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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Check the Battery Every Week

Check the Battery Every Week


BATTERY is a very important component in the engine of a vehicle. Without it, the engine certainly can not be activated. Likewise, if your car battery is low, the battery is damaged and water shortages.
For consumers who are sensitive, you should make the batteries and check the cables at least once a week.
You also need to check the box for damage to the battery can affect battery life of your vehicle.
Usually the reasons causing the damage occurs it can not last long because the walls were cracking when the impregnated acid batteries.
The batteries will also lose the power that can cause your car engine is turned difficult when using a battery that has been cracked.
However, you can still use the battery that the walls had cracked it, but it must take certain steps.
Among them, move your vehicle battery by placing it in a plastic liner. You should clean the outside of the battery prior to detergents such as soap powder to remove grease and grease spots.
Then the crack is small renggangkan knife before inserting a special cement into it to accommodate the damage. Batrepair, a special cement can be purchased at car accessory shops. You have to wait until a special cement is applied to the crack surface is dry before taking further action.
After repairing cracks in the finish, you can enter the liquid acid into the holes provided at the specified level.
However, it is recommended that you bring the battery to the garage repaired it for a test of its power using a special charger. Some new batteries can be repaired electrical power is restored when the engine is turned on.
Keep in mind, if too long to charge the battery, it can damage the piece of lead. Fracture of lead will cause the battery to power down the battery once you have changed vehicles.
However, some cars need a special charger, which may take about an hour before they can be used.
Make sure the membrane acids attached to the negative and positive battery terminals cleaned from time to time as a long-lasting battery power.
How to easily remove the membrane by pouring the acid is heated on both the terminal.
However, you should exercise caution when pouring hot water into the terminal, so as not to hit on other components. Side effects, if the membrane is the acid would cause the terminal to meet an electric current does not reach the required number of components.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

General Tips Buying Used Cars

General Tips Buying Used Cars 
 
Body beautiful cars and shiny paint is not necessarily a used car that you want to buy it in good condition, especially the engine. The first step to open the front cover to see the engine. Car engine should be clean, but not necessarily until shiny.
Then sit in the seat of the car and tried to feel keselesaannya. The car you choose should be suitable and comfortable for you. Steringnya must only be mobilized within a distance of two inches in normal circumstances and there is no sound when turning.
Check coordinator seats, door locks, window mirror risers, horns, lamps, lights, radios and all the equipment there. Some may not be important, but it is possible to show you how the car is maintained.·AFTER the switch on the engine. It should be live very quickly and then gradually slow. Leave on for one or two seconds before you hit the gas pedal. See smoke coming out the back. Blue smoke means the engine is fully dioverhaul. Where black smoke means karburatornya inappropriate.
White smoke does not indicate any defect in the engine when cold, but if the engine was hot it means the head gasket is leaking. This requires a large expenditure. So do not buy the car. The engine vibrates too strong showing was not very good car to buy. After the engine is heated, turn off the flash and try to swipe your finger into the exhaust (make sure the exhaust is not hot). Keladaknya should be whitish gray. If it is black or oily, just ignore the car.
Turn on the engine and check the oil in the automatic transmision. It must be clean without any smell of burning.·Salespeople may try to convince you that a pilot test in such a short distance in the vicinity of a building is sufficient. This is not true. State to whom you want to make a road test on the car. If the salesperson was not very interested. Find it in another car.
The road you plan to pass must include a dry road, the road is deserted, hilly roads, uneven roads and parking spaces are empty. All the meter must be functioning properly, especially oil gauge and engine temperature. If not do not buy the car.
Drive to a deserted road and increase speed to 56 kmh, tranmision automatically be changed without any noise or jerky. If the car has a system change hands, it should not be sticky-tack or a groan.
Slow down to 10 kmh car with the brake wear slowly. Make sure there is no sound. The car must also be slow in a straight line, without terpusing to the right or left.·INCREASE speeds up to 25 to 30 kmh and then press the brakes all of a sudden (make sure no other cars behind you). The car must be stopped quickly without terpusing. In the parking space is empty and flat, press brakes until the car is completely stopped.
Switch to the reverse gear and reverse at a speed of 6 kmh. Then press the brake to stop, switch to the next gear and so on. Do this four or five times to test the transmision. All changes must pass with no sound.
Drive in the pattern number 8 to test the steering response. If the steering a bit hard, it may be due to linkage or front suspension system. Do not buy the car unless you are assured that the problem will be repaired.
Still in the empty parking space. Increase speed to about 30kmj and remove the hand from the steering for some time. The car must move straight and crashed. Then press the brakes gently without touching the steering. The car must stop in a straight line. If it terpusing, this car is obviously a problem. Make sure you have the assurance that the problem will be repaired.·Subsequent to drive it on the road does not mean that you choose. Do not buy a car that is too strong to shake or bounce-hulls. The car may have spring shock absorbers or suspension parts are damaged.
When climbing a hill. Increase speed to about 60 kmh. Cars must not be stuck-stuck. If this happens, it means the car has a faulty transmission. Down to the middle of the hill, switch to the free gear and put the parking brake. Cars must remain when you remove your foot from the brake pedal.
After that the road back to normal, stop your car look backwards before continuing back and increase speed to about 80kmj. Increase the speed to be smoother and make sure no smoke out the back and there is no engine noise is not so good shows. If the acceleration (increase speed) took more than 15 seconds, this means that the engine is not very well and may require costly repairs to the expenditure.·BACK back to the parking space. Upon entering the parking space, let the engine for several minutes. Then look to the car whether or not there are oil droplets. Lift the engine cover and check the engine again to see any leaks. Ask the salesperson drive a car across the chambers and then turned back toward you. Please note any peculiarity that appears in the car, whether sound or control.
It is advisable that you bring the car to a mechanic. Bring the car to a service station. Mechanics is possible to examine some of your own damage is not visible, and whether the effects of the damage that you really serious or not.
They also can create stress tests to check the engine rings or valves. Before you make a selection first check the car title or other documents. Number of engines and other must be correct. Do not let your un stolen car.



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