Discussions Tagged With: car-maintenance

If you take a proper care of your car, you will less likely face unpredictable breakdowns. It'll be better if you read the car manual thoroughly, find out the good service station nearby and be aware of a fair maintenance price. You'll save your ... money if you get your vehicle serviced each year and make the interim check for each season. It's much more cheaper to fix some minor damages, it also allows to preserve the car value if you want to resale it lately. Besides, you can save your money on fuel consumption, as a well-maintained car works more efficient. Moreover, when there is a need to claim on warranty, you can provide the manufacturer with a complete service record to prove your care usage. Your vehicle's service manual is really useful to keep your car in ф good condition. You can find there the manufacturer's adviceы on the following issues: How often you should do regular maintenance tasks, such as: check tires pressure and fluid level, brakes inspection, oil changes. When you need to change the vehicle replaceable parts. Using the service manual you can plan ahead for the car's maintenance costs and repair bills. If you car is equipped with dashboard devices, their warning messages will inform you about possible problems with braking system, oil and coolant levels, engine and tire pressure. In your car's manual you will find explanations about all these messages and what you need to do. Most of them are lit up in advance, so you need not to stop the car immediately. Nevertheless, pay attention to them as in-time repair may prevent a danger with other drivers and pedestrians. In addition, ensure your safe driving by taking care of the vehicle's tires. Poor condition of your tires may lose traction during bad weather conditions and lead to a crash or blow out on a busy road. Let the car's manual inform you about the recommended tire pressure and check it from time to time. Following these simple recommendations you will always know the actual condition of your vehicle.

You may pay less attention to cleaning a cabin than to exterior washing. However, the same dirt and dust are carried inside the car with passengers' shoes and clothing. There are two ways how to keep your vehicle interior clean: to take the car to ... the service station or try to clean it by yourself. The last option may seem to be troublesome, but thanks to a wide selection of cleaning agents on the market you can clean your vehicle even better than professionals do. To make your car interior clean you need not have some special equipment, as you can use a vacuum cleaner for dry cleaning. In addition, carpet shampoos, polishes and other cleaning agents will help you to make wet cleaning. Start with interior vacuuming. Take out floor mats, and using the proper attachments vacuum areas underneath them, reach space under the seats and around the pedals. After that vacuum floor mats thoroughly. If it's possible take out seats for easier cleaning . It's better if you will clean them section by section, applying the cleaning agent to small areas and wiping before going to the other part. Leather seats are recommended to be covered with special leather conditioner to preserve the good external appearance. For fabric seat covering it's better to use a shampoo. If you have some spots on seats you can spray upholstery cleaning agents and then rub vigorously. Clean the interior using brushes and the special detergents recommended for rubber or fabric. Use small brushes to reach the dust into crevices and around the edges. Don’t make the carpet too wet, as it may lead to mould smell and corrosion. Use a wet microfiber cloth to clean the doors inside and interior parts without leaving stains. Some of the leather care agents tend to make this surface slippery or sticky, so it’s better to clean the leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter knob with clean and barely moist cotton towel. Let the interior dry. Clean mirrors and windows . When cleaning car windows, saturate one side of the towel with water and clean the glass. When you have finished cleaning, gently remove any streaks with the dry towel side. Try to use high-quality microfiber materials to ensure the elimination of any streaking traces. This method is suitable for the outside of the glass. If your car has tinted film try to make more gentle movements when cleaning the glass inside. You may whistle a happy tune as you clean your car to make the process more pleasant and interesting. Afterwards, when you sit in the clean sweet favored booth you will feel comfort and serenity. Spending a couple of hours to clean leather seats at least twice a year will enable to preserve a car's interior for many years at minimal cost.