AUTOMOTIVE TIPS AND TRICKS

THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER DO IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE 

• Leaving in gear when your in stop lights.

When your in gear in the stop lights, you press on your clutch in order to disconnect the rotation from the engine. By doing so you make wear of the Throw-out Bearing. 

• Never put any chemical in steering, brake pedal and gear nob.

• Don’t use the Gearshift lever as a hand rest.

Because it result in premature wear of transaxle shift forks. Also to allow the driver to have maximum wheel control with both of hands. 

•  Don’t use clutch to hold you up on hill.

Some modern vehicles have a Brake hold mechanism which prevents backsliding of the vehicle when you move your leg from the brake to the clutch pedal. But for the vehicles which don’t have that mechanism, you must put on end brake then engage gear and slowly release the clutch when the torque applied release the end brake, So you don’t backslide.

• Do not rest your leg on the clutch pedal when your in high way.

Because
•Clutch is not fully engaged.
•No enough torque engaged.
•Clutch wear out.
•Cause wear of throw-out bearing.

MISTAKES THAT CAR OWNER MAKE. 

• Get in the car and start driving right away.

The car engine needs at least 10s to 30s to get the oil reach the critical components of the engine.

• Unoften inspection of your car.

Driver needs to inspect the car often, here are some of the inspection that a driver need to do often.
 Check your tires if are not flat.
 Check the Oil level.
 Check the coolant in the radiator.
 Check windshield wiper fluid.
 Check all your lights front and rear lights if they are working properly.
 Unrecommended tire pressure.
 Checking Tire wearing.
 Checking the Spare Tire.
Drivers forget to check their spare tire and when and when they are in need they found them flat.

CAR CLEANING MISTAKES 

• Taking your New car to the Automated Car Wash. 

•  Cleaning your car in direct sunlight.

When you clean your car in the direct sunlight the water you used to clean will vaporize faster and leaves water marks on your car paint. So your required to clean your car where there is no direct sun light.

• Use a nice and soft towel.

• Clean your car from the top to the bottom .

Because at the bottom there is a lot of dirty compare to the top. 

•  Using only one bucket.

You need to have two cleaning buckets, one containing soapy water and the other containing rinsing water . 

• After cleaning, dry up your car.

REFERENCE. 

1. Top 10 Mistakes Car Owners Make by Chris Fix   
2. Top 10 Car Cleaning Mistakes by Chris Fix 
3. 5 Things You Should Never Do In A Manual 
4. Transmission Vehicle by Jason Fenske