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Important tips on automotivesdavies123 10-02-2009, 03:57 AM Hello Everyone Important basic tips on automotive OVERHEATING: Please, never drive your vehicle when you know or suspect that your engine is overheating. This is a very expensive decision. If your temperature gauge is 3/4 or over, pull over and turn off the engine. Do not try to fix it yourself - just raising your hood at the wrong time can cause serious injury. If you do not see any steam or coolant boiling out onto the ground, you should be able to allow your engine to cool off 15-20 minutes, then restart and quickly drive to the nearest phone or service facility, constantly watching the temperature gauge. The safest decision is usually to call a tow truck. Just a minimum amount of overheating can actually ruin your engine and cost you a bundle on replacement. Constantly observing all the gauges on your car while driving should be as regular as looking into your mirrors. It's that important. OIL LIGHTS: NEVER NEVER EVER drive with an oil light on or flashing, quickly pull over and turn off the engine. Checking the oil level will quickly tell you whether you have a low oil situation or an internal oil pressure problem. If the level is low, like not even on the dipstick, that may be why you have a light on. Correct the level and then restart the engine - if the light still appears, call a tow truck. If the light stays out, you may drive home or to the nearest full service facility and find out why the oil level was low. Each time that light is on, at that moment, you have no oil pressure, which means that your high revving engine is running with no lubrication going to all the moving parts. End result - serious engine damage.. Just sharing more views mhilez 10-05-2009, 07:48 AM that is true.thanks for the tips very helpful. Steven Ashley 10-30-2009, 03:08 AM Hi, It is an informative post on automotives. Drivers need to check the car battery to make sure it has the energy for the low temperature starts. Make sure your antifreeze has the right consistency for low temperatures. vBulletin®, Copyright ©2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
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