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How to clean the car engine yourself

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The engine, like all auto parts, is subject to contamination. Periodically clean the outside of the engine to prevent overheating of the motor. You can clean the outside of the engine with the help of car wash specialists, but you can do this work yourself.
Since the surface of the engine is contaminated by oil and dust during operation, it should be cleaned periodically.

To clean the outer surface of the engine, special-purpose products must be used. For work, it is advisable to use a spray tool.

Stages of engine cleaning.
1. First, apply a cleaner to the surface of the engine. In this case, the engine should not be hot. The temperature of the motor should be no more than 30 °. Such conditions contribute to better cleaning. Work must be done carefully so that the product does not fall into the face.

2. It is imperative that the cleaning agent is sprayed into hard-to-reach areas of the engine.

3. After the product has been applied to the surface of the engine, wait a while. For a period of 20 to 30 minutes, the cleaning agent will “corrode” the dirt and facilitate the further cleaning process.

4. In the next cleaning step, the contamination must be washed off. Doing this job is more convenient and efficient with a variety of tools, such as a spray gun and compressor.

5. The spray gun is attached to the compressor tube. Then fix the gun in a bottle of clean warm water.

6. Then it is necessary to turn on the compressor and wash off the dirt from the surface of the engine under pressure.

7. If necessary, repeat the work.
8. Finally, allow the engine surface to dry.

Periodically clean the engine. Such work will extend the life of the engine for a long time.

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Comments (10)

#1 Alexander Guests July 30, 2016 01:35
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I wonder how "Such work will extend the life of the engine for a long time." extend engine life? You also add the likelihood that the wiring will start to oxidize faster.
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#2 Guest Eugene Guests December 5, 2017 12:50
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Good afternoon, I read how to clean the engine of a car. I decided to write how I do it and my friends do not go into details. The general sense is roughly pour diesel fuel on, give me some time to wash, and then wash it with household chemicals (tide ariel, gentle hands, that is, I personally clean or wash anything to my taste I use a dishwashing detergent) the result is my opinion that it dilutes the dirt on the engine, it is basically a mixture of oil and dust and subsequently leaves a film that prevents corrosion and household chemicals wash away the dirt (if you clean it, clean it without engine problems in 1900) please do not blame for vocabulary
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1. #3 Alexey Guests February 5, 2018 19:37
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  If we allow the leaving of the film, then the dust will stick ten times faster than if it were left absolutely clean and fat free.
  
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#4 Alexey Guests February 5, 2018, 7:40 p.m.
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99% of means for washing the engine: use on a cold engine (light fuel). Those. let's say let's go to the garage and leave the engine to cool. In the summer, depending on the temperature, this will take up to several hours. Those. you need to spend the whole day in the garage to wash the car safely. Fine!
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1. #5 Konstantin Guests March 18, 2018 17:22
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  And in the morning to wash what prevents?
  
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  1. #6 Azazello Guests May 21, 2018 10:55 p.m.
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    The bustle of bustles, interferes.
    
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#7 Guest Vladimir Guests May 22, 2018 21:19
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I washed the engine in a cool service and as a result burned the generator. To their credit, they replaced the generator for free, I understand my fault. Therefore, not everything is as simple as written here. The generator must be very carefully protected from the penetration of not only special equipment, but also plain water, too.
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#8 Guest Sergey Guests July 15, 2018 09:38
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First off. Battery Secondly, close the electrician. Even then, we start washing. You can use diesel fuel or kerosene through the spray gun. After 30 minutes, rinse off preferably with hot water. Perform a degreaser or gasoline treatment through the spray gun. For safety, rinse with water. Roll the machine away from the washing place. Remove protection connect the battery and go.
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#9 Guest Vladimir Guests January 14, 2019 09:13
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Everything is correct, and most importantly "affordable" ... because everyone has a compressor and a spray gun in the garage ... It's easier to give 300-400 rubles at the sink and specialists will do it for you in half an hour and very clean. Do not say that it is expensive - because we wash the engine almost once a year ...
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1. #10 Gennady Guests January 24, 2019 16:17
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  We also need to find a sink where they would take to wash the engine.
  
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