Lunar New Year is approaching, how are you going home for the New Year? If you are driving home, then here are some basic checks that you are advised to make sure you do for your car before you leave. Here are a few tricks to teach you.
Check one: car tires
If a car has a flat tire while driving at high speed, it will not only endanger your own life, but also other road users. Be sure to check your tires before you go out, including tire pressure and whether there is wear, bulges, trauma or scratches on the surface.
Check two: car lights
When you go out for a long trip, you will inevitably walk at night. When walking at night, car lights will be a necessity to guide the direction. The lights cannot light up the road, but they can also be used as warning lights.
Check three: Car Brakes
How can a car be without brakes? If there is a problem with your car’s brakes, then it is best to get them repaired. If the brakes feel loose, there may be a problem with the brakes.
Check four: car wipers
When it rains, wipers become an important tool. Remember to check whether the rubber strip and windshield are tightly bonded from time to time.
Check five: car dashboard inspection
Make sure no fault light is on after the vehicle is started.
Check six: gasoline
The easiest way to check gasoline is to look at the fuel needle on the dashboard. Generally speaking, even if the fuel needle falls to the bottom line, there are still about 3 to 5 liters of gasoline in the tank, but refueling too late may cause the dilemma of no fuel, stalling, and may also damage parts, so do not exceed the bottom line before refueling.
Check seven: engine oil
Pull up the dipstick and wipe it clean, then insert the dipstick back in, then pull up the dipstick again and check if the oil level is between the standard upper limit (MAX) and lower limit (MIN). If the car is old and has oil eating, it is better to prepare a can of spare oil of the same specification in the trunk of the car in case of emergency.
Check eight: water tank fluid (coolant)
Check the engine cooling water (tank water) must be in a low-temperature state, the main tank should be filled, and the water level of the secondary tank added to seven minutes full. If the amount of coolant is not enough, please add special coolant or distilled water, it is best not to add tap water or groundwater, because the minerals and impurities in it are easy to form scale in the pipeline at high temperatures for a long time, but also easy to make the tank and pipeline rust impede the flow of coolant, plus easy to produce bubbles to increase the pressure of the pipeline and affect the cooling effect, thus increasing the burden of the pump.
Check nine: electric water tank water
Now most of the commercially available cars are equipped with water-free, maintenance-free electric tank, so to check the electric tank only need to check the window on the electric tank, look at the color of the window can know the condition of the electric tank, usually the window will show green or blue, which represents good, white represents lack of electricity, if it is black, then please hurry to change the new electric tank. If the vehicle is using the traditional electric box, then the water in the electric box should also be kept between the standard upper and lower limits, if it is too low you should hurry to add distilled water, and only distilled water, otherwise it will shorten the life of the electric box.
Check ten: the tools that come with the car
The regular emergency equipment on the car, such as triangle warning signs, fire extinguishers, warning lights, etc. should also be inventoried one by one, and ensure its normal use.
