Keeping your car running smoothly is not difficult. But it’s also not as easy as TV adverts make it out to be. TV adverts will normally advertise products and tell you that as long as you keep using that one product, you will never have any engine complaints and your car will run smoothly. The only way to keep your car running for years is to take proper care of it is by scheduling a regular maintenance program. An important component of maintenance involves using the right products. That is, you have to use the oils, fluids and grease that the manufacturer has recommended. Regular maintenance will ensure that you stay up to date with replacements, so that parts such as timing belts don’t break while you are on the road.
While driving on the road, you can probably tell the drivers who take care of their cars. Sometimes, you can even see a vehicle that has racked up so much mileage but since the owner has taken care of it, people will line up to buy it. You may also know people who buy a new car but in about two years, the car is ready for the junk yard. Such people totally neglect their cars. There is really no excuse to neglect your car, especially not in these days when tools such as the OBD scanner and ECU chip tuning are easily available to vehicle owners, making it easy to diagnose and repair problems in your car before they get out of hand.
One thing vehicle owners forget is doing an oil change. As you change the oil, you have to remember to change the oil filters. You could be using the right oil for your car engine but if you never change it, the engine will cease before its time. As well, maintaining the interior and exterior of the vehicle body is important for keeping the car free from rust attacks and such problems. Buy products that are paint friendly and also products that will not damage parts of the car that are made of leather, fabric and plastic. Another thing you have to do is to change the coolant yearly. If you don’t flush the car’s cooling system and keep your coolant mix at 50% water and 50% coolant, it will start to corrode. Transmission, differential oils and fluids also need regular change during service. Again, emphasis here needs to put on using the right products are these are very sensitive parts and using a product of the wrong viscosity will create problems. Lastly, replacing brake fluid and bleeding the system once yearly will keep your braking system working as it should. Brake fluid attracts moisture and if you don’t change it out, the braking system will corrode. The braking system is quite expensive to replace but you can avoid this hustle by taking care of it. Your car cost you money, therefore, you should buy tools for diagnosis, such as a Ford diagnostic tool and check it weekly for problems.
