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The following are recommended maintenance for vehicle operating on rough, muddy or melted snow road.  Inspection of car brake linings and drums including parking brake linings and drum. Should be made every 10,000 km (6,000 miles) or every six months, which ever comes first. Inspection of vehicle brake pads and disc be made every 10,000 km (6,000 miles) or 3 months, which ever comes first. Checking of vehicle brake pipes and hoses should be done every 5,000 km (3,000 miles) or 6 months, which ever comes first. Checking of car steering wheel, linkage and steering gear box should be done every 5,000 km (3,000 miles)  or 3 months, which ever comes first. Inspection of vehicle suspension ball joints and dust cover should be done every 10,000 km (6,000 miles) or 6 months, which ever comes first. Inspection of vehicle front and rear suspension should be done every 10,000 km (6,000 miles) or 6 months, which ever comes first. Tightening of bolts and nuts on vehicle chassis and body sh...

Replacement of engine oil should be done every 5,000 km (3,000 miles) or 6 months, which comes first. Replacement of engine oil filter should be done every 5,000 km (3,000 miles) or 6 months, which comes first. Inspection of air cleaner filter should be done every 5,000 km (1,500 miles) or 3 months, which comes first. Replacement of air cleaner filter should be done every 40,000 km (24,000 miles) or 48 months, which comes first. Inspection of brake linings and brake drum including parking brake lining and drums should be done every 10,000 km (6,000 miles) or 6 months, which comes first. Inspection of brake pad and discs brake should be done every 10,000 km (6,000 miles) or 6 months, which comes first.

Many of the maintenance items are easy to do yourself if you have a little mechanical ability and a few basic automotive tools. However some maintenance tasks require special tools and skills. This are best perform by qualified car technicians. Even if you are an experienced do it yourself mechanic, we recommend that repairs and maintenance be conducted by your car dealer who will keep a record of maintenance on your vehicle. This record could be helpful should you ever require vehicle warranty service. Does your car  needs repairs?  Be on alert for changes in performance and sounds, and visual tip-offs that indicate service is needed. Some important clues if your car is needed a repair are the following; Engine missing, stumbling or pinging Appreciable loss of power Strange engine noise A fluid leak under the car (However, water dripping from the air conditioning system after use is normal) Change in exhaust sound ( This may indicate a dangerous carbon monoxide leak. Drive wi...

Car cleaning agent to be avoided: interior and exterior cleaning Cleaning detergent Do not use the following types of detergent, as they may discolor the vehicle interior or cause streaks or damage to painted surface.  Non-seat portions such as floor mating, roof, etc. Avoid organic substances such as benzene or gasoline, alkaline or acidic solutions, dye, and bleach.  Seats portion such as front seat, rear seat, etc. Avoid alkaline or acidic solutions, such as thinner, benzene, and alcohol. Also, do not use polish wax or polish cleaner. The instrument panels or other interior part's painted may be damaged. Preventing damage to leather surfaces Observe the following precautions to avoid damage to and deterioration of leather surface; 1. Remove any dust or dirt from leather surface immediately 2. Do not expose the vehicle to direct sunlight from extended period of time. Its a wise choice to park the vehicle in the shade, especially during summer time. 3. Do not place items made...

To maintain your vehicle interior and keep it in top condition, the following procedure may help.  Protecting the vehicle interior 1. Remove dirt and dust using vacuum cleaner. 2. Wipe dirty surface with a cloth dampened with lukewarm water. Cleaning car leather areas 1. Remove the dirt and dust using vacuum cleaner. 2. Wipe off any excess dirt and dust with a soft cloth dampened with diluted detergent. (Use a diluted water solution of approximately 5% neutral wool detergent.) 3. Wring out any excess water from the cloth and thoroughly wipe off all remaining traces of detergent. 4. Wipe the surface with a dry, soft cloth to remove any remaining moisture. Allow the leather to dry in a shaded and ventilated area. Cleaning the car synthetic leather areas 1. Remove loose dirt using a vacuum cleaner. 2. Apply a mild soap solution to the synthetic leather using a sponge or soft cloth. 3. Allow the solution to soak in for a few minutes. Remove the dirt and wipe off the solution with a cle...

New engine require a period of break-in to allow the mating surfaces of moving parts to mate evenly. Correct break-in will help your engine provide proper performance and longer life. To extend the life of the vehicle, observing the following precautions and proper way to break in a new vehicle is recommended. Proper way to break-in a new vehicle For your car first 300 kilometer or 186 miles, avoid sudden stops. And for the first 1000 kilometer or 621 miles, you must observe and strictly follow the following rules; Do not drive at extremely high speeds Avoid sudden acceleration Do not drive continuously in a low gears Do not drive at a constant speed for extended periods. Also, before driving a new car on the road, comply first with the relevant vehicle registration laws and confirm the availability of the correct fuel. Precautions to observe while on break in period When starting the vehicle with automatic transmission, always keep your foot on the brake pedal while stopped with the e...

