Tips to maintenance your car in summer
Summer is travel time. You can take several simple precautions to keep your family safe during travel. Here are some tips to maintain your car in summer.
Check Your Tires: Consult your owner’s manual to see what your tire pressure should be. Check it with a hand pressure gauge. Inflated and misaligned tires can lower your car’s fuel economy.
Change Oil and Oil Filter: Oil is the lifeblood of your car. Most owner’s manuals suggest that you change your oil and oil filter every 10000 km. Check your oil before on road trip.
Check Hoses and Belts: The key to summer driving is keeping the engine cool. The hoses help pump coolant to and from the engine block.The belts run the fan that helps cool the system.
Check hoses for cracks, leaks and loose connections. Hoses should be firm, never soft and malleable. Belts can also be visually checked for cracks and damage. Experts say the risk of belt failure rises dramatically after 36,000 miles (57,936 kilometers)
Change the Air Filter: If you do a lot of driving on dirt or gravel roads, then your air filter is going to clog up. The only real way to know if you need to replace your air filter is take it out and give it a quick inspection.
Replace Your Windshield Wipers: When replacing a wiper blade, it’s better to replace the whole blade, not just the rubber part.
Check Your Brakes: Your brakes are the single most important safety feature on your car.
Check the Coolant and Radiator: The summertime is tough on cooling systems. Check under the hood and make sure that your coolant levels are fine. If you see a small puddle of coolant under your car when it’s been parked for a while, then you have a coolant leak. Take it to the service station as soon as you can to get your system checked out.
Clean Your Battery: The best way to keep your battery running smoothly is to keep it clean. Regularly remove the battery cables and wipe off the terminals.
Maintain Your Air Conditioning: The most common cause of a malfunctioning air conditioning unit is a low level of refrigerant. This could be caused buy a leak somewhere in the system. Since modern air conditioning systems are complicated creatures, it’s best to have a professional check out the problem.