Day: June 19, 2019

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The Mum’s Guide to Essential Car Maintenance

As a mom and sole driver in your home, the last thing you want to face while grocery shopping is a flat tyre or a car acting up frequently. Gone are the days when you had to rely on costly repairing services as you can learn the basic car repair and maintenance on your own.

Here is a quick guide to help you learn the basic car repair tips:

Changing a tyre

A punctured tyre is the last thing you want to deal with on a long trip to suburbs. Relieve yourself from the worry of finding unreliable and costly mechanics by learning flat tyre change on your own. All you need is a jack, a lug wrench, your owner’s manual and a spare inflated tyre. Trust us when we say that changing your car’s tyre is as simple as figuring out the exact spot to place the jack and the rest will just follow smoothly.

Checking engine oil

Checking engine oil comes in handy when you want to ensure that your car’s performance is only affected by bad engine oil and nothing more. You will need to run off the car first and proceed to pop the hood open. Locate the oil dipstick, pull it out and check the oil level marked on it. This should tell you whether your car engine needs oil replacement or not.

Checking coolant level

Engine coolant plays a vital role in protecting your engine from excessive heat dissipation caused by friction during work. You can locate the coolant reservoir right under the hood of your vehicle. If the coolant level is below the line, it is time to refill it with a coolant recommended in your owner’s manual.

The car is an essential tool for any mum and we rely on it heavily to safely transport our children to and from school, sports practise, medical appointments and outings. To have an understanding of how you can properly maintain your vehicle will help any mum avoid unforeseen situations. Being stuck on the side of the road can have a devastating effect, imagine taking an interstate road trip and having to arrange alternative car transport Melbourne to Brisbane with young children, it is not ideal and can simply be prevented by carrying out basic checks on your car.  These are some of the simplest tasks you can perform on your car, it doesn’t take up much time and certainly can provide some piece of mind knowing you can rely on your vehicle.