11.22.7. Wash of the engine

Prevention For prevention of environmental pollution wash the engine and a motor compartment in specially taken away places equipped with the waste sewerage or local treatment facilities.

In use the car on external surfaces and elements of the engine dirt and oil deposits collect. In the field of the pallet of a case of the engine they worsen oil cooling owing to what its viscosity decreases, engine details intensively wear out. Accumulated near oil щупа the engine abrasive particles at each check of level of oil can get to an engine case. Dirt and oil on elements of a control system of the engine, and on high-voltage wires of system of ignition in a motor compartment create electric equipments (especially in crude weather) undesirable electric chains which complicate start-up of the engine and create interruptions in its work. And at last, with strongly polluted engine not to pass checkup.

Wash a block head, the block of cylinders and the pallet of a case of the engine with special detergents which delete all types of pollution. The detergents acquired in shop, it is possible to divide into two groups:

– shampoos for a wash of the engine;

– universal remedies, for example, for a wash of the engine and removal of bitumen spots from a paint and varnish covering of a body.

From make-shifts it is possible to use dissolved in water laundry detergent or liquid for ware washing.

Preventions It is forbidden to use gasoline as any spark (even the electrostatic discharge between your clothes and a car body) can cause ignition in a motor compartment for a wash of the engine. It is forbidden to use open fire. Do not smoke and do not get the engine before complete removal of the remains of detergent from its surface. If there is no possibility to dry the engine after a sink the compressed air, try to avoid water hit on devices of electric equipment, a wire of a high voltage, the coil or the ignition module. It is forbidden to start up the engine before complete removal from its surface of washing structure or water: in this case the risk of failure of electric equipment sharply increases.

To carry out a wash of the engine it is more preferable on special automobile sinks. It is standard service of the majority of automobile sinks: the engine at first process special structure, then wash manually then it rinse with water under pressure and dry the compressed air. After a sink it is necessary to check serviceability of devices of electric equipment and operation of the engine.

Prevention In the course of a wash of the engine it is impossible to allow water hits on the generator, a starter and elements of a control system of the engine.

At carrying out a wash of the engine in "house" conditions you will need a small scraper, a painting brush, a toothbrush (for hard-to-reach spots), capacity with water or a garden sprayer. It is necessary to remove considerable deposits of dirt and oil with a scraper at first. If the scraper near at hand is not present, the screw-driver well will be suitable for removal of deposits of dirt and oil with the long handle, and it is better — a wooden shovel. After a sink blow in the engine the compressed air.

Good advice If you have no compressor, for обдува the engine the compressed air it is possible to use the vacuum cleaner, having connected a hose to its exhaust outlet.