How to maintain your car yourself
Having personal car is a good condition for many. But the most important thing is that you have to maintain it yourself. You have to know about it and its maintenance rather you will face vast problems. There are some steps to maintain your car yourself.
Maintenance is of two kinds: Preventive & corrective. Preventive maintenance is vital to keep your car safe. There is car maintenance checklist for every car. From this you can know how to check engine oil, transmission fluid, tire pressure and other factors. You must check these factors to maintain & keep your car in fine condition.
There are some methods to keep the body of your car shiny. You should take care of the paint, must know how to wash a car, to polish it, to remove deposit from its body. You must repair the scratches as soon as they become visible depending on their deepness. You can wax your car within an hour to protect paint, reduce corrosion and to increase natural shine. You must be aware of its interior care to reduce the stuffy smell from the car air conditioner.
You have to mainly care about the car engine. Engine is the head of the car and you should keep it well maintained to keep your car healthy. You have to know how to change the engine oil and when. You should know why "Check Engine" light comes on and what to do when it comes to continue test procedure. You also have to check the battery water and acid level in regular basis. As battery is the heart of the electrical system of the car you must take care about it. If battery faces problem your car will not be started; so be careful of it.
You may go through the owner's manual to learn lot about the maintenance. This includes how to change tire, check tire pressure, check engine oil, battery water, acid level etc. you must check carefully before and after long trip.
You must check the air filter and to do it keep the filter in light and if you don't see light through it then change it. You should check the brake system; change the damaged pads, linings etc. Brake system must be checked at least twice a year. You have to check the cooling system to prevent overheating. You must clean the radiators outside with detergent.
You must check and replace the drive belts if they become worn. You must inspect the exhaust system regularly to burn out the fuel completely and eject the properly burnt gas into the atmosphere to reduce pollution.
At last 5 main points must be checked before starting:
- Check the coolant level.
- Check the tire pressure
- Check engine oil
- Check battery acid level.
- Check the brake oil.