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TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
Cleaning and anti-corrosion
treatment of engine compartment
Warning
•
Before doing any work in the
engine compartment it is essential
to read the instructions on the
"Engine compartment" chapter.
•
For safety reasons pull out igni-
tion key before reaching into the
water box. Otherwise if the wind-
screen wipers are switched on
unintentionally the movement of
the wiper link could cause injury.
The leaves, blossoms etc. which drop into
the water box (underneath the engine
bonnet in front of the windscreen) should
be cleaned out occasionally. This will pre-
vent the water drain holes becoming
blocked and – on vehicles without a dust
and pollen filter – foreign bodies entering
the vehicle interior via the heating and
ventilation system
The engine compartment and the outside
surface of the power unit are given anti-
corrosion treatment at the factory.
In the winter when the vehicle is being
driven frequently on salted roads, good
anti-corrosion treatment is very impor-
tant. For this reason the entire engine
compartment and the plenum chamber
should be thoroughly cleaned before and
after the salting period and then pre-
served so that the salt cannot have a
damaging effect.
The ignition must be switched off
before washing the engine.
Do not point the water jet dircetly at
the headlights to avoid damage.
If the engine compartment is cleaned at
any time with grease removing solutions
1)
or if one has the engine washed, the anti-
corrosion compound is nearly always
removed as well. It is therefore essential
to ask for durable preservation of all sur-
faces, seams, joints and components in
the engine compartment to be carried
out. This applies also when corrosion pro-
tected parts are renewed.
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Because when washing the
engine petrol, grease and oil
deposits are washed off, the dirty
water must be cleaned by an oil sep-
arator. For this reason engine wash-
ing should only be carried out in a
workshop or filling station.
1)
Only the correct cleaning solutions should be
used – on no account petrol or Diesel.
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