Turn It Into A Practice To Check Your Fluid Amounts Regularly

Clearly there was a time not too long ago, whenever you would take your car into a gas station, and an attendant would come out and fill your car up with gas, wash your windows and check all of the fluid levels under the hood. Nowadays, most people really don't even know how or when you ought to check the car's fluid levels. Typically, people have the fluids looked at when they bring the car in for an oil change.

For ones vehicle to be running well for the long term, you need to know what fluids needs to be checked and do it regularly. It's critical to the well being of your car to do this, and reading the car manual that has probably never been looked at, is a very good idea. The owners manual ought to include a diagram of the car engine with the location of all the fluids. If necessary, you can look on the web. If you need to check the engine's oil level, there should be a cap near the front of the engine labeled "oil." To check the oil levels, be sure the engine is off then remove the dipstick, clean off the oil with a towel. Set the dipstick all the way back in then pull it out once more to get your oil level reading. You will definitely be able to observe the oil on the dipstick and if it's between the maximum and minimum marks, your oil is okay. You have got to add more oil if the amount is below the minimum hashmark.

You may want to check your oil every couple of weeks for older cars since oil will tend to leak. You don't need this for older vehicles. If your vehicle has an automatic transmission, then you really should check its level by finding it towards the back of the engine. Be sure to look at the car manual to locate the exact location and how to check it. You will need to have the car operating while in the neutral or park position. Just about the most accurate reading can be achieved by driving the car a little to get the transmission warmed up. You may just need to accomplish this once a year unless you notice the fluid is leaking.

In case you want to check the car's coolant level, never do it after you just finished using your car. You can get bad burns when you're splashed by the hot coolant. Most vehicles have an overflow bottle where you can check the levels with the visible level markings. If your car has power steering, the fluid for that should also be looked at on a regular basis. Check through your manual to see where it is at on your vehicle. It's also wise to have your brake fluid checked regularly as well and can be found by looking at your car manual. You'll want to be very careful with not ever spilling brake fluid but it may take off paint.

The simplest fluid to measure may be the windshield wiper fluid. Washer fluid is relatively safe and does not harm other parts if accidentally spilled.

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