Servicing Your Car to Keep It On the Road

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2018

Why Your Vehicle's Logbook Is so Crucial

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It’s an unfortunate fact of life that vehicles depreciate with age. Yet as they are important, if not crucial, to the average Australian family, everybody needs to invest in a car or a truck, so they can function in everyday life. The key here, therefore, is to ensure that you manage that depreciation as much as possible, so that you can estimate how much money you will get for the vehicle when you sell it and can factor this level of expenditure into your annual costs.…

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Buying a Used Car? Why Two Amateurs Always Need a Professional

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Do you like to trust people at face value? This is the best approach to take after all, as life would be rather miserable if you always eyed everyone with suspicion. However, sometimes you do have to be wary, and this is especially the case when you’re buying a used car. You may not be very mechanically astute yourself and don’t have the luxury of buying a brand-new vehicle from a swanky showroom, so you need to take some additional steps for protection.…

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Electrical Issues? Why It's More Likely to Be Your Alternator Than Your Battery

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Although some modern cars will alert their driver to a problem through a generic ‘check engine’ light on the dashboard, others may be more specific when they have some type of electrical problem. In this case, an icon that looks like a battery will glow red to prompt you to take action. Maybe car manufacturers should think of updating this icon, as it may force you to come to the wrong conclusion.…

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Is Your Car Radiator Failing? How to Find Out

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The radiator is a crucial part of your vehicle’s cooling system. Your engine produces heat when running and it’s the radiator’s job to ensure it doesn’t overheat. The coolant will absorb the heat produced by the engine and flow through the radiator where the cooling occurs. This critical role of your car’s radiator means that it’s imperative for it to be in a good working condition all the time. However, like any other vehicle component, your radiator may pick up a problem or two down the line.…

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4 Tips on Efficient Truck Service

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Fleet managers need to find ways to service and repair heavy trucks in a way that limits downtime while keeping maintenance costs affordable. This article discusses some useful tips which can help fleet managers to attain their maintenance targets easily by outsourcing truck servicing repair. Find Several Service Providers It is advisable for you to identify more than one provider of maintenance services for your fleet. Categorise one provider as the primary (go-to) entity while others can be secondary.…

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What Role Do Mechanics Play in the Delivery of Roadside Assistance Service?

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Because cars can break down at any time, smart motorists know they may need roadside assistance service at some point. That is why these motorists purchase roadside assistance insurance coverage. This form of insurance coverage is specifically designed to ensure car owners get the car service they need when their vehicle gets stuck on the road as a result of one problem or another.  Car mechanics have a big role to play when it comes to delivery of roadside assistance service.…

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What Does a Vehicle's Hydraulic System Do and Why Is Maintenance so Important?

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Most motorists understand how complicated a modern-day automobile can be and realise that a trained mechanic needs to conduct maintenance and repairs from time to time. They may understand that the vehicle’s engine and transmission rely on constant lubrication, but may not be aware of a separate and equally crucial system that relies on hydraulic pressure. If you’ve been told that you need to have a hydraulic service but don’t understand what this means, what do you need to be aware of?…

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What Is Your Brake Pedal Trying to Tell You?

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Have you ever heard the expression ‘flying by the seat of your pants’, which generally means that you are doing something intuitively, rather than consciously? When you drive your car you may rely on different sensations to tell you when something isn’t quite right (especially with the braking system) and in this case, you may be ‘driving by the ball of your foot’. What could be wrong if you’re feeling something strange from the brake pedal?…

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