How to change the wind shield wiper blade?

It is a very simple and not a hurry as you may see here the step,

1. Place up the viper blade perpendicular to the wind screen of your car.
2. Open the behind pin used either a test pen to remove the wiper blade
3. certain car will mount it with screw and you must remove the screw before you take it out,
4. replace the new viper blade and put back the viper into the origin position

Recommended :You should choose the silicone wiper blade cause it hos more longer lasting and more smoother than the rubber material.

How to repair the surface dashboard?

Why is so importance to repair your dashboard? and isn't look ignoring to you when your old dashboard cracks?

It will goes even worst if we does not take care it and really ignoring when you look a big scar in your dashboard. Here i would like to share some tip with you , how are you going go to repair on your dashboard.

1. Use a utility knife to cut V shape on the cracks and be careful for not to much on the crack.
2. Clean the outer and the inner layer of the shape.
3. use a masking tape mask on the side of the crack on the dashboard.
4. Apply the caulking silicone onto the V-shape and allow it dried for 10 - 15 min before removing the tape. If the crack is too small then remove the tape for allowing the silicone to enter into the crack. If the crack to large then you may choose to texture the silicone using the texturizing portion of a vinyl repair kit.
5. use the similar color to your car and try to paint a big potion so that the crack are visible to seen.\

Equipment needed:

- utility knife
- masking tape
- silicone caulking
- paint same to the color with your dashboard.
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How to replace engine mount?

An engine mounting made of rubber that is inserted between the engine and the the body frame. The mounting reduces vibrations between them.


Tips:

1.  Lift the front of vehicle using hydraulic car jack. Ensure the vehicle sit on the both jack stand.
2. Remove the covers that conceal on the  motor mounts from the bottom of the engine using a ratchet. Loosen the bolts connecting the motor mounts to the engine using a ratchet set. Raise the engine slightly using the jack .
3. Removing the bolt that securing the mount and pull out the insert mount. Insert back the new engine mount and replace the bolt that securing the mount using ratchet. Repeat for each different mount .
4. After complete that, lower down the to the frame and tighten the bolt with the specification given there.

Equipment needed:

- car jack
- ratchet set (make sure there have a specification for the ratchet set)
- a pair of stand

Material - New set of engine mounting

How to burp a car?

How to reduce the temperature of your car?

1. Ensure that each of your coolant system in your car is working.
2. The top of your radiator must higher than the water passage in the engine. (Jack the front of the car with a stand below).
3. Slowly remove the cap and let the all the bubble out form the top of the radiator
4. Take approximate 15 min for it to cool down and replace back the cap of the radiator.

Equipment need :
  - key
  - ramp
  - jack

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How to make a tool equipment or emergency kit for your car?

it is a good think to have the maintenance kit. It may help us to solve certain small problem that could leave you stuck in the road / garage. With that simple tool kit may help us to replace/ repair small matter of problem. For that i would share some tips about making tool kit for your car:

1. Prepare a container which has quite suit to place your needed tool and certain item.
2. Stock the basic hand tool such as: phlips driver, flat screwdriver,  adjustable channel pliers, cutter, long nose, test pen, and certain spanner no (10, 12, ,13,14,16)
3. keep a set of paper towel inside the container for clean up the mass.
4. Add some heavy duty gloves for protecting your hand when you remove the hot component.
5. Carry at least a gallon of water and a quart of motor oil ( the left over of the new oil after change the engine oil) . The water will refill the coolant tank if the car overheats, and the oil is in case the engine oil is low. Keep a funnel as well to make pouring easier.  
6. Keep a jumper in container in case you need it for jump the car ( you need another vehicle for applied this).
7. Stock your container with emergency flares. So that you may used it for help when there is needed.

For all the car user you should have a car maintenance kit before you stuck on the road because of small problem. fr sue

 

engine oil check up

Why is importance for us to know more about engine oil check up?

To protect the engine and to use it for long term. Importance for efficiency of the engine as well as the fuel efficiency too.

Basically to do are:

1.  Park your car in the balance surface.
2. open the front bonnet of the car with release the knob under the dashboard
3. find for dipstick
4. Pull or draw on the dip stick and clean it up with some cloth
5. Replace the dip stick into the hole that you have pull out.
6. Pull again and observed the level of the dipstick if the level below the two point in the dipstick which means to less and you need to fill up some oil and the oil level must be the intermediate of the two point.
7. if refill you need to open the lid with the engine sign above of it and pour some engine oil onto the hole.
8. repeat step 4 -6 for check and close back the lid once it reach the point as mention.

If to add up, i would recommended you to use the original engine oil that you common used to change cause it might be harmful for your engine if use two different brand of oil.

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Introduction

Hi, i am sue. I love to maintenance my car and i would like to share few basic/ general knowledge with the car maintenance. Pls not hesitate to post your comment if you really want more info on car maintenance.......