Preparation of auto for winter. Advice. Preparation of a car to operate in winter Checking all technological fluids

The car winter period comes not with the arrival of "white flies", but significantly earlier. Experienced drivers with confidence can say that the car should be ready for the winter already by the beginning of October. Let's deal with together what to pay attention to the car owner on the eve of winter and "arms" the necessary winter assistants. I would like to immediately note that the preparation for winter operation includes a whole range of measures affecting almost all car systems.

Engine cooling system.
The coolant in modern engines is used toosol or antifreeze, which can withstand large differences in temperature modes. Tosol is designed for temperature from -37 to +110 ºС. Antifreeze has a wider scale from -40 to +123 degrees Celsius. On average, Tosol is recommended to change every 2-3 years, antifreeze in 4-5 years. Do not forget that the coolant does not only protect the engine from overheating, but also is a pump lubricant. Carefully check the cooling system nozzles and their mount.

Brake system.
In winter, it is recommended to slow down the engine, but ABC and the course stability system are already widely used in modern cars, and their check must be carried out at the service station, where, in one, they will examine the brake pads and discs, and also check the entire brake system. Car owners of domestic cars, devoid of electronic assistants, it is necessary (ourselves or at a hundred) also check, and if necessary, replace blocks, discs, brake hoses and brake fluid (service life of 2-3 years or 50,000 km).

Electrical equipment and ignition system.
The most important argument during the successful engine starting in the winter is a "live" battery, the electrolyte density is desired 1.26 -1.28 Gy / cm3. With such a density, the battery will provide a motor launch even at 30 degree frost. Spend a revision of high-voltage wires, generator, starter, candles and nozzles (injector motor). If necessary, clean the battery terminals and secure them securely to the battery. Treat WD-40 universal aerosol, all parts of electrical equipment, wires, ignition coils, or ignition distributor to protect against moisture penetration.

Tires.
Put your car in "Winter Shoes", whether it will be "velcro" or studded tires to solve you, but it is impossible to ride in summer tires (you do not go in winter in the sandals). We recommend putting all four winter wheels, because In case of replacing only the wheels of the leading axis, you are not insured against trouble.
There is a delusion of all-season rubber - there are no such tires so that you say sellers or "specialists", all-season does not exist, in fact, this is a summer tires, but more "soft" and with an enlarged protector (for convenience of operation in the "offseason").
Summer tires are rigid and at temperatures below +7 degrees Rubber in them becomes practically "wooden" - i.e. Not capable of efficient braking.
Winter tires are soft and when the temperature decreases, it does not lose elasticity, due to the presence of a large number of lamellae the wheel as if sticks to the surface of the road (velcro), but with spikes, we think, and so everything is clear.
The difference between summer and winter tires is not only in the drawing and depth of the tread, the most important difference is the composition of the rubber mixture used for the production of winter and summer rubber.

Engine.
If in the summer period in the engine of your car uses mineral oil, for the winter, be sure to change it on semi-synthetic. In winter - the cleaner oil in the engine, the easier the motor will be headed (the net oil is less thick at low temperatures). We recommend replacing filters: oil, fine fuel purification, air, salon.

Body.
It will not be superfluous before the onset of cold weather to handle the car body with wax and replace "wipers", also recommended after each washing in the winter period to handle the doors and trunk seals with silicone, blow the locks and troughting of the gas tank, apply wax onto the body. It is not necessary to wash the machines at the air temperature below 15 degrees, water enters the microcracks on the paint and varnish and crystallizing, simply swirl varnish.

Required winter "helpers".
Car lubers preparing for their first winter "on four wheels", we strongly recommend buying several useful, and in extreme cases and necessary subjects that will greatly facilitate the life of the car owner in the winter during the operation of their car.
Minimum: Antizatarzayka for the washer, a brush with a scraper for the "release" of the body from snow and glass from the land or Inea, the spray WD-40 (it is so wide that it is used to list it for several minutes), rubber mats, antigel (for the owners of diesel cars ).
Maximum (in the presence of free funds): towing cable, wires for the "cigarette", shovel, paddle fluid, commissioning device (booster) ,.

