This is the time to overhaul your car If you must travel with it for Christmas holidays. A thorough examination is necessarye to ensure it (your ride) is in good condition before travelling with it.
Essential Tips and Guidelines
1) Flush your radiator water and add Radiator coolant to avoid overheating.
2) Inspect your Camber Bushing Robbers at the front. They determine the stability of your steering.
3) Flush your break fluid and ensure your break Master and Servo are in good condition for active breaking system
4) Ensure that your Tyres have not expired. From the manufacturers date . You shall see 0216. This means 02nd week of 2016. Tyres expires after 4yrs.
5) Any time you enter porthole and your car seems to loose balance then your shock absorber is most likely to be bad. If there is Oil around your shock Absorber. Its likely to have gone bad. Or If your Mechanics after pressing It in, it does not come out slowly, then it needs replacement. But if it comes out very fast, they must have tampered with It by adding much air into it.
6) Asymco Break pad is known to be the best break pad but it does not come as break shoes.
7) When on speed and your Bonnet seems to vibrate, then you need to do wheel alignment but if the steering shakes, then you need wheel balancing.
8) If your car is missing fire then do the following:
A) change the plugs B) A plug coil might not be in good condition so replace it.
C) Replace your Fuel pump filter
D) Service your injectors and Nozzles using Abro Chock spray. Those who sell the injector know how to do it.
9) When driving and suddenly you notice that your steering has gone one side, it’s a sign that one of your back tyres is too low.
10) Finally, as you drive and you notice your automatic gear does not change very easily. Then you need to service your gearbox oil filter. You also need to replace the gearbox oil with the right specification.
It is written on the dipstick. I wish you the best.
Compliments of the Season