what do you check on your car after a drive?
- ginger
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My question is this:
"After a great drive with your favourite club, what do you do to your car? "
This topic may already have been covered before, but for me the question came from a previous lack of knowledge of what goes on under the bonnet/hood!
Obvious things:
"After a great drive with your favourite club, what do you do to your car? "
This topic may already have been covered before, but for me the question came from a previous lack of knowledge of what goes on under the bonnet/hood!
Obvious things:
- Pump up your tyres, and turn off 4WD
- For me, remember to replace the airbag fuse
- If you've had a pop-out , go and get the sand taken out of the tyre
- Test the brakes work
- Open the bonnet/hood
- Look inside!
- Clean the sand out of the air filter (yes I'm now good at doing this!)
- Check the coolant level in the radiator
- Check the oil level
- When having my car pressure-washed at the garage, they sprayed water into the chassis (through the holes) and several Kilos of sand came out! (Definitely worth doing occasionally to save weight)
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I usually take the high pressure air hose at the carwash (I've dealing with for the last 11 years) and blow everything with it. The Radiator/AC grills, the Alternator, belts, all nooks and crevices, brake assemblies, side mirrors, EVERYTHING that's not airtight, first time around I couldn't believe the amount of dust that comes out. After the wash, when the engine and tires are cool, i recheck all fluid levels and refill the tires, they are usually a couple of psi low. Also, I drive it over the oil change pit and give it a thorough visual before it gets too hot to touch. As it is my Daily driver, I check the tranny, transfer case, differential fluids every oil change.
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[quote=pwood;29944]Make sure all your passengers are in the car before you leave Al Badayer.......
Paul[/quote]
[quote=strawb;29925]i check if i have coins in the car so i can go ang get karak or icecream
:yaeh am not durnk:[/quote]
LOL ..... so far the best replies.....as long as Tornado is still running I just drink something cool....:059:
Paul[/quote]
[quote=strawb;29925]i check if i have coins in the car so i can go ang get karak or icecream
:yaeh am not durnk:[/quote]
LOL ..... so far the best replies.....as long as Tornado is still running I just drink something cool....:059: