Important Vehicle Maintenance

As a vehicle owner it is vitally important that you are carrying out regular maintenance on your vehicle. Without proper maintenance, your vehicle will be a lot more likely to be prone to more serious problems in the future that could lead to you being greatly out of pocket. By performing routine maintenance on your vehicle, it will highly reduce the risk of serious problems occurring in the future as well as improving the driving quality of your vehicle. Many vehicle owners fail to perform the necessary vehicle maintenance tasks that are so important due to ignorance, lack of awareness or even laziness.

The Risk Of Failing To Maintain Your Vehicle

Here are Some of the most expensive issues that can occur as a result of not maintaining your vehicle can be found below:
- Fixing or replacing the cylinder – the need to either fix or replace the cylinder in your vehicle is often a sign of continued neglect. Cylinder failure occurs when the correct mixture of fuel, air and sparks are missing, which leads to the cylinder overheating and then failing.

- Replacing the transmission assembly – transmission problems can be caused by regular maintenance. These problems are rare only if regular maintenance, especially if you follow your manufacturer’s guide, is carried out.

- Replacing the cylinder head and spark plugs – not maintaining your cylinder head and spark plugs can lead to engine failure.

- Replacing the camshaft – failure to change your oil regularly and cleaning your valves will lead to dirt and grime building up which can result in your camshaft failing. This usually only happens if regular maintenance is neglected so you shouldn’t have a problem with this assembly unless you fail to maintain your vehicle.

Important Vehicle Maintenance Tasks

There are a number of vehicle maintenance tasks that need to be performed on a regular basis to prevent serious damage to your vehicle. These tasks can be performed by you yourself so there is no excuse for failing to do so.
- Regular fluid checks – it is vital to regularly check your fluid levels such as your oil, transmission fluid and engine coolant.
- Regular oil changes – the oil is the life of your engine so firstly it is important that you ensure that the oil levels are sufficient enough to allow the engine to run smoothly.
- Check tyre pressures – checking the amount of air in each of your tyres is also an important part of vehicle maintenance.
- Check the engine air filter – having a dirty air filter can shorten the life of an engine and also reduce your gasoline’s mileage by up to 10%.

Publisher: Mechanics At Work

Date Published: Oct 19 2017 10:37AM
Date Edited: Oct 19 2017 11:18AM