Car maintenance

• brasilia94

  23 Jul 04, 19:15

  hi all,
  
  I got my new sunny abt one mth ago so can anyone advise me on these things pls....
  
  battery: what and how often should i check?
  
  car tyres: how often to check for pressure?
  
  anything else to check own my own besides the ones done by tan chong?
  
  thanks dudes....and ladies...
• saab95

  23 Jul 04, 19:23

  Originally posted by brasilia94:

  hi all,
  
  I got my new sunny abt one mth ago so can anyone advise me on these things pls....
  
  battery: what and how often should i check?
  
  car tyres: how often to check for pressure?
  
  anything else to check own my own besides the ones done by tan chong?
  
  thanks dudes....and ladies...

  For your battery, first ascertain if it is a GEL or Battery water type. If it is a GEL, it should be maintenance free, replace it once in about 2 years. If it is the battery water type, check level of battery water once every month, top if if require....battery water very cheap one. For battery Water types, replace every year.
  
  Car Tyres, check for pressure once every two weeks when tyres are COLD. Try not to drive more than 5km on a sedate pace to the nearest petrol station.
  
  It will be good to monitor the engine oil level, the auto-transmission level once every week. Check brake fluid and steering fluid levels once every week too.
  
  For me I usually do all this on a Sunday.
• rumie

  24 Jul 04, 10:24

  don't mean to advertise here...
  
  try to get the Wheels (asia) magazine volume6 number 6 at petrol kiosk. it's the one where they featured the evo 8mr on its front cover. costs only $2. there's a summary on car maintenance and what to check, how to check, what to do, etc etc... pretty useful.