| Keep on top of oil changes: Have the oil
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| | your service receipts, in the glove
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| in your car changed every 3,000 miles.
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| | compartment in case your mechanic needs
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| This is the single most important part of
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| | to see what maintenance has been done.Try
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| routine maintenance for your car. Find a
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| | to stay with one mechanic: Knowing your
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| dependable mechanic who can give your car
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| | car's history can go a long way towards
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| a checkup when it is in for the oil
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| | helping to diagnose and fix a problem.Be
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| change. The checkup should include
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| | prepared to describe the problem to the
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| taking a look at the overall condition of
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| | mechanic: If you do have a problem with
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| your engine, checking belts, hoses and
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| | the car, take note of when the problem
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| fluid levels of your transmission and
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| | occurs - whether the car is cold, or
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| brakes, and checking your air cleaner and
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| | after it warms up? Does it happen when
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| the condition of your tires.Learn to
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| | you're at an idle or when you are
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| listen to your car: If you hear an
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| | accelerating?Warm up your car on cold
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| unusual noise, notice a change in it's
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| | mornings: The oil will not lubricate the
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| performance or handling take it to your
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| | engine properly if it is too
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| mechanic.Keep a copy of your car's
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| | cold.Accelerate gently: Zero-to-sixty in
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| service record with you: Keep a log of
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| | nothing flat will put undo strain on the
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| oil changes and maintenance, along with
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| | engine, especially on smaller cars.
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