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You Need To Check Your Fluid Levels Properly On A Regular Basis

By Craig Clemmings

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Published: 11Dec2011
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There was a time not too long ago, when you would take your car into a gas station, and an attendant would come out and fill your car up with gas, wash your windows and check all of the fluid levels under the hood. Today most drivers don't even know how to check the fluid levels or what they are even for. Most are content to go in for an oil change every once in a while, and let them check the fluid levels.

If you want to keep your vehicle running well, you should find out what fluid levels need to be checked, and then periodically do it. It is vital to the health of your car to do this, and reading the car manual that has probably never been looked at, is a very good idea. You will find diagrams of the engine and where each fluid can be checked. If need be, you can look on the Internet. To check the engine's oil, there is a cap towards the front of the engine that says oil. Check it with the engine off, by taking out the dipstick, and wiping it off with a rag. Put it back in, making sure it goes in all the way, then pull it back out to get your reading. You will be able to see the oil on the dipstick and if it is between the maximum and minimum marks, your oil is okay. If it is below, then you will need to add some oil.

In older vehicles you should check every couple of weeks, because they normally are losing oil somewhere. Newer vehicles not so often. If your vehicle has an automatic transmission, then you should check its level by finding it towards the back of the engine. Check the owner's manual to find out how to check it. Normally the vehicle needs to be running with the transmission in neutral or park. For getting a true reading, you need to drive the car so the transmission is warmed up. Follow the same procedure as when checking the oil, but it only needs checking once a year, unless you can tell it is leaking.

When checking the engine's coolant, make sure you never remove the radiator cap when the engine is hot. You can receive bad burns by being splashed by the hot coolant. Most cars have an overflow bottle where you can check the levels with the visible level markings. Your car's power steering also uses fluids, so they should be checked regularly. Check in your manual to see where it is at on your vehicle. Another fluid to check is the brake fluid, and find its location in the manual also. Be careful not to spill any on your paint, because it will lift it off.

The last fluid to check is for your windshield washer and it is the easiest of all. It is usually easy to find and you just fill it with washer fluid as it needs it, if it overflows, it can't hurt anything.

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