A great list of tips on the routine maintenance aspects of your car!

All about the car routine maintenance knowledge!

One, car maintenance "three filter" first

"Three filter" refers to the air filter, oil filter and gasoline filter, is the air, oil, gasoline must pass through a gate, to provide clean oil and gas for the engine, thus protecting the engine and also protecting the engine. Thus protecting the engine, but also protect the engine. improve the efficiency of the engine.

1, air filter

1) clean air filter, take out the filter element, use a soft brush to brush off the dust on the surface of the filter element along the direction of the crease, and gently tap the end surface to remove the dust. At this time, care should be taken to plug the ends of the filter element with a clean cloth or rubber plug to prevent the swept dust from entering the inner surface of the filter element.

(2) Be careful not to clean the cartridge with water, diesel fuel or gasoline, because when dust is wet it will block the pores of the cartridge, making a mess and increasing air resistance, while diesel fuel is easily sucked into the cylinder, resulting in the installation of the car began to fly.

3 If the cartridge is found to be damaged, or the upper and lower end surfaces of the cartridge are warped, uneven, or the rubber seal is aged, deformed or damaged, it should be replaced with a new one.

2, oil filter

Generally, the oil filter should be replaced every 5,000 kilometers when the oil is changed.

3, gasoline filter

1) pay attention to the use of standard gasoline, because unqualified gasoline will cause fuel system failure, so that the engine premature damage.

(2) When it is found that the fuel supply is insufficient, the engine power decreases, and the vehicle is weak, the filter should be checked to see if it is clogged.

(3) Generally every 15,000 kilometers need to replace the gasoline filter.

Two, lubrication system routine maintenance

1) Oil is not always the more the better. The amount of oil in the oil sump should be controlled within the upper and lower scale of the dipstick, and should not be too much or too little. If there is too much oil, the frictional resistance of the engine parts will increase and the engine power will be lost. And too much oil will jump into the combustion chamber, the engine will burn oil, the oil consumption will increase significantly, and the carbon inside the engine will increase, and it will even lead to premature combustion, detonation, and cylinder pulling. Scratches, which will seriously damage the engine.

On the contrary, if the oil is too little, some parts of the engine will not be able to get enough lubrication, resulting in abnormal wear and tear of the parts.

(2) Oil check. Regularly checking the oil level is an important task in routine maintenance. 1, when checking the oil level, the car must be kept in a horizontal position. After the engine stops, wait a few minutes for the oil to return to the sump. Remove the dipstick, dry it with a clean cloth, and then reinsert the dipstick until it is fully seated. Then remove the dipstick again and observe if the oil level is between max-Dmin.

If the oil level is below the lower mark, add the same type of oil that meets the product specifications as required by the owner's manual or as recommended by a service station. Approximately one liter of oil will bring the oil film on the dipstick to the line.

(3) Check of oil quality. In checking the oil level height at the same time, you can also check the quality of the oil by observing the color, nose, smell and feel the method, so that their lubrication status of the engine when to do a good idea.

Eye: If the oil is clean and clear, and blue-brown or greenish-brown, it means that the oil pollution is very light. If the surface of the oil film has water droplets or a yellowish emulsion foam indicates that the oil is mixed with water. If the oil is gray-black, it indicates that the oil has been seriously contaminated, the oil should be replaced in a timely manner.

Nose: If the nose can smell a strong gasoline flavor, it indicates that the cylinder and piston rings, pistons and other parts wear and tear is serious, so that the mixture of gas and exhaust gas leakage into the oil sump and caused by this time should be promptly to the repair station to repair.

Feeling: a small amount of oil twisted and pinched by hand, if the feel of roughness, it indicates that the oil has been mixed with a large number of metal shavings and other impurities; if you feel that the oil is more dilute, it is likely to be a mixture of gasoline dilution due to the repair station should be overhauled and replace the oil. If you feel that the oil is too viscous and gelatinous, it means that the oil has been aging and deterioration, life is over, should be replaced in time for fresh blood.

Three, brake system use and safety

(1) if the car is a new car or just replace the brake lining, in the first 2 hundred kilometers of braking effect may not be too much aspired to be after the break-in to achieve the best braking effect, you can increase the appropriate braking force, braking moments ahead of time to compensate for the method.

