Examining the vehicle occasionally might not just reduce costs but might also save your life. With our frantic busy lives, we tend to jump into the motor with no thought and take it for granted that all is okay Autel MaxiSys. Only 10 minutes of your time each week may make a huge difference to the vehicle running costs. What is more, it may save someone from a bad injury or worse.
It really is a very good plan to perform some basic checks around the motor vehicle. When talking to our customers, I recommend that 10 minutes each week is a great routine to get into. This will show if your vehicle engine is losing oil or coolant, if a car has a bulb that has blown and if the hooter is working.
These tests can all be accomplished with no need for any equipment autel maxisys elite.
Checking The Oil
Start by inspecting the oil (You may want to have a rag or some kitchen towel). Ensure that your vehicle is parked on a level surface and find the measuring rod this is typically located at the front of the engine and will possibly a yellow/orange loop or top.
It's position will vary depending on maker, model and engine style.
Now remove the measuring rod and clean the lower half with your rag/paper towel. Next insert the dipstick back into its tube until it's re-seated.
Remove the measuring rod again and visually inspect that the level is sufficient. On the end of the measuring stick, there will more often than not be a "minimum and a "maximum" indicator. It might be shown in words or various measuring rods might have an minimum and max dot or line. Again, this is manufacturer and model dependant.
The oil level should be close to the "maximum" mark. If you are comfortable with topping up your own oil, be certain never to overfill, as this may damage the oil seals in the engine.
Checking Water Levels
We should now inspect the coolant in the vehicles expansion tank. It is typically found on either side of the engine compartment. Once again, this depends on the manufacturer and model of a vehicle.
The tank will typically have a "minimum" and a "max" mark. Make sure that the vehicles coolant level is fully topped up.
Please remember, if you're filling up the coolant, ensure that you have the suggested kind. This will be either "OATs" Organic Acid Technology which is often a pink or red colour, or ethylene glycol, this is typically a green colour.
The mix of water to coolant should be specified by the manufacturer, the rule of thumb is a 50% mixture would be satisfactory.
Checking The Bulbs and Lights
Be sure your hand brake is on and the car is in "Neutral" or "Park". Start your engine and lower the offside window (this is in case the doors lock, it has been known). Turn on the cars sidelights and walk around the car and check they are on front and back.Then do the same for the headlights, main beam and fog lights.
Ensuring that all the lamps are still switched on, visually inspect the indicators on both sides, switch on the Hazard lights and ensure that they are working.
It would be easier to check the brake lights with an assistant. You might also test by checking in the car mirror in the dark with a foot on the brake. That will give you a useful indication to whether the break light are functioning.
Hooter And Tyre Pressure
Switch off all of the lamps, honk the horn to make certain that it is working OK.
Do not forget to frequently check your tyre pressures. It ought to be carried out using the recommendations in the cars hand book. If you don't possess an owners handbook, one could search for the pressures on the web.
Although it seems like lots of work carrying out all these vehicle checks regularly they might save you the cost of a mobile car mechanic. You may end up coughing up for a car mechanic for things that have happened owing to running the vehicle under strain. More importantly, you would be helping to be sure that you plus your passengers are safe and sound. Just 10 minutes each week is all that one need to spare.
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