Car Maintanance?

[Yucca]

Ok you know sometimes you abuse your pc, dont defrag for ages, dont run antivirus, install crap and generally keep your files very messy.

Then now and again you have a maintance hour or day when you do all the things you can to make it perfect again. Run antivirus, install different firewall, run C Cleaner or even format...


Well whats the equivalent for my car? What should i be doing now and again? I feel i have abused my car the last few months, over reving and screatching tyres round corners etc.

How/what do i do to give it a bit of well earned love and maintanance?

 

[rG-tom]

give it a service? oil/flter/plugs/brake fluid

 

[Tee Hee Johnson]

All the wee things come to mind...

Oil, Fuel and Air Filters Oh pollen filter too! Spark Plugs, new Oil, brake fluid, engine coolant!

Maybe wipers?

Dunno!

 

[Scottland]

The equivalent is basically to have a poke around and make sure everything is as it should be.

You should really be already having it serviced according to the manual, there isn't a huge need to service it inbetween unless you're tracking it a lot - in which case you'd probably know all this already

 

[Finglonga]

Depending on the car most dealer services are little more than oil and filter change, give everything the once over (pads/shoes/coolant/fluid levels) and check the fault log. Plugs last for miles nowadays and brake/clutch fluid done at set intervals depending on mileage and time.

Hand book should give you all the info on service recommendations. Don't skimp if the cam belt needs changing though as if that fails it could mean a new engine.

 

[Yucca]

This is all like japanese to me

 

[Finglonga]

What car is it and is it petrol or an oil burner (can't spell diesel) & when to your knowledge was it last serviced mileage wise?

 

[Clarkey]

Just stick to the service schedule and replace parts when they break. If it aint broke, don't fix it

 

[jamoor]

Just take it for a service a little earlier than usual.

 

[Solari]

Just take it for a service a little earlier than usual.

Yeah I already have a tendency to "over service". Partly OCD, partly peace of mind, partly keeping the ease of sale factor, and also resale value up

I check oil levels, and all fluid levels on a weekly basis through sheer paranoia.

Serviced 4 months ago, and no oil top ups required which is a shock, considering the last motor needed it every few weeks

 

[Howard]

The equivalent would be checking tyre pressures, oil and other fluid levels really, unless it needs a service, in which case give it one, but there's no point in changing things for the sake of it on modern engines

 

[siztenboots]

bleed the brakes, ideally flush out with new fluid

check pad thickness and condition of disks

check suspension , steering and bushes for play or wear

 

[uchuff]

The equivalent would be checking tyre pressures, oil and other fluid levels really, unless it needs a service, in which case give it one, but there's no point in changing things for the sake of it on modern engines

This.

 

[Yucca]

It was serviced a few months ago and it has new tyres on it.

Its a Renault Clio 04 model 1.2 dynamique petrol.

 

[Yucca]

bleed the brakes, ideally flush out with new fluid

check pad thickness and condition of disks

check suspension , steering and bushes for play or wear

Err how the hell do i do that?!!

 

[Burnsy2023]

I really must get around to flushing my brake fluid. God knows how long it's been since it's last changed.

Burnsy

 

[Tee Hee Johnson]

I really must get around to flushing my brake fluid. God knows how long it's been since it's last changed.

Burnsy

Same