It can be expensive to maintain a car. While some of us may choose to ignore or at least postpone repairing minor troubles, there are some problems that should never be disregarded. Here are the top 5:
1. Brakes - common sense tells us that the no. 1 safety item on your car is the braking system. If your pads are worn down, or your hydraulic system is leaking, fix it immediately.
2. Oil - change your motor oil and transmission oil to help prolong the life of your engine and save you from a costly transmission overhaul.
3. Timing belts - a failure on timing belts can ruin your engine.
4. steering - a worn-out steering system can cause your tires to wear out fast, and is a driving hazard.
5. water pumps - once you hear a humming sound, that is an indicator that the internal bearing is going bad, and should be replaced.
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Most of us try and evade dents in the car, hoping it will go off away with time. Car dent removal seldom crosses our minds as we would rather ignore the concept of repair until we really need it. This could be dangerous as putting it off will only make the situation worse. Dents can be formed almost anywhere and at anytime. But cheer up! You don’t have to burn your pockets in fixing your car dents by following these 8 easy steps in amending it.
1. Pierce a hole in the center of the dent.
2. Insert a dent pulling tool in the hole.
3. Pull on the tool until the dent pops out or appears flat.
4. Remove the dent pulling tool.
5. Crawl under the car with a metalworking hammer and a dolly.
6. Bang out the back of the dent carefully until smooth.
7. Fill the hole with body filler.
8. Cover the area with touch-up paint.
You should always have motoring tools with you during travel. You will never know what will happen when you are on the road. Sometimes though how much maintenance you might have with your vehicle, the unexpected still happens.
Here are a few essential tools that you should now be preparing in your emergency motoring kit
1. Jack
2. Axle stands
3. Wheel chocks
4. Socket set
5. Torque wrench
6. Spanners
7. Pliers
8. DrillTorch
9. Pressure gauge
10. First aid kit
Of course, a spare tire will really matter.
Planning ahead is the most important element of a fun and stress free auto trip.
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The latest model of the Acura Integra has the vital statistics of a supermodel with the body of a third generation Integra sedan and three door hatchback as well as a four door version for the sedan with an engine of a 1.8 L I4, a transmission speed manual of five, and four for the automatic (manual came with 2000rpm torque converter). Its wheelbase for the Hatchback was 2570 mm (101.2 in) and 2620 mm (103.1 in) for the sedan. Its length for the Hatchback: 4380 mm (172.4 in) and for the sedan, 4525 mm (178.1 in). It has GS-R for Hatchback of 4425 mm (174.2 in) and a width of 1710 mm (67.3 in) as compared to the 1998 to 1999 Type-R Hatchback of 1695 mm (66.7 in) with a height of 1290 mm (50.8 in). it has a fuel capacity 13.2 US gallons (50.0 L/11.0 imp gal).