Thursday, December 19, 2013

A Few Car Repair Basics Every Woman Should Know


Having a basic knowledge about cars like troubleshooting and maintenance is a must when you own a car, specially when the car is aged, it makes them even more unpredictable you won't know when a problem will arise until it breaks, and when it did break, these basic techniques of troubleshooting will definitely come in handy specially when driving in long road trips. Aside from hot fixes, maintenance also plays an important role for it can be the key to reduce wear outs and even extend the lifespan of the car, Remember to always be observant when driving your car because it is better to find out the problem sooner than later.
The most common knowledge you should know are the following:

Car Gauges - These are the interior gauges displayed on your car, you must know the purpose of each gauge and know how to read it.
Change tire - This is one of the most common incident that will happen when you're driving a car, that is why you must learn how to do this, sure It is easy to imagine the process of changing a tire, but in reality there are certain steps and techniques to make this process easier and safer to do.
Jump start - Now this is a very important thing to learn, jump starting is a manual way to start a car when a battery runs out, there are a lot of causes for a battery to run out so it is best for you to learn this technique, it's pretty tough to be stuck in a parking lot because you run out of battery. There are techniques in doing a jump-start to make it successful and safe.
Car Stall - You must know the common causes for a car to stall, learn where to find the problem and the solution on how to fix it.
Tire pressure- One of the basics you also must learn is your vehicles tire pressure like how much air should my tire have to get the best performance out of it, it is usually written inside the manual of the car or at the gas cap or somewhere near the driver side doors but if you happen to have a car without the standard pressure written on those places you'll have to learn how to get the correct computation of your standard tire pressure.
Tire Rotation - the Tire is one of the most common components of the car, as common as it may seem it could be quite complicated in some ways, but with the right knowledge it can even help boost the car's performance and if the right maintenance is applied the lifespan of the tire could be extended.
Flood car tips - This is just a precaution because honestly we don't know when this incident will happen to us but it is best if you have a background knowledge on what to do when a flood happens. There are steps to do that just might save your car, saving you from spending millions of cash to repair your flooded car.

If you managed to educate yourself with these car basics, then I'm proud to tell you that you're going to be a great car owner.

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