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It preventive maintenance is essential to keep your car in good working order carryout. Basic checks every month, such as checking fluid levels and is often maintained that the risk of default and extend life of your car. The following is only a guide and a brief overview of the terms often receive services in your owner’s manual for your specific vehicle and service needs, if you are unsure.
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MOTOR OIL
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Oil is the lifeblood of the engine. Not only does it prevent overheating of moving parts and also has cleansing properties. You can not change your engine oil too often. Renewal of the engine oil at or before the specified intervals to prevent sludge formation and ensures that oil can move freely through the gears in the engine to lubricate the various components. Every time your engine from cold it produces moisture, the oil is transferred to the oil all began. This moisture causes corrosion inside the engine and the oil will break over time in premature wear of critical engine parts.
We recommend that the oil and filter every 6000 miles. Turbo cars, it is advisable to change the oil every 3,000 miles. A Drive in the city or built up areas with tough environment for any car. Many cold starts and short trip that the engine reaches operating temperature changes often gear and stop / start driving a car that requires regular maintenance.
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AIR Filter
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prevent abrasive particle filters Air break into the engine where it would cause mechanical wear and oil contamination. Clean air filter could have a positive impact on engine performance and emissions.
Engine air filter should be changed at least once per year. If the car should be rough or dusty conditions to drive change more frequently. Quick visual check will show whether the air filter to change or not.
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Spark plugs
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Can provide a spark worsen in the combustion chamber of a fuel mixture of air / gasoline engines. Spark plugs can wear the incomplete combustion of the fuel mixture of air / and tested negative impact on engine performance and emissions have. Spark plugs are in poor as well as problems like hard starting and misfiring used. A new set of spark not only help plugs emissions and performance, but also lowers fuel consumption.
The standard spark plugs (copper) must be replaced once a year to keep the power top. Some newer vehicles come with long life spark plugs (Iridium) is installed, the last up to 100,000 miles. The downside is that Iridium plugs are more expensive to replace. On some cars may spark access be a problem, in this case is a good idea to use lifelong spark plugs.
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FUEL
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The purpose of the fuel filter to stop dirt particles in the fuel system and engine. Fuel filters are often overlooked when and if he maintained, caused the filter element to fall drop in fuel pressure, and finally breaks down on the left side.
On vehicles with a modern gasoline engine for a few fuel filters have a long life compared with older cars. Some require a longer period of up to 100,000 miles. diesel engine, however, require changes every 1-2 years old and the water (if any) to empty every oil change. To find out what the replacement mileage your car’s fuel filter because please refer to your manual manufacturer.
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Coolant
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The coolant has several functions. It puts the heat from the engine from overheating, prevent freezing in winter and protect / lubricate parts of the cooling system like water pumps. Over time the coolant caused by the mixture of water refilling weakened, diluted with the cooling system corrosion and overheating of the motor. If the coolant is changed for a long or very dirty, we recommend flushing the cooling system with cleaning agent.
It is recommended to change the coolant every year 02:58. If you are unsure of when this was updated, we can do a simple test to check the antifreeze mixture is water / lots.
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Brake fluid
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Brake fluid should be changed, as it is hygroscopic, which means it absorbs moisture. Over time, this will reduce the effectiveness of brake fluid. Moisture in the brake system with brake lines is rotten from the inside to the outside and also damaged brake calipers. A lower water pollution as well as the brake fluid boiling, which is very dangerous and can lead to steam pockets form of brake failure.
We recommend changing brake fluid every two years.A brake fluid does not change often, so to suggest that many of our cars for the first time we change the oil. Some modern cars in mind the dashboard. It is a simple test to check the moisture content.
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ASSISTANT Belt
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Auxiliary belt drive components, such as the power steering pump, alternator, air conditioning and water pumps. Over time, you can start with the belt, glaze, crack and / or squeaking. The best squeaking in the morning humidity, or when the entire database on the steering wheel. Often, when the seat he left the fray and eventually lead to loss Jump untapped water pump or alternator and break down. In certain circumstances, the belt does not cause the problem, but the belt tensioner that has become so weak and getting worse than the belt and drive a car, the pulley component.
Assistant Belt last 4-6 years or more. The condition should be examined tension zone and every oil change. If the belt is loud, but it works as it should be possible, the belt with an aerosol dressing but the noise soon returned, only to have the permanent solution to it.If that motor or lubricating oil liquid to replace this tape to shorten the life considerably.
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Battery
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A healthy car battery needs, especially in cold or hot weather. In general, when the battery is old and run down it will not charge more. This means that if your car for 2-3 days or more can leave the battery go flat and will not crank the engine. Weak batteries will also be an additional burden on the alternator as the generator is constantly trying to recharge the battery when the function to recharge the batteries do not charge a dead battery to get.
In general, the battery will last 4-5 years. If you had to run repeatedly on the battery or not securely installed, it will have a shorter lifespan than expected. should be fully charged battery in good condition approximately 12.6 volts, slightly less than 12 volts and the battery should be checked or replaced and checked the charging system.
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Medals
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The coins are one of the most important pat of your vehicle. They have a steering effect on handling, and brakes. It is important that the adjustment was correct wheel alignment and tire pressure. If this were not done, the tires can wear unevenly and excessively flex at high speeds cause tire failure may cause loss of control of the vehicle. Tire pressure should be checked when cold and on the manufacturer’s specification.
The base thread 1.6mm.As limit when the thread reaches 2.0mm replacement tires should be considered as at this stage to consider the effectiveness wears off the tires. Tires over 6 years, cracks in the wall and thread. If these cracks, a sign of aging tires or parked for a long time. When they reach that level instead of coins even if the thread is within the specifications provided with the most important parts of a car should