Prepare your car properly to winter operation should not forget that the driver itself must change. With the arrival of winter, experienced motorists change the driving style: smooth overclocking, neat braking, increasing distance, special compliance with the speed mode. In fact, with experience (which comes not in one winter), the winter road does not cause special fear and discomfort. The most important attention, the smoothness of the movement and sound reason, well, and your car, after performing the above-voiced recommendations, is ready for the arrival of "white flies".

Winter for all drivers is a difficult season, and for beginners is a real test. The discomfort of controlling the car is created, a short light period, a long plant and engine warming. Many who are not sure in their driving skills put the car into the garage before the onset of spring and are trusted with public transport. The rest, accustomed to a warm car, relying on their experience and luck, continue to exploit the car.

Statistics confirms that in the winter in an accident, not only novice drivers, but also professionals "Baranki" are more likely. The probability of road collisions is significantly increasing due to adverse weather conditions. However, it can be reduced at certain limits if you know the individual features of the behavior of the machine in winter conditions, to work out management skills and fulfill all the necessary activities for the preparation of transport to the winter period of operation.

Before you prepare a car for winter, you need to solve questions that can be resolved while buying a car. For example, cars can be equipped with various additional and overall safety of the driver and passenger. Therefore, when choosing a car, it is necessary to provide for the conditions for its operation and the presence of the corresponding functional systems.

In winter, a good helper for the driver is a warning brake system locking with a sharp braking, as well as EBD systems, distributing braking force on wheels, and ESP, providing coursework car stability on a slippery road. In addition, it is not necessary to save on common safety devices, such as side and, active head restraints, belts pretensioners, chairs for children who serve to save human life in extreme situations.

General training

preparation of a car for winter

The preparation of the car for winter operation should be combined with the planned maintenance of a car or a periodic technical inspection, which will save money and do one-time dismantling jobs. The following inspection and preventive work should be included in the list of work:

• inspection and adjustment of the brake system in order to install the simultaneous and the same braking force of the wheels, replacing the brake fluid;
• installation on all 4 wheels with sufficient tread pattern, checking and setting the nominal pressure in tires defined for the winter period;
• check, if necessary, replace the battery;
• checking the performance of the ignition system, generator and relay controller;
• repair windshield within the driver review zone;
• checking the health and adjustment of the main headlights, the installation of foglights;
• check and maintenance of glass wipers and glass washers, fill the non-freezing fluid into the washer tank;
• checking and maintenance of the suspension system and steering;
• washing the crankcase and replacing the oil on the winter brand;
• if possible, install the heater, which will greatly facilitate the start of the engine after the night in the parking lot in the winter strule.

It must be remembered that even the perfect work of all car systems does not give a complete guarantee of safety in heavy road conditions. However, the prepared car will behave on a slippery road predictably, which can be taken into account in the emerging road situation and adequately respond to the management bodies. Unlike it, an unprepared by winter, a car with inappropriate rubber and non-regulated braking system at each maneuver will switch to an uncontrollable movement, increasing the probability of a collision.

Faulty headlights, wipers, cracks on the windshield under the conditions of snowfall or fog significantly worsen the visibility of the road and obstacles, which also adversely affects the security of management. Thus, the safety of driving a car in winter conditions largely depends on the careful preparation of the machine into the preseason period.

Tires for winter operation of the car

Winter's unwanted tires are divided into two types: European Type and Scandinavian

The functions of winter tires is to provide a good clutch with a smooth and slippery surface of the snow-covered, overlaneous, covered with wet zhiznya winter road. In the car "Rubber" market, you can see a large selection of winter tires from various manufacturers, which generates many questions and disputes regarding each proposed brand. To understand them, you need to know what features Tires differ:

1. for the purpose of the tire distinguish between summer, winter and all-season;
2. in the drawing of the tread, they can be diagonal and radial;
3. according to the composition they are divided into tubeless and chamber tires;
4. on the tread device, they are without spikes and spikes;
5. in addition, they may differ in size, rubber material composition, cord design, tread pattern and lamellae, etc.

Specialists producing tires note that there are no top tires, there are those that are best suited for this model of the machine. At the same time, not only the brand of cars, its technical characteristics itself, and much depends on the conditions, season of operation, driving style, car loads.