When refueling your car, observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury. Discharge body static electricity After exiting the vehicle and before opening the fuel filler door, touch an unpainted metal surface to discharge any static electricity. It is important to discharge static electricity before refueling because sparks resulting from static electricity can cause fuel vapor to ignite while refueling. Hold grip on fuel filler cap Always hold the grip on the fuel tank cap and turn it slowly to remove it. A whooshing sound may be heard when the fuel tank cap is loosened. Wait until the sound cannot be heard before fully removing the cap. In hot weather, pressurized fuel may spray out the filler neck and can cause injury. Do not allow anyone come close to fuel tank Do not allow anyone that has not discharge static electricity from their body to come close to an open tank. Spark from static electricity may result to a blast. Don't inhale fuel...

By maintaining the good look and paint of your car, her value will not depreciate even if its gets old. So in order to achieve this, you need to perform the following to protect the car exterior and maintain it in prime condition. Working from the top to bottom, liberally apply water to the vehicle body, wheel wells and underside of the car to remove any dirt and dust. Wash the vehicle body using a sponge or soft cloth, such as a chamois. For hard to remove marks, use car wash soap and rinse thoroughly with water. Wipe away any water. Wax the car when the waterproof coating deteriorates If the water does not bead on a clean surface, apply wax when the car body is cool. Automatic car washes Fold the mirrors and stow the antenna before washing the car. Start washing from the front of the vehicle. Make sure to extend the mirrors before driving. Brushes use in an automatic car washers may scratch the vehicle surface and harm your car's body paint. For car with the rear spoiler, in cert...

ATF is a transmission lifeblood. And as A/T become more complex, a need for ATF check to ensure vehicle reliability. Getting the right amount of transmission oil for your car is key, ensuring your transmission operates as designed and brings you a smooth driving experience and peace of mind. Unlike engine oil, automatic transmission fluid checking comes little tricky. Where you need to follow some guidelines to get correct readings. How I check my car transmission ATF is as follows.  ATF fluid level. Start your car, with the gearshift in Drive and let somebody to step your brake or put some stopper on front wheel, let the engine running. Pull out the dipstick and check for the fluid level. See drawing on the right for your reference. Checking fluid color and texture. Drop a small amount of ATF in your finger tip and rub the fluid between your thumb. It should be feel smooth, redish clear color, and smells sweet. But if you feel some metallic particle in it, burt smell, it's time to...

Cause of Sticking Pedal When I press the accelerator or gas pedal, the initial touch requires a some force, were I almost have to stomp on the gas pedal to get it to go. So on my garage I try spraying some WD40 on the accelerator wire and spring that was exposed thinking it was just friction issue. But nothings happens. It ended up for me to hit the search engine for the possible solutions and found a very simple one. The problem was the butterfly valve that allows air into the engine is getting stuck with carbon deposits. To deal with this problem you will need the following; Carburetor Cleaner An old Toothbrush Some Paper Towels Phillips Screwdriver Start cleaning by opening up the hood, and look for the large black flex pipe that runs from your air filter to the top of the engine. There should be a metal wire on a pulley near where this pipe connects. To remove the hose, loosen up the hose clamp with the screwdriver. Once the clamp is loose enough to move around, pull the pipe off o...

Frequent engine oil and filter changes are good for the engine. So, I recommend changing both oil and filter for every 6000 kilometers or 6 months, whichever comes first, no exemptions. But, good engine oil are quite expensive.  One day my fuel indicator light comes up, so I drive around the city looking for a pump station to fill my tank to full. On the Seaoil pump station window glass displays number of motor oil with different viscosity on a very low prices. On the first place, I doubt it's not a quality motor oil because it comes at very low price, more than half lower than those with other brands. Seaoil Motor Oil 20W 50 Because of its very low price, for only Php150 per liter, I decide to try Sea Oil motor oil with viscosity 20w 50 (instead of 15w 30 because its not available on that time) on my car. After the process of changing oil, I drive my car around and it works fine. This time with Sea Oil motor oil I can even do change my vehicle oil in every three months time. ...

One morning, I turn the ignition on and the engine crank very weak but it can manage to start the engine. So I think my battery get discharged for some reason so I drive the car to work, its one hour drive and enough to recharge my battery to full. However, after work, on the parking I turn the ignition on and like this morning the engine crank more weak but can manage to start my engine. Driving home, put my headlight on high beam and I found something not normal. It goes dim when I open the power window and goes to normal after the operation. Also both air condition system and the radio is operational, but with no valid reason, my radio goes off. It comes quick to my mind that I have some parasitic draw who use some battery amps when engine is off, so I did check all accessories, fuses and light one by one using a tester, I even take out my doom light suspecting this would be the cause. After all the electrical check up, I found nothing. I am now turning and suspecting a bad alternat...

