A couple of easy car maintenance tips to help with your home auto

Most people are constantly hunting for useful car maintenance tips. They do not want to be told “just take it to a garage”. This costs money and it is something we are all short of in this current economic situation.So what’s the solution? Elbow grease! Buy yourself a simple mechanics tool kit and get ready to get them fingers dirty.
Where to first off?
First off I often say regular servicing helps keep your repairs to a minimum. By giving your motor a good bill of health, this will help keep those rattles away. However before we begin, get your automobiles registration plate number, make and model. Now take this info to your local factors shop and ask for |the following items:

Oil, they often use a chart to give you the correct. Ask them to confirm the exact quantity and write it down.
Oil filter
Air filter

They’re the parts that we shall change. This is a easy car service that you may expect to pay a mechanic approx £80, so let’s save some dosh.
Lets get on with it.

Open your bonnet and you will be able to locate a black box with a black pipe leading to the top of the engine, these are made of plastic so this should be easy to identify. The lid on this black box will unscrew or just unclip. You might need to remove the inlet or outlet pipes to do this, but that is simple and self explanatory. Now the cover is off, take out the present filter and swap with the new one. Now wasn’t that easy. For the rest of these car maintenance tips we will do the engines blood.
Doing this, I like to get the oil from the engine first. For this we want the car to be switched on for a little while to warm the oil up (no more than 5 minutes) this will help thin the oil so that it flows out quicker. For goodness sake, don’t allow it to get to hot as this can injure you. To be sure feel the engine sumps. It should still be quite cool.
Get to the bottom of the engine, it is almost shaped like a large meta bowl. It will have a obvious nut or hex nut near the middle. Grab yourself a large pan that sits comfortably under this nut (you will need a bowl that holds approx 5 litres or more). I think you have probably guessed what’s next, we shall remove this nut and that’s where all the oil will flow out. Now I let the nut drop into the pan and fish it out afterwards, because if I try and keep hold of it you just end up covered in oil (one of my handy ittle car maintenance tips). When this has stopped, leave the nut off and container under whilst we do the last part. What you now need to do is locate the oil filter. This will be either a can or a plastic dome, and protrudes from the side of the engine. Look in your manual or go on the net to help find anything you are struggling with. This is also very simple to swap, basically either the can or the plastic cap will unscrew. This can be tight but trust me it unscrews. Once you have removed the filter replace with the newone . In the case of it being the plastic cap type you have removed, more than likely it will have a paper filter to change and then this cap is then put back on.

Let’s top the auto up and get her back to use.

All that's left to do is put the nut back in the engine sump nice and tight of course. At the very top of the engine you will have a oil filler cap, normally yellow or at the very least it will say oil on it. Remove this cap, you can just see inside your car engine. This is where we will pour the oil, now this is why you wanted the automobile store to tell us the quantity, what we now want to do is pour in just under this amount. When that’s complete give it a minute to get to the sump and then check your dipstick for the oil level. You want it just under the max line. Keep filling up until you reach this mark.
That’s it you are all done and your motor has a new bill of health. Simple car maintenance tips like this are all it takes to care for your automobile and use it for many years.

Car maintenance tips to look after your vehicle

Most of us are often searching for handy car maintenance tips. We don’t just want to be told “just get it serviced”. This requires cash and that’s something we are all short of in this current financial situation.So what is the solution? Hard work! Get yourself a basic tool kit and get ready to get them hands dirty.
Where to first?
To start us off I believe regular maintenance helps keep your problems away. By giving your automobile a good bill of health, this will help keep those gremlins away. However before we begin, get your vehicles reg number, model and make. Now take this info to the local factors shop and ask for |the following shopping list:

Oil filter
Air filter
Oil, they normally have a list to provide you with the quantity. Ask them to confirm the exact amount and take a note.

They are the items we shall be changing. It is a easy vehicle service that you would expect to pay a garage approx £80, so let’s save some cash.
And so we begin?

Lift your bonnet and you will be able to find a black unit with a black pipe leading to the top of the engine, the box is made of plastic so this will be easy to identify. The lid on this black box will unscrew or just unclip. You may have to take off the inlet or outlet pipes to do this, but that is easy and self explanatory. Now the lid is off, simply remove the present filter and swap with the new. Well hey was that not easy. For the rest of these car maintenance tips we will do the engines blood.
To do this, I like to remove my oil out of the the engine first. To do this we want the automobile to be switched on for a little while to soften the oil up (no more than 5 minutes) this helps thin the oil so that it purs easier. Please be careful, don’t let it get hot as this will cause injury. To be sure feel the bottom of the engine. It should still be cool.
Get to the engine sump, it is almost shaped like a large steel bowl. It will have a obvious nut or hex nut near the middle. Grab yourself a large pan that sits easily under this nut (you will need a bowl that holds about 5l or more).Now if you have not guessed already, we shall unscrew this nut and that’s where all the oil will pour out. Now I let the nut drop in the container and fish it out afterwards, because if I try and keep hold of it I just end up splashed in oil (another one of my favourite small car maintenance tips). When this is finished, keep the nut off and pan under whilst we do this last job. What you need to do now is locate the oil filter. This will either be a can or a plastic dome, and comes from the engine side. Look in your Haynes or go online to help locate anything you are unsure of. This is also very simple to change, either the the plastic cap or the can will unscrew. This can be stiff but believe me it does unscrew. Once you have removed the filter replace with the new . In the case of it being the plastic cap type you have removed, it will probably have a paper filter to change and then the lid goes back on.

Let’s top her up and get her back to use.

All that's left to do is put the nut back in the engine sump nice and tight please. On the very top of the engine you shall have an oil filler cap, normally yellow or at the very least it will say oil on it. Take off this cap, you can just see inside your automobile engine. This is where we shall pour the oil, now this is why you wanted the automobile store to tell us the quantity, what we now want to do is pour in a little under this amount. When that’s done give it a minute to flow to the sump and then check your dip-stick for the oil level. You want it just under the maximum mark. Keep topping up until you hit this point.
That is it we are all finished and your automobile has a fresh bill of health. Easy car maintenance tips like these are all it takes to care for your car and enjoy it for many years.