You should not choose a repair shop or a mechanic right away if you are rushed. If your car needs some repairs right away, find a friend or family member who can lend you their vehicle or give you rides until you find a reliable garage or dealership to repair your vehicle.
You can forget going to the corner gas station and buying a Genaric radiator hose, as you would have done back in the 70's. Today they're all preformed with a number of corners required to make the twists and turns to properly align with the engine and radiator connection points. The radiator hose has become a specialty item that is car and engine specific. You have little choice but to go back to the dealer or have it special ordered at a auto store near me.
In the absence of an Owner's manual, search the Internet for your make and model. There are many car specific sites that have all of this information. Also, most auto parts stores carry service manuals for cars that cost less than twenty dollars.
If your car's alarm system is not known to you, and you are not mechanically savvy enough to try to find the name, and you lost the remote what do you do? No, you don't replace the whole alarm system, you call the dealer first. The dealer would be able to tell you the make and model number of the alarm system in your car. You can then go on to an electronics store or an auto parts near me, and buy a replacement remote and program it according to the instructions above.
SC has one of the Nation's most comprehensive motor oil recycling programs. It began in 1990 and since then SC has set up 800 locations and collected approx. 15 million gallons of motor oil from do-it- yourself residents, according to SC DEHEC.
The jack that came with your car is almost certainly a type of jack called a screw jack. And there you are straining to work the jack under the car and trying to manipulate the long flimsy crank rod that came with it in an effort to raise the car. And what if you happen to have a flat on a steep incline? That jack will let your car fall and maybe it will be when you have your hand or arm in an unfortunate location? Suppose you are in mud or soft soil trying to change a tire? Get this floor jack. It is only about 24 inches long, it is flat, stable and will raise your car in about 15 seconds with a minimum of effort. Well worth the investment.
You take a battery to an auto parts store near me that you think is bad, and they will spend an hour to an hour and a half checking the battery out before they will decide to replace it for you in the hopes that you will get so frustrated with the time that you will end up purchasing a new one instead. Another thing they don't tell you, is that if you come in even one day after your free replacement period is over, and you pay the prorated replacement of even a cent for a new battery, your initial warranty with free replacement starts all over again. So auto part companies do not encourage employees to give out this information out to customers.
Comfortable clothes, fashion clothes, but not so fashionable that stand out from the crowd and all eyes. Make sure the clothes are clean and new - no signs of wear or worn surfaces. If your hair is looking a little rough, I got cut.
Cars coming off the assembly line today have radiators with aluminum fins and composite bodies. With possibly a little drain plug made of this same composite material. The words Be Careful come to mind. Expensive damage will be the result of over enthusiastic force being applied to these materials.
Get a tune-up: Is your car running poorly now? Wait until the winter gets here to push it over the edge! This may sound simplistic, but getting your car properly tuned not only helps your car operate more efficiently, but it gives your mechanic a good chance to see the rest of your car and find upcoming problems. Make sure you tell him/her to give your car a complete inspection. When pricing different mechanics for tune-ups, be sure to ask them what's included in their service. A more complete tune-up will include changing out your spark plug wires, an often overlooked task.