(2) when the car in the water rain or wash the car, brake linings will be damp brake effect slightly decreased, should be started while driving lightly on the brake pedal, so that the brake disc and brake lining friction heat will evaporate the water, to restore the brake effect, to prevent the brake parts rust.

(3) If the front spoiler on the car is deformed or damaged, it will change the direction of airflow, resulting in poor heat dissipation in the braking system and overheating, and even erosion of the brake discs, so when the front spoiler is damaged, it should be repaired or replaced in a timely manner.

Good driving habits are a guarantee of safety

(1) to develop the habit of stepping on the brake pedal before leaving the car and before going downhill to check whether the braking effect is good. If the pedal stroke suddenly becomes large, it may be a brake circuit of a failure, this time the vehicle can still brake, but the braking effect is reduced, the role of the brake pipeline load is larger, so you can not let the car work for a long time in this state, should be low-speed driving, to the nearest service station to check and eliminate the problem.

(2) To ensure that the brake pedal works properly, so that the pedal can be pressed to the bottom. Therefore, the foot rest in front of the driver's seat should not be placed on the objects to avoid slipping under the brake pedal and affecting the working stroke of the pedal.

(3) in the routine maintenance of attention to check whether the brake fluid is sufficient, brake line interface has no leakage phenomenon, rest assured that driving.

Brake failure countermeasures

(1) psychological to be calm, the more panicked the more prone to wrong operation.

(2) Use fast downshift or overshift.

3) Use the friction resistance and work resistance within the engine to create a drag effect on the car.

(4) Use the hand brake to supplement the foot brake to force the car to slow down.

(5) Look at the road surface, grasp the direction, let the car try to walk on the road surface with more resistance.

Four, tire use

1) pay attention to tire pressure. High and low tire pressure will cause abnormal wear and tear of the tires, shortening the life of the tires. In the winter and summer seasons when the climate is harsh, tire pressure can be adjusted regularly according to the recommendations of the maintenance service station.

(2) Avoid rapid acceleration. The car from a standstill state suddenly start, so that the tire and road friction, accelerate the tread wear.

(3) Reduce emergency braking. Emergency braking increases the local wear and tear of the tread, easy to cause the tire package, delamination and other phenomena, should be more use of skidding deceleration, less use of braking, especially emergency braking.

(4) economic speed to save fuel consumption. Prolonged high-speed driving, not only increased fuel consumption, but also will make the tire temperature rises sharply, tires and road slippery drag rate increases, the protection of tires and components are not conducive.

(5) Wheel shift. Automobile front and rear axle loads are different, resulting in four tires wear unevenly, generally new tires driving to 10000 kilometers, should be the same side of the front and rear transposition.

(6) the same car carefully installed different tires. The same car carefully installed two different specifications of the tires, because their tread design, quality, diameter and other technical parameters are not the same, if the two different specifications of the tires mounted on the same axle, will result in oversteer or understeer, easy to produce side slip. The lesser case affects the maneuvering flexibility of the car, and the more serious case will cause a car accident.

(7) the choice of parking location. Parking place to choose good or bad, the service life of the tire also has a certain impact, so drivers should pay attention to choose a parking place will not be parked in the oil, sharp ice, snow and other damage to the tires on the road; driving on a slope should try to avoid parking on the slope; summer driving if you need to park, you should choose the shade, to avoid the tires under the scorching sun; cold season driving if you need to park, you should choose to avoid the wind If you need to park your car in the cold season, you should choose a place that is sheltered from the wind and the sun to prevent tires from freezing with the ground.

(8) wear tires should be eliminated in time. As for tire elimination, depending on the degree of wear and tear, when the wear sign is revealed to be replaced, do not delay! At this point, the tires are already in a dangerous state, and it will increase fuel consumption. In addition, for safety reasons, tire replacement should be replaced in pairs, in order to make the new replacement tires to play a good performance.

Five, battery use eight attention

Battery is one of the car's main power supply, but also a relatively short-lived components, the use of maintenance must be strengthened, otherwise it is easy to cause premature damage. If it starts to whine, the whole car can be paralyzed.

(1) often use warm water to scrub the shell and electrode column wire clamps clean electrolyte and dirt, and then coated with a layer of petroleum jelly oil film, to avoid corrosion of the pole and wire clamps, to keep the shell dry and clean.