One stormy night I was driving down the freeway going home from work. The engine revs normal at the speed of 80 kph at 1500 rpm, head lights on high beam, fog lights, air condition systems, entertainment system, and GPS navigation are all operational. Reaching the toll plaza, I smell a foul odor coming from air condition system vents and its seems like a burning plastics. Thinking it was coming from other vehicle on my twelve or on my six, so I drive the car home. Reaching home, I park the car on the garage and put the engine off. All seems to be normal, but when I get off the car, I caught some foul odor again of burning plastic. So with my worries, I did check all my wheel first and non of them producing such burning odor. But upon opening the hood, the odor comes more stronger. So I check all the wires and found that the ground wire connecting engine block and car body was burn't down.  Upon discoveries, I did check all my fuses if there's any of them get blown too and I fou...

Nowadays, most car comes with anti-theft technology, and the least specs are car alarm. Usually, it bundled with keyless entry, so a disabled or not functioning car alarm system may also disable the keyless entry feature in your car. Last-night, my old 1998 Toyota Corolla alarm went off. I scan the corolla manual and I discovered that Toyota fuse might fried and its located on the steering wheel block. Get my tools on the trunk, open the fuse box, take off two blown 15 amps fuse, and change with a new one. It cost quarter for two or 60 pesos for 3 pcs.

Aside from one of the most affordable and reliable battery, Amaron is the only battery contains the patented SilvenX alloy, a silver encapsulated inside which gives a power to last long, highest cranking power, and zero maintenance.  Silver Inside Its first silver alloy battery in the country (Phillipines) which legally distributed by Pollux distributors, Inc. Twice as heavy as the locally made batteries and it uses silver as its plates resulting longer life.   Amaron battery was manufactured by Johnson Controls Inc, a company who made the best batteries in the world (AC delco or VARTA and OPTIMA batteries. No doudt, its a number 1 battery in India. The data below is the exact writing on about us page on their official website. About Amaron Batteries "To transform our spheres of influence and to improve the quality of life by building institutions that provide better access to better opportunities, goods and services to more people…all the time" – has always been the mantra a...

Oil plays an important role, such as keeping engine clean inside and out. And a frequent oil change is one of the best thing people can do to take good care a vehicle . So how frequent to change an engine oil based on your driving habit. If you want to know more about engine oil, read later the article entitle " Facts about engine oil " by following its link .  For older vehicle, let say 3 years and older, change the oil as often as every 2000 to 6,000 kilometers, no exemptions. Because like it or not vehicle always running in an extreme driving conditions everyday. How can we say if one vehicle drives in an extreme conditions? To know more about extreme driving condition, read article "Vehicle's Extreme Driving Condition IF..." by following its link. While  on new vehicles, follow the manufacturers' recommendations for extreme use. Some vehicle manufacturers suggest that oil be changed every 16,000 km or more, but that's based on optimum operating con...

You'll be wandering by now if I asked you "what makes a vehicle to operate in an extreme condition?" For the first time car owner and drivers, they would say that an extreme driving condition for a car, is when a driver accelerate the vehicle in no time and overload it every time. Some even told me when you drive fast in very high revs. So I once again I ask question, "would you people drive your vehicle in an extreme condition?" And one of them said seldom, because I only use my car to drive my kids for school which is just a meter away from home and going to work, take note for a traffic, so I drive in a low speed better to reach 40kph on my reading.    List of Extreme Driving Conditions So what pushes a vehicle to operate in an extreme condition . Base on my research and good talk with expert technicians, most of them agreed that driver hurt their vehicle or pushes it to extreme conditions if;  Driver makes lot of stop-and-go city driving that usually happen...

Make it a habit " checking engine oil level in a regular basis ", but before you start make sure that your vehicle is on the level ground. You can check the oil before the vehicle is driven or atleast 5 minutes after the engine has been turn off. Because, if the engine oil is checked immediately after driving the vehicle, some of the oil will remain in the upper engine components, resulting in an inaccurate reading on the dipstick. What is the correct engine oil Modern engines place great demands on their oil . It is very important that the correct oil for your vehicle is used, always consult your vehicles manual see lubricants and fluid pages. Car Engine Care Always maintain the vehicle engine oil level between the upper and lower dipstick marks . If the oil level is to low, severe engine damage may occur. On the other hand if oil is overfilled by adding to much, may result seal failure. If you found yourself frequently adding engine oil, then don't ask yourself why, g...

There are few  simple checks that require no great skill or sophisticated tools to do that help keep you away from repair shops and expense. And these  maintenance check should be done regularly, better do it weekly. Don't worry it only take you a very few from your precious time.  Tire Condition Keeping an eye on tire condition and its pressure will not only help to stop vehicle tyre from premature wear out, but it also keep you safe and other driver user from road accident. Battery Condition A large percentage of vehicle breakdown are caused by an electrical problems. Bad battery condition and other battery-related fault are very common and prevention is the better than major repair. So a quick weekly check will often prevent the majority of vehicle breakdown. Brake Fluid Sometimes a vehicle could develop a brake fluid leak that cause brake to fail and lead to many road accidents and lost of lives.  Based on my experience,the symptoms of brake fluid leak , is the t...