How Do You Check The Fluids In A Car?
Your car is a big investment. Checking the fluids regularly helps safeguard against breakdown, mechanical damage, and even possible accidents. Learn to check your car’s fluids yourself and do it often. Once you get the hang of it, it won’t take long. • The owner’s manual has details for your car. Your owner’s manual tells you when fluids must be checked, but this is just the minimum to keep your warranty in effect. Mark your calendar, or just check the fluids frequently. • Park the car on a flat, level surface and set the parking brake. • The interior hood latch. Open the hood (read the link in order to do this safely). • The oil dipstick. Check the motor oil. The oil should probably be checked after the car cools down for an hour or so, so that oil in the return galleries, cylinder head valleys, etc. is drained down so you don’t get a false reading. Locate the oil dipstick (use the owner’s manual). Hook a finger through the loop and pull the dipstick all the way out, releasing any cli
