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Cowl Panel Cleaning
By far it is one of the most ignored areas of the car that is not looked upon during any regular cleaning activities but most perform it while deep cleaning the car. During the initial ownership period, the car was parked inside the garage i.e., covered parking so no such issues of leaves and debris getting into the engine bay or the cowl panel area but from June 2019 onwards, the car has been parked outside with trees surrounding so can't escape the leaves and bird dropping issues.
The Creta is now 6 years old and has clocked 1,28,xxx kms and no issues at all for a long time now and it is routine servicing that I do to keep it running healthy, mechanically. Detailing is one part of the ownership that this car has NEVER seen at all. During the initial ownership time, the Cowl panel was opened to inspect and clean when the odometer was around 51,000 kms. It was pretty clean since the car was parked inside mainly.
Tools Required:
Tata Agrico - 1/2" Socket Set
![Tata Agrico socket set.jpg](/forums/data/attachments/292/292242-96ebee47b8877d092c778c263d39aa7e.jpg)
By far it is one of the most ignored areas of the car that is not looked upon during any regular cleaning activities but most perform it while deep cleaning the car. During the initial ownership period, the car was parked inside the garage i.e., covered parking so no such issues of leaves and debris getting into the engine bay or the cowl panel area but from June 2019 onwards, the car has been parked outside with trees surrounding so can't escape the leaves and bird dropping issues.
The Creta is now 6 years old and has clocked 1,28,xxx kms and no issues at all for a long time now and it is routine servicing that I do to keep it running healthy, mechanically. Detailing is one part of the ownership that this car has NEVER seen at all. During the initial ownership time, the Cowl panel was opened to inspect and clean when the odometer was around 51,000 kms. It was pretty clean since the car was parked inside mainly.
Tools Required:
- Microfibre cloth - 2 or 3 no's - To cover the engine bay area as much to avoid debris falling inside and creating issues later.
- Brushes
- 1/2" Socket Set - Especially 1/2" handle + 14mm socket (Bought this week ago during the Amazon Sale)
- Flat screwdriver - Since I didn't have one in the car, I used the attachment from the Taparia 1/4" socket set
- Leaf blower - To make it easier and faster
- Pressure washer - To make it easier to clean
![Taparia socket set.jpg](/forums/data/attachments/292/292241-cd1950773cfc1cf16dc58503c32f018e.jpg)
Tata Agrico - 1/2" Socket Set
![Tata Agrico socket set.jpg](/forums/data/attachments/292/292242-96ebee47b8877d092c778c263d39aa7e.jpg)
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