Tips To Maintain Your 4WD Car

For a used car buyer, specific practical tips for the care of your 4WD cars for sale in Zimbabwe Harare. Please note, we are living in a difficult period, but it is also important to think about our cars, which have been standing still for days or weeks.

Whether parked on the street or in the garage, a car that has been standing still for a long time certainly deserves attention. In addition to the simpler measures to adopt, such as starting the car every now and then or moving it to change the tire support point, we provide useful but selected tips for simple care of your car during this quarantine period:

Battery:

Although the car is parked and with the engine off, this component still suffers from a slight consumption of energy. Modern cars have a lot of absorption and the simplest thing to do to extend the life of the battery is definitely to disconnect the terminals. An excellent solution is to equip your car with a charge maintainer, so as to always keep the battery in good working order;

Liquid Control:

Checking the levels of engine oil, coolant, brake fluid, and windshield cleaner is a simple operation. In this way, you will be able to count on efficient cars for sale in Zimbabwe Harare, when restarting. You will also be able to monitor any liquid leaks, avoiding serious and costly consequences. We recommend that you top up with the engine off when the various mechanical parts are very cold.

Car Cover:

Not all of them have a garage or covered parking space: if the car is left outside, it is certainly useful to equip it with a specific cloth to better withstand rain, humidity, and direct exposure to the sun.

Tire Pressure:

This is a very important aspect to take into consideration in the event of a prolonged stop. In this case, it may be useful to inflate the tires to a higher pressure than usual to avoid ovalization since the entire weight of the vehicle weighs on the tires.

Interior:

Once the interior has been cleaned, the last step to smile back behind the wheel is to thoroughly disinfect the passenger compartment. This is a completely different procedure than those already seen, which presupposes the use of specific products that will kill germs and bacteria still present on the fabrics and interior linings of our car.

These disinfectants can be used in two ways; In the first case, you must first open all the storage compartments and the air vents, then close the windows and start the engine in order to set the fans to the maximum air-recirculation mode.

Disinfection:

At this point, the disinfection stuff or tool will be positioned in the center of the passenger compartment, which will be activated by closing the car doors. After about 15 minutes, the disinfection operation will be completed, but it will be advisable to ventilate the interior thoroughly before getting back behind the wheel.

In the second case:

However, these special tools will be used simply by directing the disinfectant stuff on the surface we want to sanitize. After leaving it to act for a quarter of an hour, just remove the remaining dirt with a clean cloth.

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Washing and Cleaning:

The clean cars for sale in Zimbabwe Harare are a pleasure for the eyes, but not only: keeping the bodywork and interior clean brings benefits over time, thus avoiding the premature deterioration of the various parts. Given the period, it is certainly advisable to carefully clean the interior, to be carried out frequently, especially when the car is used. In this case, it is possible to use specific products or, more simply, neutral soap and microfiber cloth.

Before carrying out these interventions, we always recommend that you carefully read the use and maintenance manual of your vehicle, in order to have precise instructions to follow in safety!

Another Aspect:

To which the necessary attention is not paid is that relating to the braking system. The pads wear is typically signaled by the noise (whistle included) and from vibrations during braking. Similarly, if the car has already traveled a long way, it is better to have the wear of the discs measured to avoid mechanical failure due to excessive overheating.

However, always contact your dealer or a trusted auto expert; please note, do-it-yourself is the best work only for checking the level of the brake fluid in the reservoir in the bonnet, which needs to be between the idle mark and that of the maximum.

Conditions:

The atmospheric conditions (great heat, sun) and the road (red-hot asphalt, traffic, queues, sudden braking), combined perhaps with an excessive load, subject the car to greater stress, causing overheating of the brake fluid, especially if it is not of quality.

In fact, brake fluid is hygroscopic and tends to absorb moisture from the air, lowering the boiling point. If it is too low, vapor bubbles can form, which impair braking or cause a brake system failure. The cars for sale in Zimbabwe Harare buyer need to note, do not be attracted by prices that are too low: for brake fluid do not fall back on substandard components and accessories. Quality is also a sign of safety!

Then there are other checks to do, of course, and they concern the functionality of the engine and the air conditioning and lighting systems: if you take your car to the workshop, it will be an easy and viable way to protect your precious car.