It is said that it is easy to buy a car to buy a car. Car maintenance is a big expense, and many car owners are worried about car maintenance.
Even if it is usually “reluctant” to drive, it will not start for a long time, and the cost of maintenance will not increase but will increase.
Therefore, if you want your car to drive unimpeded, you still have to do car maintenance on a regular basis.
Develop a clear maintenance schedule and maintain it as planned to make your car look healthy and new.
Visual inspection
Before exiting the car, look around the car to see if the lighting device is damaged, whether the body is tilted, whether there is leakage or leakage, check the appearance of the tire, check the condition of the door, engine compartment cover, luggage compartment cover and glass. .
Signal device check
Turn on the ignition switch key (do not start the engine), check the lighting status of each alarm light and indicator light, start the engine to check whether each alarm light is off normally, and the indicator light is still on.
Fuel check
Check the instructions on the fuel gauge to replenish the fuel.
Tire pressure
Check and adjust the tire pressure, clean up the debris on the tires, and don’t forget to check the spare tire.
Engine and various oils
Check the fixing condition of each part of the engine, check whether there are oil leakage or water leakage on each joint surface of the engine; check and adjust the tightness of the belt; check the fixing of pipelines and wires in each part; check the oil supplement; check the supplementary coolant; check the supplement Electrolyte; check the supplemental power steering oil; clean the radiator surface; supplement the windshield washer fluid.
clean
Clean the interior of the car and clean the exterior of the car.
External inspection
Inspect the car, check the damage of the bulb and the lampshade; check the fixing of the car body trim; check the condition of the mirror.
Tire
Check the wear of the tires; clean the luggage compartment; replace the tires when the wear marks of the tires are close to the tires, check the tires for drums, abnormal wear, aging cracks and hard injuries.
Cleaning and waxing
Thoroughly clean the inside of the car; clean the exterior of the water tank, the appearance of the oil radiator and the debris on the exterior of the air conditioner radiator.
Chassis
Check the chassis for oil leakage. If it is, check the gear oil of each assembly and make appropriate replenishment to fully fill all the nozzles of the chassis.
other
Repeat the weekly maintenance content carefully.
Engine exterior
Clean the exterior of the engine and pay attention to the waterproof treatment of the electrical parts. If the electrical part has high requirements for waterproofing, avoid using a high-pressure, high-temperature water gun to flush the engine. You can use a brush to clean the engine’s appearance.
Distributor
Wipe the dirt inside the distributor cover with a clean rag, remove the dirt at the distributor contact, eliminate the spots of contact ablation, check the high-speed contact gap or the magnetic pole gap of the electronic ignition system, and lubricate the lubrication distributor. point.
Oil three filter
Use compressed air to blow off the dust from the air filter; replace the fuel filter and clean the filter of the pipe joints; replace the oil and oil filter. For domestically produced vehicles, the oil filter, fuel prefilter and centrifugal fine filter should also be cleaned.
Battery
Check the battery terminal for corrosion. Rinse the battery with hot water to remove corrosive material from the battery terminals. Measure and adjust the specific gravity of the electrolyte of the battery.
Coolant
Check the makeup coolant and clean the outside of the tank.
Tire wheel
Check the tire wear and change the tire. Check the wheel hub and bearing preload condition. If there is a gap, adjust the preload.
Braking System
Check the adjustment of the hand brake lever working stroke; check the adjustment of the drum hand brake’s shoe clearance; check the adjustment of the foot brake pedal free travel; check the wheel brake shoe wear condition, if the wear mark is reached, replace the brake shoe; check Adjust wheel brake shoe clearance; check for brake fluid, etc.
Fastening
Check the tightness of the important bolts or spirals of the chassis, especially the important bolts and spirals of the steering system. If loose or missing parts are found, they should be tightened.
Chassis
Check the piping of each part of the chassis to see if there is any leakage, check all the metal connecting rods, check the rubber bushings for damage, and lubricate all the lubrication points of the chassis.
light
Check and repair the car lights, check the maintenance of cooling, heating devices, cleaning the sound system, etc.
Clean lubrication
Clean the engine compartment cover, the oil in the hinges of the doors and luggage compartment, and re-adjust and lubricate the above mechanisms.
Ignition timing
Check and adjust the ignition timing of the car engine. It is best to check and adjust the fuel supply timing of the diesel engine to the repair shop.
Valve clearance
For engines equipped with ordinary valves, the high speed valve clearance should be checked.
antifreeze
The antifreeze generally has a service life of two years. At that time, the antifreeze should be replaced during the annual maintenance and the cooling system should be thoroughly cleaned.
Braking System
Due to the hygroscopic nature of the brake system, the brake fluid is changed every two years.
Maintenance should not be too diligent with reference to the time period.
Every car owner gets a maintenance schedule when they buy a car and is told when to do maintenance.
However, most of the owners are driving open, as long as they feel good and have no problems, they are gradually behind their minds;
The other part of the owner is based on past driving experience, shortening the maintenance mileage by himself. For example, if the 8,000-kilometer maintenance is 6,000 km, the car will be driven to the 4S shop.
Or did not go to the maintenance time to go to the 4S shop maintenance, the result is more money.
In fact, the maintenance of the vehicle is not as diligent as possible. The mileage specified by the manufacturer is based on a full understanding of the performance of the vehicle body, and then the optimal time is set.
Long warranty period does not equal the cost of use
Many car owners believe that car manufacturers will extend the warranty period, the cost of their own car will be greatly reduced, but in fact, the warranty is like insurance, only when the car has problems, they can get the benefits of this policy. Of course, the maintenance cost of the powertrain is very expensive. Usually, the cost of a car’s powertrain system accounts for 35%-40% of the total vehicle cost. Therefore, once the powertrain system needs to be replaced, it will be a huge expense for consumers. The extension of the warranty period will undoubtedly avoid the risk of consumers taking such huge expenses.
In fact, the main purpose of extending the warranty period is to guide the car owners to develop good regular and fixed-course maintenance habits. By guiding the car owners to carry out professional maintenance in the 4S shop, the car condition will be kept better, and when the car owner changes the car, the car will be found. The improvement of value is far better than the cost of maintenance. In fact, this is the real protection of the interests of consumers.
Roadside store maintenance advice do not choose
Take a machine filter as an example, it is definitely more expensive to buy in the 4S shop, but it can guarantee the normal use of 8000 or even 10,000 kilometers, and the machine filter life bought in the roadside shop is likely to run less than 3000-4000 km, and the manufacturer The benefits of the original oil for the overall coordination of the body are certainly self-evident. Saving a few dollars and the convenience of the moment is likely to be at the expense of future performance.
Some car owners are worried that their car is a small problem but will be seriously depicted by the 4S shop. They will replace the accessories and persuade them to spend unnecessary money. However, in the mainstream car manufacturers, such a phenomenon is basically impossible. Because manufacturers have strict management measures for dealers. 4S shop is doing long-term business, unlike a street shop is a hammer sale.
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