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Car Maintenance is the Best Way To Prevent costly Repair!

7 May 2018

Preventive Maintenance of your car


The are a few things you are want to know about your car to prevent most costly repairs on your vehicle. The first thing is the battery. Battery lasts for 3 years and that's it. What happens is all electronics on your car runs on battery power. When you start your car you run solely of your battery. If your battery is wick it turns your starter over slower it draws more power. Now when your car does run your alternator kicks in and throws extra amps from the battery try to recharge it and all of the things and the amperage become very spiky high and low to ruminate all electronically problems in your car. Stay on top of it and replace a battery. Just a $120 easy replacement on a timely matter will keep your elecronic equipment for last.

Never run your car lower than a 1/4 tank of fuel. There is an electric fuel pump in your tank which pumps fuel in to your engine. It has a lot of tiny coil tubes in it and uses gas as a coolant. As soon as your tank lower then 1/4 it become exposed and can't get cool properly. Especially when you drive in a long distance and then you pull over on a gas station and pour a cool fuel to the really hot fuel pump it big shock for it. Doing thigh multiple times you can cause a fuel pump malfunction. $400-$600 will gone from your pocket. So, just keep your tank above the quarter.

Do not run your cruise control on in a bad weather conditions. What you want to do is be pointed in your direction and don't panic if the car start losing control. Don't push hard your brake pedal and not spin your steering wheel dramatically if you see you loosing control of your car.

Never put a cold water in a hot engine. Turn it off, let the engine cool down and only after pour and restore water level in your cooling system. Otherwise this can cause a crack in your engine which will be a result of shrinking high and low temperature. In this case you'll be in high cost repair situation. If you should keep driving, put the hottest possible water in the system and you are good to go.

If your car battery dies and you need a boost call fro the road assistance and do not boost your battery with somebody else, who don't know what he is doing. A lot of electronics in our cars require a lot of alternate the home electronics does. When you have a "dead" battery as soon as it realized that the engine is running it gets full power to try to charge that battery. If you have a boost vehicle it's already doing that. Now you have two alternators to feed a battery which can cause a overpower goes in that delicate electronics and can broke it. If you dealing with road side assistance and they missed it up, you can claim them and get your money back (they all have necessary insurance), rather than a stranger with a booster.

The best way to avoid any problems with your car: call to a professional. You can definitely be confident and call us at BMP Autoservice Phone: 916-334-7371 to get comprehensive maintenance advises and check ups for your vehicle to prevent costly repairs in the nearest future.

Be safe out there and keep your car up and running for last!

Sincerely yours,
Anatoliy Rachinskiy, BMP Autoservice CEO.