All passenger cars have radial tires. Diagonal tires are designed for heavy equipment. The tubeless tires are considered more secure compared to chamber, since in the case of a puncture, they do not descend the air not immediately, but gradually. This prevents a sharp deviation of the machine towards the punched wheel. Therefore, all modern passenger cars are equipped with tubeless tires.

Winter tires differ from a summer tread pattern (large amounts of lamellas) and a softer composition of the rubber mixture, not solidifying at minus temperatures. Under reduced air pressure in tires, the treads of the tread is tightly pressed to the smooth surface of the ice canvas, squeezing the residues of moisture and air, and are embroidered to it like vacuum suckers, providing the necessary tire clutch with the road.

The use of such "sticky" tires in the summer is inappropriate, since on the heated asphalt they create additional resistance to movement, increasing fuel consumption. In addition, the expensive winter tires on the asphalt are rapidly wear out. Summer tires of summer tires in the cold "Dubet" and cannot cling to the smooth ice surface of the winter road, turning into skis, so professionals call such motorists who ride in summer tires, suicides in winter.

To speed up and facilitate the process of "re-overwhelming" cars for seasonal tires, which is made at least twice a year, it makes sense to keep the full set of collected wheels with disks in the garage. All-season tires intended for year-round use, in their properties, occupy an intermediate position between winter and summer tires. In winter, they are inferior to the winter tires, and in the summer - summer. They can be used for a direct purpose in such climatic belts, where the temperature during the year does not exist below +5 0 S. In Russia, such a region can be only Crimea, in the northern regions "All-season" inexcusable in winter.

When tires are needed with spikes

Shapes of spikes on winter studded rubber. The last two types have increased coupling properties on ice.

It is impossible to compare the winter tires with spikes and without spikes, as they are intended for different surfaces of winter roads. Metal spikes effectively dug in risening snow in the roads, which is formed mainly on the country tracks in frosty days after the snowfall, providing fast braking and shortening the braking path of the machines. This is their main advantage. The spikes will also drive you away when moving on the rise on a snow-covered road.

At the same time, they possess the following disadvantages:

• in the city where all the roads are cleaned with snow removal equipment, on pure asphalt, they are not only not effective, but also spoil the roadbed and they themselves are engaged intensively, fly out of the seats, creating a threat to traveling travelers;
• the spikes are essentially weighting wheels, creating an additional load on the car suspension, accelerating their wear;
• tires with spikes are significantly more expensive than ordinary winter tires;
• their use requires the installation of a special "spike" sign on the rear window to prevent the next driver's next driver about the shortened brake path of his car. Otherwise, restoring the cast rear bumper will have at your own expense.

Video: Winter studded tire test. results

Thus, to resolve the issue of buying "studded rubber", you need to consider the following factors:

1. snowfall intensity in your region;
2. how often there is a hopeman on the roads;
3. how the city service is working on the cleaning of roads from snow and ice;

It is clear that in the winter in winter in Moscow or St. Petersburg, conventional winter tires are more suitable for the SUV, and here for an SUV, often used for city trips, it is better to buy tires with spikes. The nuances associated with the difference in the drawings of the protectors, manufacturers and other features of winter tires that have no fundamental importance can be found out from any seller of the tire store.

"And what, in general, it is necessary to somehow cook?" - Some readers will ask. Yes, it is necessary. The question is only what is required by your car. Modern technique asks less care than, for example, the Russian auto industry of previous years of release. But, in any case, there are preparing items that do not even "leave" even on a new one, the worst SUV. If they neglected, winter driving will seem one solid problem.

To understand in the basics of training it will be useful even to those who hide their "swallows" in the cold time in the garages. Especially if the room does not heal and there is a possibility of freezing the technical fluids of the car.

Wheels and rubber

Ride in the snow on the same tires as in the summer, the same thing that walking along the snowdrifts in the flops is interesting, but uncomfortable. Obviously not everyone likes. And the safety will not add exactly.

