- It is easy to buy a car but the difficult part of maintaining or taking care of it follows later. What many of us do is wait for the car to smoke, fume and stop and then only we start to think of its maintenanace. Think a while "Is prevention not better than cure?" I am putting dowm my experience as to how to maintain a car for better performance.
- First of all go through the owner's manual provided with the vehicle. Strictly adhere to the maintenance schedule and other instructions provided therein. Inspect your car whenever you enter it or at regular intervals.
- Clean the carpets and dry them up at regular intervals. This can prevent the corossion of the car body and bad odour.
- Check the batteries at periodical intervals and get them overhauled as and when required.
- See to it that the engine oil is refilled at least once in a year.
- Check the fuel tank at regular intervals for any leaks.
- Check the dynamo or alternator at periodical intervals.
- Check the air pressure in the tyres and the brakes every time before you start the car.
- Get the shafts and the shafts, belts and bearings at interim periods expecially sounds arise while driving your car.
- Check the radiator and water levels before starting your car.
- Sometimes the driver can feel strange hiccups while driving which indicates faulty fuel injection or suspension.
- In addition to the above get an overhauling of the car atleast once in a year.
- I am hearing your murmur "a very costly affair." After all it is your dream car.
