Grab a clean rag and pop that bonnet. It’s oil checking time! Why is the level of oil in your car important? In a sense, it stops your engine from drying out. Lubricating parts moving at high speed, oil prevents friction building up. Friction creates heat and too much heat is bad for your engine, …
Coolant is tasked with keeping your cars engine well… cool. With furnace like temperatures predicted for the holiday period, your cooling system is going to be working at full capacity to keep your motor at a happy operating temperature. A quick coolant check can be cheap insurance against overheating, particularly if you have an older …
Oil is the lifeblood of your engine. It lubricates the moving components of your engine so they can move with less friction. This reduces heat and ensures the mechanics of the motor are maintained for a long life. Oil leaks are a serious concern. They mean your car is bleeding, and that you’re leaving a …
Christmas puts us under a lot of pressure, but there’s one type of pressure you need to get just right. Like the tread on the outside of your tyres, the air on the inside is absolutely vital to your car’s grip on the road beneath it. Air pressure very slowly bleeds out of tyres, which …
Fixing a flat is no way to spend Christmas morning. It’s hard, dirty work. If you’re doing it by the side of a busy road, it’s downright dangerous. Often, small pieces of debris escape ute trays or find their way onto the road surface. While some may puncture and deflate your tyre immediately, some debris …
A worn tyre has poor grip. Less grip means poor handling, longer stopping distances and increased risk of losing control of the car in an emergency situation. From new, tyre tread depth starts at around eight millimetres and wears down as you drive. The rate of wear depends on a lot of factors including tyre …
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