We will analyze in order everything concerns automotive shoes:

1. First of all, we discard the steepness and buy stamped discs. Casting looks beautiful, but drags dirt and snow in winter. Further, this mixture is frozen and gives such an imbalance on each side that the feeling of "square wheels" appears when driving. For car suspension, this is a difficult test.
2. Choose rubber. Immediately discard the option of all-season tires, of course, if you do not live in the warm climate. In weather features of our winters, they are useless. There are two types of tires: studded and "velcro". When choosing, you need to clearly represent where you are going to ride. Inspected rubber will cope with its functions only in a well-sulfted city. Since such conditions are rather dream than reality, it is better to take a studded. These tires "spray" and in the drifts, and in ice, and will provide you with the best permeability.
3. If winter wheels have remained since last season, then before putting on the car, inspect their appearance. Check the number of spikes, the condition of the Cord and the disks, is there any dents, cones and cuts. It is advisable to carry out balancing.
4. Do not pull with the replacement of rubber. Most drivers are addressed to the tireage only with Pink Snowfall. There are two problems at once: the lack of security on the way to the place of reobey and kilometer queues of the same short-sighted sufferers. At a constant temperature below +10 degrees, it is quite possible to think about replacing the tires and sign up for a tire.
5. Often, trying to save, car enthusiasts put winter tires only on the leading axis of the car. Remember and never do it! In this case, you lose control of the car and you will not be able to control it even at the slightest maneuvers. For example, if you set a good rubber on the front axle, when you turn the rolling ass of the car "will ring" the face and will be swollen in place. Pretty dangerous "dance" in the city feature.
6. After installation, check the tire pressure - it must be slightly higher than in the summer.
7. According to the latest change in the law, it is necessary to glue the icon with the letter "sh" to the rear window, if the machine has studded wheels.
8. To maintain summer tires in the form, you need to know how to store it correctly. If you are on your disks, then click horizontally (on the side) or leave in suspended position. If there is only the tires themselves, they can be stored exclusively in the standing (vertical) position.

Engine

If the car regularly passes the service, and the latter was not so long ago, then the following will not be useful to you. But just in case, it is worth checking the records in the service book, namely the marking of the bulk engine oil:

1. In frosts, the oil is thick and not anyone is able to provide engine operation. Non-fitted product can output a car. If you do not know exactly what butter in your car, it is necessary to reinforce and pour a new one. More often recently use medium viscosity synthetics. Take care carefully to the choice of the product - it is best to use the brand recommended by automakers.
2. The fresh oil in the engine, the less it is thick and better copes with the work.
3. Do not forget about oil filters - they are also subject to replacement.
4. Semi-axis candles can cope with their task in the summer, but in winter their performance decreases sharply. Have you tried to twist them in the thirty-perdus frost on the street? That is still "pleasure." Therefore, take care of this in advance and in the comfort and warmth.

Battery

Here it is, Achilles of any frozen car. No winter problems are more frequent and banal than the bumping battery. It is impossible to completely prevent such a situation, since the battery works at the peak of the possibility.

But it is worth trying to reduce the likelihood of trouble:

• Do not expect when the battery will die with his death. The average life of its service is about 3-4 years. Change the battery in advance before in winter;
• Sex battery can be revived by a charger, cigarette lighter wires or a hot water bathhouse (the housing is immersed by a third);
• The battery happens two types: serviced and maintained. In the first case, it can be opened, check the electrolyte level, measure density and voltage. In the second - just clean the terminals and learn the stress;
• In winter, drivers are often mistaken in the fact that the car must certainly begin several times a day, if the temperature dropped below 20 degrees. Akb is almost not charged when the car stands on the spot! But the energy to check the frozen aggregates is spent by a lot. A frequent plant without further driving greatly spends the battery, and the next time the charge on the start of the engine may not be enough.

Body

Modern cars are prepared for the difficult "life" in the winter. They all pass special processing from the destructive action of temperature, dirt and reagents that water the streets. But the owner of the old vase, for example, it is worth taking care of the safety of body parts and cover them with a protective composition. Otherwise, the cracks and rust will manifest themselves very quickly.

1. Rubber seals are dubbed in the cold, freeze, and sometimes crumbling. Often, by their fault, it becomes impossible to open the door or window. A simple Silicone Lubrication Procedure will deprive you of these problems.
2. Castles also have a property to stack in winter, especially if the water is pre-entered when the car washing. Therefore, do not spare lubricants and on them. If nevertheless happens, and the car does not want to let you in the salon, heat the key with a lighter and paste into the lock, repeat several times if necessary. So you will make a well, and the key will verify.
3. Do not treat indifferent to janitor. Most of the service they work out just in the autumn-winter period. If you are going to buy new, then buy a better special winter option. They are more elastic and less susceptible to smelling snow.

