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Scott Automotive, Inc. and automotive mechanics to subscribers and other readers to give free advice on procedures required for summer car care. These tips will be published as a public service on its own Web services. They include simple maintenance procedures that even the car owners can do at home, but also more complex maintenance procedures and diagnostic check-up is only the mechanism of the most qualified and trained personnel have received training and certification.

Maintenance procedures, if properly observed, the lower the risk of mechanical failure and damage. This, in turn, reduces the need for car repairs. Not only the owners to save money here and now, but also extend the life of the vehicle and keep a higher resale value significantly.

In summer, cars require more maintenance. Last winter was sentenced to a vehicle body and parts with a temperature of frozen advertising, maybe, ice and snow on the road. In summer, the other extreme occurs. This vehicle is experiencing intense heat, dust and traffic congestion that inevitably impose cease-and-go driving. Such extreme conditions could create a kind of vehicle damage.

Due to high temperatures, car air conditioning repair is often the most common services required in the summer. Without proper maintenance throughout the year, vehicle air conditioning system is operating just as likely to break when it is most needed. So you have air conditioning in your car regularly serviced and inspected by your mechanic, both before and after the summer. This reduces the need to repair your car air conditioner.

Vehicle engine and transmission are also prone to overheating in the summer. Vehicle cooling system should be completely flushed and filled every two years. But more often, you have a mechanic check the car level, condition and concentration of the coolant in your vehicle, and their hoses, clamps and belts.

Your vehicle’s oil, oil filters, air filters, fuel filters and other filters should be checked and adjusted to the instructions in the vehicle owner. However, if you are in the habit of frequent short trips or long trips with heavy loads, especially in a very dusty road, and these changes are more frequent check-ups done. Contact and consult with your car mechanic after you have a problem in engine performance such as delay, idle rough and tough. Do the same thing as a change in the performance of your vehicle brakes.

Remember to never touch the corrosion from the battery and battery acid. Wear rubber gloves and goggles for your safety.

Keep all parts of your car clean and always immediately replace any worn or broken parts such as blades, windshields and headlights. Windshield washer solvent container should be included.

Periodically check the pressure in your tires and tread wear on their side and, preferably monthly. If your car tends to pull to one side and their faces show uneven wear, customized tire. Every 5000 miles, have your tires rotated.

Make sure you have everything you need for emergencies, especially for long trips. Again, check the tire pressure and condition. Carrying spare tire, jack and all other necessary tools to solve problems such as flashlights, first aid kit, flares, and of course your cell phone.