Reviews to Keep Your Car Moving

Before using your car or hitting the road, conducting an inspection is synonymous with peace of mind, economy and safety for you and your companions. In the automotive service, there are key details to review to know if your vehicle is ready to keep up with you on the street and highway. Find more here: Trevo Builder

Battery

First, periodically check the exterior of your Battery to make sure it is in good condition, as its useful life depends on use. To keep it charged, it is recommended to use moderately the internal lighting, the lights, the sound system and the ventilation. In addition, it is advisable to take it to review every three months.

Tires

The state of your tires can vary due to the use and type of traction of each vehicle, but the main indicator is: if the tread pattern is lost and they start to look smooth, it is time to change them. It is recommended to check them every 10,000 km.

Regarding the inflation of the tires, check your user manual and keep them at the pressure indicated there, because inflating them too much can cause cuts or ruptures upon receiving an impact, and inflating them less can contribute to excessive heating and cause internal structural damage that also affect other systems.

Alignment and Balancing

It is usually done together with the tire change, but it is advisable to program it every 10,000 km or if, when you release the steering wheel, it turns somewhere or makes taxiing noises when you raise speed.

Keeping this system in good condition is useful, for example if you go to a crowded place where parking is difficult and you want to leave it to the Optimized Parking Assistance , which just by pressing the button and choosing the space (in parallel or perpendicular “on battery”) ) will park your car in the place you decide with the fewest number of maneuvers possible.

Brake Pads

Although (like everything) depends on the use you give them, the inspection is recommended at 10,000 km and changing the pads at 25,000 km, they will check both wear and the amount of fluid. An indicator to change them can be the presence of noises or whistles and could cause damage to other parts of the system. Also consider that the front pads wear more than the rear ones.

Air, Oil and Gasoline Filters

Filters are responsible for retaining impurities so that they do not pass into the engine or contaminate the combustion chamber and cylinders. It is recommended to change the air ones every year or at 20,000 km, depending on the type of wear. Change oil filters every 10,000 km or by changing oil and fuel filters every 30,000 km to use their capacities to the fullest.

Engine Oil, Transmission Fluid and Antifreeze

Proper lubrication of the car prevents premature wear, that is why it must be constantly checked and refilled without going over the limit line. Oil change in some recent cars may be needed after 30,000 km. However, in cars over 10 years old it may be required from 7,000 km. Keep in mind that fluids like transmission and antifreeze also require monitoring and should be changed regularly.

Fuel

Keeping the fuel level high has several advantages for the general care of your car, for example, it prevents the impurities settled in the bottom of the tank from leaving and causing engine failures, in addition, the air that enters the tank favors evaporation, that is, at the accelerated expense of gasoline.

Windshield wiper nibs

This is one of the most obvious changes, since it directly affects driving visibility, and these are among the parts most affected by the environment. Excessive heat and rainfall are often accelerators of wear , so you should change them every year between fall and spring, in addition to checking every 6 months.