Technical fluids

There is no reason to forget to forget when cold weather is about replacing water in a car on non-freezing liquid:

1. Serious danger to the engine is frozen cooling system. Therefore, you must be exactly sure that inside the antifreeze is flooded, and not water. Recently, Tosol began to use year-round in independence from the temperature features of the region. Be sure to check, especially if you bought a car not so long ago, exactly inside the antifreeze. With the slightest doubts, replace the fluid on the recommended one.
2. Large trouble can bring and froze the washing agent. In the summer we all use water to wash the glasses, it is understandable. Only here in the fall, many motorists forget to change it on non-freeze. It leads to the complete frosting of the tank and the washer nozzles.

Wit for a long time. To do this, you can use a warm boxing or underground parking of the supermarket. To prevent such a situation, change the liquid on time to the first frosts. Choosing a tool, note that there is no strong unpleasant odor otherwise, its use can end with nausea, dizziness, and in some cases and serious poisoning. A good alternative to washing fluid can be the usual, the cheapest vodka.

There are some more useful comments for the comfort of winter driving:

• Since the light day is limited, and most of the day takes the darkness, carefully follow the health of headlights and dimensions;
• Examine salon heaters, glasses and mirrors, whether everything works;
• Reverend to check the brake system. The impression of clamping pads on a slippery road can lead to a drift;
• Similarly, with a manual brake - often it freezes in the squeezed position and blocks the wheels;
• Do not defrost the castles of the car with hot water. Yes, this is an effective tool, but what are the consequences? First, paintwork suffers from a sharp drop in temperature. And, secondly, the water is in the well. It is now she is hot and does not give the castle to frozen, but in a few minutes it will cool and only complicates further discovery. It is better to use a heated key or a special well-known means;
• Clean the glass with hot water is also dangerous. A sharp transition from the cold to warmth can be destroyed not only to float, but also glass itself;
• Wash the car in the winter you need more often. Salt, dirt and reagents destroy the body. But it is necessary to do it with cool water so that there is no sharp difference in temperature.

What you need in the car in winter

For those who often go beyond the city, this item will be especially relevant. But, given the snowlessness of the last winters, he will come in handy in "civilization":

• The brush with a long handle and a scraper for glasses will clean the car from snow and sleep;
• The shovel will help get out of a snowdrift;
• Wires for cigarette the battery will be revived;
• Rugs with high boards will not allow snowing and melting snow under the cabin trimming, which, in turn, will not cause rust and rotting there;
• Carter protection will ensure the safety of parts and assemblies from high zoyarene
• Alarm with autorun noticeably "warming up" driver's life;
• In long-distance travel, take with you the charger for the phone, cable, warm clothes or plaid and write down the number of the tow truck.

Preparation of a car to the cold - the process of responsible. In some cases, incorrect actions can lead to serious breakdowns or accidents. But the driver's ability to quickly adapt to weather conditions is equally important. On time, the replaceable driving style will help to avoid trouble and do not make mistakes on the road.

I have fallen out with this article. Understand. But, nevertheless, better than ever. Moreover, I began to prepare this material at the beginning of the fall, in order to have time to publish it early, to the "start" of the winter period. Did not have time. Something went wrong, it was not enough time, then the mood was not, then ... well, in general, the reasons for the deferment and various excuses were always. But the goal was delivered and, ultimately, - achieved! Yes, and no one has canceled the next winter))). Therefore, I invite you to read and appreciate my work - an article " Preparation of the car to the winter season". And it does not matter that winter is already in full swing, snow dulled and frosts turned on serious. The main thing is that it is interesting, understandable and informative. I hope that the content of the article on this page - will help You competently and thoroughly prepare your car to the winter period.

The first point, preparation of the car for winter! And it will go to him, of course, about winter tires! This item is the very first and most important, because shoes for the season are not only your safety on the road, but also all other road users. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare winter tires for your car in advance. The ideal option is to have two sets (winter and summer) rubber on disks. It is clear that expensive. But, but it is convenient, safely and no dependence on the tire workshop (I think everyone knows about the queues that are formed on the day x near these workshops). And so - grace: there is time, desire or average daily air temperature approached the figure +5 - you, once and rebuilt your car. And they did it alone, and at a convenient time for you. Somehow so ... reasoning. And, most importantly, it is mandatory to have winter tires. Though on the disks, even though there is no, you can ride all year on the winter, but if only in the winter season enter the shoes in the season!