(2) check the electrolyte level height, should keep the liquid level is located between the max-Dmin line, the liquid level is too low to add distilled water in time, in the winter after filling the distilled water should let the engine run for a few minutes, so that the electrolyte mixing, in order to prevent the new filling of the distilled water icing; in the addition of distilled water to prevent the iron filings and other impurities fall into the storage battery.

(3) pay attention to add liquid hole screw plug to screw tightly, screw plug on the vent hole to keep open, otherwise the battery in the work of the gas will be shell damage.

(4) Note that when loading the car must be divided into positive and negative poles of the battery, hitch polarity can not be mistaken, in order to avoid damage to the generator. Remove the hitch wire before removing the fire wire; install the fire wire first, then install the hitch wire to avoid sparks.

(5) Do not use the starter continuously, each start should not be more than 5s, between the two should be 10s-D15s, so as to avoid a large number of discharges caused by the pole plate arching damage.

(6) Pay attention to the discovery of insufficient power should be supplemented in time to charge; according to the seasonal changes, go to the maintenance station to check and adjust the density of the electrolyte; the electrolyte used should be pure, and the preparation of the electrolyte should be made of sulfuric acid and distilled water with higher purity.

(7) Pay attention to the surface condition of the shell, and find that the sealing glue is cracked, the shell is broken, and the pole pole is seriously worn or broken, and should be repaired in time.

(8) pay attention to the use of low temperature, should take special thermal insulation, anti-freezing measures, and in advance to take the engine preheating warming up to avoid cold start, resulting in a large number of discharged batteries.

Six, hand protection window

(1) should always keep the windows clean, clean up the dirt inside the rubber strip, and then can be coated with a small amount of rubber maintenance agent, help lubrication, but also to prevent cracking and aging of the rubber strip.

(2) another reason why the window does not move smoothly is that the oil in the lift is exhausted, you do it yourself by dismantling the lift, and then spray grease on the inside of the gears. By moving it up and down while spraying you can get even very small parts greased.

(3) If the glass won't go up and down at all, it could be a faulty switch. Checking the fuse is general common sense. Go through the instruction manual and double check which fuse is for the power windows. See if it is blown, and if it is, replace it with a fuse of the same type.

Seven, the correct use of seat belts

1, the use of seat belts

Seats, head restraints, seat belts and airbags can effectively protect the safety of passengers, but if not used properly, it may affect the effective play of its performance, the protective effect can not be as desired.

(1) should be used to sit upright, back against the seat, the back of the chair should not be tilted more than 30 degrees, so as to more effectively play the performance of the seat belt to protect the safety of passengers.

(2) too thick clothes in winter will make the seat belt become slow to react, can not play the best protection effect.

(3) should also pay attention to the method when tying the safety belt, waist safety belt should be strangled pelvic part, shoulder safety belt should be through the middle of the shoulder diagonally through the chest and close to the body, pay attention to do not make the safety belt through the neck, in order to avoid accidents.

(4) When fastening the seat belt, insert the tongue plate into the buckle until you hear a click, then the seat belt has been correctly locked. If you can't pull out the seat belt, pull it hard and then release it, the seat belt can be pulled out smoothly, but you can't pull it too hard, otherwise the seat belt will lock automatically.

(5) Seat belts should not be disassembled at random, and if there is a problem, you must ask a professional to repair it. In cleaning, to use the car cleaner or warm water cleaning and natural drying, can not use artificial heating such as baking, this will affect the safety performance and service life of the seat belt.

(6) a seat belt can only be provided to a person to use, can not be two people (including children) *** with a seat belt, the seat belt in the use of attention can not be twisted, otherwise affect the use of the effect.

2, the use of airbags precautions

Only the seat, head restraints, seat belts and airbags can be most effective to protect the safety of passengers, the correct use of security.

(1) driving a car equipped with airbags, you must wear a seat belt, so as to avoid the impact of the airbag explosion popped on the human injury.

(2) Can not put objects on the steering wheel of the airbag surface, in order to prevent accidental ejection.

(3) Non-professionals, do not check and disassemble the airbag without authorization, as this may cause you accidental injury.

(4) After the collision, regardless of whether the airbag detonates or not, you should ask the service station personnel to do a complete overhaul of the relevant safety systems.