • Take out the upper motor housing of your Volkswagen Touran , it’s a plastic cover that can in general be removed by unscrewing a few screws. This will enable you to have an much easier access to the whole engine of your car.
  • Protect all electrical elements with plastic film , stretchable for example, this involves 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 Touran

Now that you have prepared your car for cleaning, all you have to do is begin cleaning it, here are the steps to stick to to clean the engine of your Volkswagen Touran correctly :

  • Warm up the engine of your car for about 5 minutes, this will make the grease more fluid and ease its elimination.
  • Use a strong> engine degreaser and spray generously on all visible parts of your Volkswagen Touran 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 convinced with the end result, you can dry your engine with a compressor, if there are traces of grease remaining, you can repeat the operation 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 Touran, you will locate this sort of product in specialized 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.

To get more tips on the Volkswagen Touran, take a look at the Volkswagen Touran category.