Point number two: battery. This is who suffers from frost first. And he should pay special attention. Therefore, before the beginning of the winter, check the status of the battery of your car. Before checking, ask yourself - how old is the battery that stands on my car? If the digit 3, 4 and more will be present in response to this question, then you should prepare for the worst. Since 3-4 years for battery a serious age. And to survive the winter at that age it will be difficult for him. But, I do notice how to get upset, suddenly you are lucky))). To upset, you will still have time - after checking the battery. In order to check the battery and find out in what condition it is, you will need - a multimeter and aireometer. If there is no such priblud, there is no desire, and the possibility, then to check the battery, you should contact the auto electrician or battery seller (these guys, as a rule, are willing to check, as it does not occupy a lot and plus, potential The client needs to go to the meeting).

So, the battery check is starting from an external inspection. First of all pay attention to the terminals - There should be no oxides and white raids on them. If there is, we definitely clean them. If the terminals are stretched or cracked, and they do not tightly crimp the contacts of the battery, then they should be replaced.

Go ahead. Most of the modern batteries have a test window. We look into it, if we see a green color, then it is already good, encouraging. If white or black, then this means that with the battery on your auto problem - the battery is discharged or there is no required level of electrolyte. But, regardless of the color of the window, the scan continues further. Unscrew the corks from the battery. We look into every jar. Determine the level of electrolyte. The cells in each bank must be filled with electrolyte. To determine the optimal level, battery manufacturers, in their most, provide certain labels, probes on the battery case (inside and outside), which will allow to accurately determine the level of fluid in the battery. If you did not find any labels nor probe, then you can try to approximately estimate the amount of electrolyte - ideally the fluid should cover the cell battery with a layer of 10-15 mm.

After the level was determined, it's time to take a carometer in the hands and measure the density and state of the electrolyte in each bank. The electrolyte density should be no less than 1.27. Yes, I almost missed - measurements should be carried out at ambient temperature not lower than +15 degrees (the optimal temperature in which the area meter will show the most accurate data is +20 degrees). The electrolyte itself in the flask should be clean and transparent. If the density is below, the battery must be charged. If the electrolyte, in one of the cans, will have a gray or black color, it will indicate the destruction of the plates in the battery. The battery in which at least one bank will be in the process of destruction, will constantly discharge. And such a process, as a rule, leads to the purchase of a new battery.

Further worth checking which charge gives the generator. After all, the operation of the generator - directly affects the status and battery life. Connect the multimeter to the battery. We look at the testimony. If they are less than 12.3-12.4 V - it is bad, the battery is discharged. But, while it is too early to talk, who is to blame - the generator or the battery itself. Run the engine, once again check the readings. They should be within 13.5-14.7 V. We include consumers (Far Light, stove fan) and give the engine turnover of 2500-3000 rpm. Once again, check the indicators of the multimeter - the charge issued by the generator should not be below 13.5 V. If at idle or during the load of the multimeter readings below or above the specified numbers, then the correct solution in this case will appeal to the auto electrician. For more accurate diagnostics and, if necessary, for the repair of the generator.

Paragraph three. Starter. If now, when you try to start the engine of the machine, you hear clicks, cut and / or some other outsiders, then with confidence in 90% I can say that in the winter at -10 and lower, they will disappear. Usually, it happens that frost quickly and finally kills the tired starter. And even a new and heavy duty battery will help to start the engine at this time. Therefore, if there are any problems with the starter, it is better to solve them in advance and in a warmer season.

Paragraph four. Candles and high voltage wires (armofotting). These guys, too, seriously affect the launch of the engine in winter frosts. Therefore, the spark plugs took place 10-15,000 km, and the high voltage wires are 40-50,000 km, then they should be checked in obligatory and on the results to decide whether to change or leave.

