Car maintenance can be done in a lot of ways, through a long checklist. I have done a lot of these with my roadster and crossover so now, I want to share some points to you.
The cleanliness of your vehicle should be from the inside and outside. You will need to wash your car and wax it once in a while to keep the body shiny and corrosion-free. If you found some minor concerns, take care of them as soon as possible and make sure that these will not cause serious problems and expensive repair later. When replacing interior and exterior parts, ensure your car with the original parts. More than these, true cleanliness really comes from within. This will nromally involve regular oil change, which is very important to keep the engine in good shape.
Oil change is too important, but how will you do it yourself? This can be done by carefully following the necessary steps that I will share to you. your car the level spot then stop the engine. Wait for a while and let the engine oil pour down to the oil pan. Pull the engine oil dipstick and then check the owner’s manual, which usually has a bright handle saying “engine oil.”
Wipe the oil off the dipstick with a clean rag or tissue. Consequently, insert it back all the way down to its original place. For the second time, pull the dipstick and check the oil level. This is normally at “full” mark. Once you see that the dipstick is marked with lower level of oil, do not fret for it is not a big problem yet. However, you need to top it up. Check the oil condition immediately. The color of oil will tell you how worse the condition is. If it is way to black, it is definitely time to have it changed. If it is slightly brown, it is just fine. It if is dark brown but still transparent, it is still admissible but you will rather have it changed sooner or later. If it is white (or coffee with milk color), it means that the engine coolant mixes with the engine oil because of some internal engine problem. An example of this trouble is the blown head gasket in the engine.
How will you top up the engine oil? It will be better to add the same type and brand of the engine oil as you already have in the engine. You may add up the right amount of oil and then wait for a minute to let it our down. Check the oil level again with the dipstick. If it is still low, add some more oil. Just make sure not to overfill it. Install the dipstick back and close the oil filler cap when you are through.
Checking the engine oil can be as hard as that of checking the automatic transmission fluid. Doing the latter starts with placing your car at a level surface and then engaging the parking brake. After these, start the engine and set the transmission shifter in “P” or park position. Let the engine idle and check and pull the transmission dipstick.
Wipe off the oil from the dipstick with a clean lint free rag and then insert it back to its place carefully. Pull again and check the fluid level. You must also check the fluid condition, through its color too (like the engine oil). If it is too black and dirty with burnt smell, the transmission is at its critical condition. It is normally clean and transparent. The new fluid comes red and over time, it becomes brownish. Some manufacturers require transmission fluid change every 30,000 or 50,000 miles of travel. Check what your car manual says.
Topping up the transmission fluid has to be done properly. Once wrongly done, the fluid will eventually damage the transmission. Add a small amount of the fluid through the dipstick pipe. Wait for minutes and let the fluid flow down. Recheck the level again and remember, do not have it overfilled.
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