Safety measures for car maintenance and repair Before starting repairs or maintenance work on the car, you should take care of observing the safety rules. Many neglect this, but in vain! How many injuries,...
Tools, fixtures and operating materials For vehicle maintenance and the most common repairs, it is enough to have a set of universal tools, the basis of which should be a standard set of socket...
Universal tools 1. A set of socket wrenches with interchangeable heads. The set must include a set of interchangeable heads with dimensions from 10 to 32 mm, for a connecting...
Special tools and fixtures 1. Rolling hydraulic jack. A regular jack is often either inconvenient or simply useless when doing some work. 2. Stands for the car, adjustable in height and...
Operational and repair materials 1. Composition for flushing the engine cooling system. Designed to clean the cooling system from scale, rust and antifreeze decomposition products. 2....
Preparing the car for maintenance and repair Before carrying out maintenance and repair of the car, several preparatory operations must be performed. Preparatory operations are simple, but your safety,...
Periodic maintenance During operation, the car must undergo periodic maintenance (THAT). The intervals between maintenance and the volume of operations carried out during...
Possible car malfunctions and their causes When trying to start the engine, the crankshaft does not rotate 1. The battery is low or defective (see « Battery - Service »). 2. Insufficiently tightened or...