Point number five. Before the arrival of winter, it will not be superfluous to carry out a planned replacement of oil in the engine. With mandatory replacement of oil and fuel filters. Clean oil, will contribute to more easy to launch of the cold engine. And the fuel filter is capable of collecting not only small particles of garbage, but also water. But water - has a property to freeze in the cold. What happens if the water is frozen in the fuel filter? It is easy to guess that in this case the fuel cannot be reached to the destination and the car will not start. And this is an extra reason for disorder. Therefore, better fuel filter - replace.

At number six goes - coolant. Do everyone know that the cooling fluid in the car should be changed with a certain frequency? I hope that all. But, in any case, remind you that antifreeze or antifreeze in the cooling system should be changed: after 3 years of operation (antifreeze of blue or green color, they usually have a class G11) and after 5 years (red-colored antifreeze class G12 and G13). Plus, the replacement should be carried out if the cooling fluid has changed its original color (lounted, a precipitate appeared in an expansion tank, turned into a brown or black alive). Also before the winter onset, it is necessary to replace the cooling fluid into which water was added for any reason. Therefore, I advise you to monitor the condition and the regulations for replacing the coolant in its car. And do not be lazy to open the lid of the expansion tank once again (we do it only on the cool engine) and check the condition and density (with the aetometer) of Tosola / antifreeze. Check must be done, as the density below, the greater the chances that with strong frosts the liquid in the system will simply leave. That is, antifreeze whose density is below 30, it is better to replace. Also add that the density of the coolant should be measured at air temperature, not lower than +15 degrees. Otherwise, the testimony of the area will be far from the exact. Based on the above, checking, measurements and replacement of coolant in the warm season! And it is easier for you, and the devices are more accurately shown))).

Seventh point. Check the condition and level of brake fluid in the tank of the main brake cylinder. If the brake fluid has not been changed for a long time or immediately noticed that a precipitate appeared in the tank, the liquid was darked, then the right solution would be a complete replacement of the working fluid in the brake system. As soon as you noticed that the level of brake fluid is lower than the Max label, we strongly recommend to conduct an unscheduled technical inspection of your car. The purpose of the inspection is search for brake fluid leakage tracks. We inspect: tubes, brake hoses, brake cylinders. Footprints did not go? Excellent. Then the cause of the reduction in the level of brake fluid in the tank can be the wear of the front and / or rear brake pads. When did the blocks change? If the answer is "I don't know" or "I do not remember," then remove the wheels and check. All OK? If so, it's beautiful. You can simply add brake into the tank. If not, not all in order - the pads are significantly worn out, traces of the leakage of the brake fluid are seen. We try to immediately eliminate the malfunction. Since, first, is your car brakes, and they must be working. And, secondly, - winter will still reveal all the shortcomings that you closed your eyes.

The eighth item is also about liquid.Namely - Windshield washer fluid. Before the onset of cold weather, do not forget to select-pump water or summer fluid from the washer tank. And pour not freezing. Otherwise, the tank can survive frost, but the motor will most likely leave the copper pelvis. And what will follow this? Right. The windshield will be wiped with snow and cook, albeit a small, amount of money, to buy a new motor in the washer tank.

Point ninth. Lubrication of trunk locks and doors. Lubricate secrets in advance (larvae) locks. For these purposes, you can buy a special fluid or bypassing the brake fluid.

Clause Tenth - Last: Trunk. More precisely, the list of necessary things that should be in the trunk of your car in the winter. Open, look. What should there be there? Suggest: towing cable, brush and scraper, cigarette and shovel wire (perhaps not as in the photo, now selling special shovels for snow with a short handle, which are still more convenient to carry in the trunk than the standard, but on unfortunate and such a shovel will go). Yes, arsenal decent, I agree. And, perhaps ( even no, not so, - I hope) That he will not be useful to you (well, except for a brush for cleaning snow from the car). After all, you thoroughly prepared your iron horse towards winter frosts?! But, come to help your neighbor, is a holy deal. Agree? And everyone has a brother, Kum, a friend who does not score a head with different batteries, starters and other trifles. He has your room in the phone. And he will very much to count on the aid. Here you will use - wires, towing cable, shovel)))

Of course, it is impossible to foresee. Always and at any time, various breakdowns and unpleasant surprises pop up. But, I believe that if you try to prepare your car in the fall, as described above, the winter will be able to meet and survive with the minimum number of problems, unpleasant surprises and races per service station.

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