Car Tire Info

I visited my friend after working yesterday. She told me that she is going to change the car tires as it is already reached the "duration" of changing :) I wonderred how she will know the infomation about her tires. She told me that she came across a car megazine which provided " how to know the car tires information", so i would like to share with you all here...

1. The manufacturer will put a sticker on the pillar post area of front doors which provides tire and vehicle load information.

2. The numbers indicated on side wall of the tire will give you some information to purchase appropriate replacement tires

Tires should always be changed in pairs at a time with same sizes and types to avoid adverse performance.

Voltage Measurement for Car Battery

One of my friend reading the articles that i posted in my blog, and asked me about how to determine our car battery is in good condition by measuring the voltage. I was no idea about this actually, therefore i get some advices from my mechanic friend.

So how to measure our car battery? Actually it is pretty easy and simple..Let me share with you and hope you will enjoy reading...

1. First of all, remove the ground (negative) wire and live ( positive) wire of the battery by using a wrench. It is important that you remove them from preventing you don't shock yourself while testing the battery and to insure that you don't accidentally short circuit the battery.

2. There are red and black wires at the voltmeter. Place the red wire to the positive (live) and black wire to the negative (ground) end of the battery.

3. If the voltmeter reads at least 12volts, your car battery has enough voltage to power the car. Else it is time for you to replace the battery with a new one.

After Remove, How to Replace a New Car Alternator?

After removing the alternator, let us learn on how to replace the new alternator.

1. Locate the new alternator into place and replace the bolts that held the previous alternator.

2.Attach the wires to the new alternator, adjust the tension of the belt and wrap the belt around the pulley of the new alternator.

3. If the belt is not put back properly, it will not be tight enough and the vehicle will malfunction.

4.Connect the negative battery wire back to the negative terminal on the battery.

5.Before driving the car, it is better to test the output of the new alternator using a voltmeter.

Remove Car Alternator

I am quite interesting in car recently, no matter it is from exterior to interior or from its accessories to maintainance. I have a friend who work as a mechanic told me some DIY car maintainance, which I can save a few dollars from sending to a car shop. I went to visit my friend today at his workshop. He was removing the car alternator while I visited him. Let me share with you how to remove alternator ourselves to save some labor costs : -

1.Turn off the car engine and wait for 20minutes for it to cool down. And disconnect the negative cable of the battery.( If you do not disconnect the negative battery cable, you may damage the vehicle electronics.)

2. Find the serpentine automatic belt tensioner by referring to the car's pulley and belt configuration diagram (if you don’t know) , turn the automatic belt tensioner by using a socket wrench, then slip the belt off the alternator pulley.

3.Lastly, disconnect all the mounting bolts and wires attached to the alternator, then remove the alternator from the car.

Prevent Windshield Cracks from SPREADING

I was in bad luck last year and this year. Do you know why? My car windshield cracked twice within this two years , and i spent more tham 1K for replacing these 2 pcs of new windsheild ( labour charge and windshield cost). It might be my car is always in solarization and the hot and suffocating air heat inside my car caused the windshield cracked.

I received an email regarding how to prevent windshield cracks from spreading. If i read this email earlier, i might need not to spend so much for my new windshield..Hehe..

1. If you notice a crack in your windshield, bring it to a repair shop as soon as possible. Often the crack cannot be fixed if it is over 30 days old.

2. A good can repair the crack and chipped area. The crack will remain visible but much less noticeable and the windshiled won't crack any further.

3. Another option is try to scroll down the side mirror a little bit under a sun rise ( avoid to scroll too wide, as your car might be stolen ) to avoid our car interior get overheated and thus spreading cracks happened.

Cool the Engine when it is overheated

A friend of mine went to Genting Highlands last week. On the way up to Genting, her husband car's engine was overheated and force them to stop at the side of road so wait for the enigne to cool down. I never thought of this problem before "How if a car engine overheated at the half way to Genting Highlands " ? How to cool the engine when it is overheated?

I asked my friend whose husband is a mechanic, and he shared some valuable opinion to me as below...

1. Turn off the engine and open the hood. Pour water on the outside of the radiator itself.

2. Take about 20minutes to wait for the engine to cool significantly before opening the tank to add coolant ,look at the coolant reservoir to check the coolant level.

3.if the level is below the low line, use a funnel to add coolant to the reservoir. You have to call a tow truck if a low coolant level is not the problem.

To Clean Car Battery Terminals

I was watching TV programmes last night while my husband was busy finding a baking soda. I asked him what he was going to do with the baking soda as the day is late already. He replied he need the baking soda to clean his car battery terminals. I was curious about what my husband said so i asked him to show me the way of cleaning.

1. First of all, he filled a cup with water until is 3/4 full and put in 5 table spoons of baking soda ( sodium bicarbonate) to the cup dissolved it.

2. Pour the mixed water over the battery terminals and let it work for about 15 seconds.

3.When it is done, pour some natural water on the battery to get all residues off.

It is pretty simple and it keeps our car battery from working at its best, and many times from working at all. You may try this at your own too.

Cleaning Car Windows Tint

I never know that there are some differences in cleaning car window with and without tinted until my friend informed me about this today. Maybe it is because i never tint my car windows so i do not have such knowledge.

If your car windows were tinted, how to clean it? Let me share with you..

1. According to my friend, we should be careful not to touch the window tint for the first 5 days and do not clean it for 30 days.

2. If the windows covered with dirt and dust, clean it using a soft cloth with soap or water, do not use a hard cloth or newspaper as it will scratch it.

3. Be careful when we load some items into car as it might caused the tinted windows nicked.