Month: March 2015

You take off the cap and look at the coolant. It’s a nice shade of green, or maybe red, or maybe even orange. It looks good. Should you leave it in? Unless it’s colored orange, the answer is no, especially if it’s been two years or more since the last time you drained it. Today’s…

A fleet vehicle maintenance checklist helps to provide an array of routine measures taken to preserve the mechanical condition of fleet vehicles and maintain vehicle safety. For fleet vehicles, a maintenance checklist consists of assessments such as license and training requirements, pretrip mechanical inspections, operator responsibilities and records retention. They are aimed at ensuring safety…

Follow these steps to keep your car feeling fresh and new Winter is tough on cars, but your bad habits might be making things even worse. A car is the second most expensive item most people will ever buy, and yet we treat our chariots like trash. Here are five ways you may be increasing…

Neglect and mistreatment will accelerate your vehicle’s deterioration Most things you own will last longer if you take care of them and treat them well. Your car is no exception to this rule. While neglecting your car may seem harmless in the short term, regular neglect and mistreatment will add up and will reduce your…

Cars are expensive and complex machines that need to be maintained properly so that they don’t break down prematurely. If a modern car is treated with care, it can last for over 200,000 miles without needing major costly repairs. However, neglecting you car’s maintenance needs can leave you with a large bill that could have…

If the heat of summer is wearing you down, it is likely taking its toll on your car battery too. Contrary to popular belief, summer highs rather than winter lows pose the greater threat to battery life, according to the non-profit Car Care Council. Sooner or later all batteries have to be replaced. Excessive heat…

Most people have heard of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” but not everyone has a motorcycles or the time to meditate on maintaining one. However, most people do have cars, and diagnosing car trouble and other auto problems can seem as foreign to most people as Eastern philosophy. But what if there was…

Base coat and clear coat is a painting system used on cars after 1997. It consists of a base color paint and a transparent resin coating to protect it. Some resins require that area to be coated is scuffed, to produce a rough area for the resin to grip onto. This is not true of…

Advantages of Correct Tire Inflation Maintaining correct tire inflation pressure helps optimize tire performance and fuel economy. Correct tire inflation pressure allows drivers to experience tire comfort, durability and performance designed to match the needs of their vehicles. Tire deflection (the tread and sidewall flexing where the tread comes into contact with the road) will…