In the US, a total of 15.5 million vehicles are sold every year. The amount that one spends annually on a car on average is figure ranging roughly from 6ooo dollars reaching to 10000 dollars depending on the type of vehicle you drive. Apart from gas and depreciation, maintenance and repair is certainly one of the highest expenses a car owner has to incur. The good news is that you do not have to incur some costly repairs, and regular maintenance will help you with that. Maintenance is among essential things you can use to boost your vehicle’s life. Your car depends on different types of fluids to run well constantly. If you do not pay attention to fluids change, then you are likely to ruin your automobile’s engine. Read on to understand more about various car fluids and where you should put more emphasis.
For your engine to run, it needs engine oil. Any wet patches of black or light/dark fluid beneath the car is your vehicle saying that its engine oil is leaking. Tiny spots of fluid beneath the car should not be a problem. But if you come across large pools of fluids, then you ought to get it checked out. A car owner can assess the level of the engine oil himself or herself. Ensure that you have turned off and cooled the engine and the vehicle parked on an even ground. Refer to your owner’s manual to identify the location of the dipstick. In addition to that, you can check the manufacturer’s references on the steps on checking the fluid. There are a few vehicles are best checked when engine is warm. Utilize spotless rag or paper towel and take out your dipstick and clean. Then insert the dipstick back to its tube, ensure that it is down. Pull the dipstick back out, check its end to see where the fluid is at, and you will see markers indicating what level is and what are low. Ensure you have an oil change if the levels of the engine oil are low.
The next fluid is the engine coolant which is easy to assess. Go to the overflow container close to the radiator. If the container’s fluid looks low, refill it with equal amounts water and antifreeze.
Windshield washer fluid is one thing overlooked a lot, but it would be quite helpful when driving fast, and something sticks on the windshield, and you want to get it off fast. Check out for a container with a windscreen wiper sign on the lid. Pull off the container’s lid. With the help of a funnel put the wiper fluid carefully into the container and make sure you don’t overfill.