Cars technical recommendations and advices:
Car preventive maintenance:
| The part or the system |
Weakly check |
Monthly check |
Two months check |
Important notes |
| Air filter |
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✔ |
Check the car’s air filter every 2 months; it must be changed when it’s full with dirts. You can reach it by removing the engine cover and box connected to it. |
| Cooling fluid |
✔ |
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Check the level of the cooling liquid weekly; you can read this level because all cars have transparent containers; increase the liquid when it’s required. |
| Battery |
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Deal with the battery carefully; avoid all fire resources specially spark; wear protective glasses and gloves; check the battery whenever you change the engine oil. The cables must be tight and free from rust. |
| Hoses |
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✔ |
Try to check the hoses monthly; this may require closing them tightly |
| Breaks fluid |
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✔ |
Check the liquid level monthly, remove the dirts form the box. If it’s necessary to add more liquid of a reliable quality. |
Engine oil
&
Oil filter |
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Check oil’s level regularly to keep the car in excellent performance; the oil must be replaced every 3 months or every 3000 mile (whichever comes first); replace oil filter when you change oil. |
| Mufflers |
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Search under the car for any broken parts. Check the exhaust system carefully to make srre no holes are existed in the burning chamber and pipes.
Get it checked by the mechanic once a year. |
| Lights |
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✔ |
Make sure that all lights are working; check lights cleanness including brake lights and flashers; keep some spare lamps and fuses for future use. |
| Power stearing fluid |
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✔ |
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Check the liquid level monthly; uncover the power case and look at the indicator level fully for any decrease; check the power pump and all its hoses. |
| Buffers |
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Trace the oil over the buffers; check their capacity by pressing cars corners; always replace buffers in double; check once a year at least. |
| Tires |
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✔ |
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Maintain tires pressure according to schedule standard; check the tires for holes or attrition. If the attrition is not equal between the tires, then it need balancing. Every 5000 miles, make exchange between the tires. |
| Gear oil |
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✔ |
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Check the gear oil level monthly when the engine is in operation; then put the gear on parking then change it to drive then to parking again. Pull the indicator and read the oil level. |
| Washing water |
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Maintain washing water container to the maximum level. You may mix the water with special shampoo. |
| Wipers |
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Check the wipers when you clean the front glass. You may have to replace wipers once a year, specially in hot countries. |