Few Essential Steps to Keep Your Car Well-Maintained

Generally, the main reason for car breakdowns in London is due to battery failure accounting for 20% of faults.  So, what you can do is to maintain your car on a regular basis to extend its life span, by reducing repair work and by improving your safety behind the wheel.

To maintain Uber Car Rental London in a good shape, we’ve enlisted some useful tips on how to check and maintain your car.

Checking Your Battery:

During winter, your car battery is particularly susceptible to failure. However, there can be other reasons your battery can fail including; faulty battery issues with the cars charging system, a light being left on, leaving your car unused for a while, corrosion, high levels of heat, or leaving your car unused for a while.

Start inspecting the battery’s terminals and cables, these must be attached securely and check for any corrosion. If your battery is having removable caps, check the fluid level every few months.

You may check if the car battery needs replacement by starting your car at night keeping your headlights switched on. If they get overly dim, put your car in neutral and rotate the engine. As you press your accelerator, if the headlights get brighter, that shows that your battery is failing. Don’t show negligence in replacing your battery if you experience any of these issues, otherwise, you’ll only increase the likelihood of your car not starting and having to call a breakdown provider.

Engine Oil:

Engine oil of your car is important keeping it running well. As it works as a lubricant which both coats and cleans the moving parts in your engine. Failing to have the correct level of oil in your car may cause; increased friction, dirt build-up or Engine overheating.

Using oil dipstick, you should inspect your engine oil every month. If the oil is below the minimum level, make it up to the level. If the level of your engine gets needs to be filled frequently than usual, then it might have leakage and you need to take it to a garage to be looked at.

Tyre Tread:

To let you know, the minimum legal tyre tread depth for cars in London is 1.6mm across the central three-quarters of the tyre. If the tyre tread exceeds the legal limit you’re at risk of; reduced road grip, increase in stopping distance, nails and other sharp items causing a puncture and aquaplaning in wet conditions.

Make sure to make monthly checks on all of your tyres tread depth. Using a tyre tread gauge, you’ll come to know when it’s time to get it replaced. Also, this diminish the chances of having to call a breakdown service.