Car Maintenance 101: Avoiding Common Car Repairs

CAR MAINTENANCE 101 AVOIDING COMMON CAR REPAIRS OLD OR DIRTY SPARK PLUGS 6TH MOST COMMON CAR PROBLEM NOT REPLACING old/dirty spark plugs can cause ignition coil, catalytic convertor, and engine problems Spark plugs repairs are INEXPENSIVE NOT TENDING TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KÖN THERE ARE HUNDREDS of possible problems that the "Check Engine" light may indicate TECHNICIANS at Walt's Danville Service use a computer to find which of these problems is causi the illuminated light 26.9% of the time, this light simply signals a damaged or loose gas cap INFREQUENT OIL CHANGES 000 3,000- 6,000 8,000- 10,000 SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS recommended mile range recommended mile range can occur if this service for an oil change with for an oil change with is neglected conventional oil synthetic oil NEGLECTING TIRE CARE 3.3% 5,000 WORN OUT fuel economy improvement recommended frequency tires and improperly inflated you can see by keeping between tire rotation tires are more likely to tires properly inflated services (miles) become flat or blow out AVOIDING BRAKE WORK TENS OF THOUSANDS: number of miles that brake шр pads usually last NEGLECTING to brake work increases stopping distance and the risk of brake failure REPLACE brake pads before the rotors wear out in order to save money and drive safely INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY WALT’S SERVICE DANVILLE Complete Auto Service Since 1970 www.waltsdanvilleserviceca.com Sourca: http//autos.aol.com/article/preventing-the-five-most-common-auto-repairs/ http://corp.carmd.com/2012-vehide-health-index-current.htm?subld=197 http://autos yahoo.com/maintain/ropairgaluids heat air http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-07-01/classified/ac-cons-0701-trans-201007011.chesck-engine-ight-gas-tank-fuel-leak http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/12/what-to-do-if-the-check-engine-light-goes-on/index.htm http://www.ma.org/tire_safety/tire_maintenance and safely/how_to lake care of_your lires/ http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/brakee/brake-repair/ehange-brake-padslhtm rconditioning/queso14.2.htmi