Preparing Your Car For The Winter Months
Topics: cars, safety tips, driving
When extreme cold, icy roads, and heavy snowfall come with winter, the best-prepared driver is one able to better navigate the road and keep their vehicle in top-notch condition. Usually, autumn is the best time to get your car ready for driving in the wintertime. Below you will find a list of suggestions on how to keep your car safe and in decent working condition for a season filled with ice and snow:
Car Preparation
Antifreeze: Checking coolant levels are suggested, as well as the condition of belts or hoses, which should not appear brittle or soft.
Battery: Batteries should be tested for weakness and proven to work at proper operating levels. The battery terminals should be clean and in good working condition. Baking soda and water paste helps to clean corroded posts. The cables should also be secure.
Brakes: Make sure brake fluid is at proper levels and that rotors are in good condition. Routine inspections should check brake pads for wear.
Door Parts: It is suggested to lubricate the moving parts associated with car doors to make sure they do not become frozen in freezing temperatures. This will also ensure proper operation. Commercial de-icers also help alleviate frozen door locks. A common mistake is to use hot water to solve frozen locks, as it actually worsens the problem by creating additional freezing.
Engine: When the city you live in creates a great amount of freezing temperatures, you may want to purchase an engine block heater, which helps cars start better in the morning, as well as decreases the damage caused by cold engine starts.
Exhaust: The exhaust system should be leak-free with no holes.
Heater & Defroster: To ensure a warm and safe ride, the heater and defroster should be in good working order.
Lights: Brake lights, headlights, and reverse lights should be in good working order.
Proper Lubrication: When following the owner’s manual, there are certain things that require lubrication throughout the year. For starters, the steering linkage is something to consider for winter driving.
Tires: In regards to the tires, drivers should check air pressure for proper inflation and inspect the tread for wear. You should also make sure tires are suitable for the driving conditions you aim to enter, such as using chains in regions with deep snow.
Transmission: The transmission fluid should be at proper level, while the transmission filter should be checked and changed if needed.
Tune-Up: Oil filters and air filters should be checked and changed when necessary. Fuel filters should be free of clogs and leaks.
Windshield Wipers and Fluid: Cracked or worn windshield wipers should be replaced. As a rule of thumb, wipers should be revamped every six months. Wiper fluid should be restored with an antifreeze solution especially designed for windshields.
Michael Murray is an author of automotive articles and owner of a blog all about how to beat a speeding ticket:
beatyourspeedingticketnow.blogspot.com
Previous Articles Highlighter:
How You Can Save Up To 50% On Four-Star Hotel Rooms Without Using A Coupon (1)
You just have to know how to do it. It's good to shop around at various websites and find the lowest possible price offered on these. Once you find a good price on sites such as www.hotels.com, www.orbitz.com, or www.hotwire.com, it becomes the maximum price you would pay.
Soap Making Can Be Fun And Profitable (2)
This is where the legal disclaimers come in. You will not even get a blink from the manager if you do not have your legal paperwork. Also, this may cost you a fee to present your soaps in the bath shops.
Do You Make Any Of These 7 Mistakes In Archery Bow Hunting? (3)
6. Over hunting an area. Every time you hunt in a specific area, you are leaving your own scent there. Leaving your scent behind is like leaving footprints behind and the deer knows it.
Top 10 European Travel Tips For The Europe Prone Traveler (4)
1) You can exchange money in Europe the easiest and the most affordable way by using an automated teller machine. To be very safe, at your bank learn what type of charges it records for using your bank card for currency exchange; some banks will impose amazingly high charges.
Strength Training (5)
Free weights include barbells and dumbbells, while weight machines are specifically made by companies. Weight machines are designed to help isolate and work on certain muscles, whereas free weights are designed to work on a group of muscles at the same time.
Travel Attractions In Canada (6)
Canada is a domicile of parks, magnificent tall buildings and tradition sites. To name some of the great views without which traveling Canada is considered to be incomplete are the CN Tower, rail route from Vancouver to Jasper, the national park, the Stanley Park, polar bears, whales, ice bergs, parliament buildings, Louise Lake, and many more exciting places.
Making Pewter Figurines Your Collection (7)
At only 450 degrees pewter can melt. Just use a non-abrasive soft cloth to polish and have your figurines looking like new. Pewter has been around since ancient times and pewter makes very special gifts especially pewter figurines.
Which Auto Collision Center Should I Use (8)
Where are the centers located? What's it going to cost? Before you do anything, if it is at all possible it's a good idea to drop by, see the facilities, and get a quote.
Benefits Of Having A Dog In The Home (9)
There's nothing quite as exciting as bringing your new family member home. Whether you have adopted a stray or you have purchased a puppy it does not matter, both will provide you with unconditional love whether you are 1 or 100.
Sweet Success For 2007 Holiday Season (10)
This year's report bears more official weight than the previous one by a travel writer, as it was compiled by the US State Department. Commenting on Malta, the report praises the island for the non existence of organised crime, especially surprising perhaps given her proximity to mainland Italy - and closer still to notorious Sicily.
Newer Articles Highlighter:
TimeTravel With A Handmade Persian Rug (1)
The price, however, depends on other characteristics too, besides age; colors, materials, area of provenance, pattern, level of intricacy of the patterns and design. You should be careful when deciding to purchase a handmade Persian rug as there are lots of Fakes due to the high demand, or it may happen that you will be asked to pay a higher price than the actual value.
7 Secrets Of Building A Koi Pond (2)
3 Use fish pond heater in colder months Unlike tropical fish, koi don't suffer much from cold; however you should never let your pond freeze completely. Installing a proper pond heater will always keep an opening in the ice.
Buying A Motorcycle FAQ (3)
If you must buy a new motorcycle, you should know that any reputable motorcycle dealer will generally stock new bikes, and most of these dealers specialize in (Harley Davidson, Buell) or two brands of bikes (like a Yamaha/Suzuki).
Why You Need A Personalized Rubber Stamp For Personalized Crafts, Gifts, And More (4)
That's much quicker than sewing name tags isn't it! Of course, businesses are now commonly using customized stamps with their address and account details on, to save time writing them out again and again.
How To Book A Motivational Speaker (5)
If, for some reason, the speaker needs to cancel, you should have a backup speaker in mind. While it could be difficult to find another speaker on short notice, try anyway.
Finding Out More About Antique Thimbles And China Porcelain (6)
Inclusion of the abbreviation 'R N' (for Registered Number) followed by numbers denotes a date subsequent to 1883. Inclusion of the word 'England','Germany','France','Italy' in marks denotes a date after 1891, although some manufacturers added the word slightly before this date.
Motorbike Insurance Money Saving (7)
What security do you have? There is a comprehensive range of chains, ground anchors and other security devices. Some companies build in security into new bikes. Honda has their HISS system, an advanced immobilizer.
Is The Alpine Audio Car System Right For You (8)
Bowe is the webmaster and content provider of many informational websites. Please visit his Car Audio site at: caraudio.infosupplier.net Find out what system and accessories are right for you.
Make Your Book Readers Follow The Yellow Brick Road To The End (9)
7. Case studies: Each chapter may include one or more story form case studies that support the chapter's central idea. 8. Self-evaluation tools: The chapter may include brief questions that permit readers to measure their progress with each of the principles described in the chapters.
Camping With Beautiful Views Of Lake Lewis Smith In Bankhead National Forest (10)
Representative from Alabama. Clear Creek Recreation Area, one of six recreation areas that are part of Bankhead National Forest, is located approximately 15 miles north of Jasper on Lake Lewis Smith.