How to add coolant
The other
most fundamental part of car maintenance is making sure you have enough
coolant. When you are driving, there are roughly ten thousand explosions taking
place in your engine every minute. That is pretty hot! Coolant keeps things
nice and cool and if you run low on coolant, expect steam coming from your
engine and a very expensive trip to your mechanic.
However,
checking your coolant is very easy.
How to check your coolant
Check your
owner’s manual to see where your coolant is located.
Car makers make it very easy for
you and usually put it in a translucent box so you can see where the levels are
at. There is usually a Min and Max (or Low and High) mark. If your coolant
levels are below Min or Low then you need to top up. Simple!
These can
usually be purchased from your local garage or motorfactors.
Make sure
that when you are filling up you don’t go above the “Max” or “High” mark. Too
little or too much of anything is never good.
Pictures
taken from Danielle’s book Essential Car Care for Girls available from www.essentialcarcareforgirls.com
You are not logged in
Comments