AUTOMOTIVE FREAKS

One will definitely find many variables when buying an extended service contract or mechanical breakdown policy.

Some doubts that need to be answered before making an important decision are how old automobile is? What is the usage? For how many years more you want to keep your vehicle?

There are some experts who actually do not have any proper knowledge about extended service contracts or policies and yet they force people to believe that these contracts are trick to cheat on people. If they had proper awareness, I bet their opinions would have been different.

The services are for sure expensive to start with but these kinds of scams discussed above come in highlight when customer is charged with extra high costs. Sometimes customers are forced to buy the services as a condition of purchasing a vehicle but customers should know that they don’t have to purchase these contracts, if they don’t feel like to purchase it.

As automotive repair labor rates are increasing with passing of  every single day, the rates have now reached to $100.00 for an hour only. The rates can even be more than $100.00 for an hour. These repair rates can become a cause of costing you more. Electronics and technologies are also increasing causing to raise cost of single vehicle parts.

In the 26 years old career of automotive service industry, I have seen thousands of customers who wished to purchase. I have also encountered to those who did purchase and were pleased that they took a good decision for their automobile.

Below are the some examples of repair cost:

• Compressor replacement in air conditioners can cost you $1500.00

• $3000.00 is the cost of transmission renovation

• $600.00 for water pump replacement

• $600 to $2000.00 for power steering pumps and steering gears.

Now never assume that if you purchase a mechanical breakdown policy, your charges for every bolt and nut will be covered. Every contract and policy is different from others.

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Some would shelter seals and gaskets, wear and tear items, consequential damages where as some policies don’t. Go through the entire contract before buying it or you might regret later. This decision is one of those that requires the analyzing of all pros and cons before making purchase.

What I would suggest is if your automobile is going to be used at regular basis and you want to keep the car for more two years after warranty is expired, then buy the extra protection.

Buying an extended service contract and mechanic policy is just like buying an insurance policy. You wish you don’t get chance to use it but on the other hand policy gives you harmony in mind in case you encounter costly repair.

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It is a good idea to learn more about how to care your vehicle. It will allow a person to stay alert if some unscrupulous mechanic tries to gouge on your repairs.

It stops a person from unnecessary repairs and saves your money. Also, it helps to locate a problem and fix it early.

We need to get started now, so that we have time to cover everything.

Some peoples are very sensitive in the sense of the sound their vehicles make. Especially motorcyclists, who renew their automobiles. There are many experienced mechanics who can tell the out timings of your running car engine.

Listen To the Engine

This can be done in quiet environment. First open your hood of the vehicle and then start your engine. Wait for 30-60 seconds before start listening. Make sure that safety comes first, mind all your fingers and don’t wear loose clothes as there are many moving parts inside engine.

A brief word about engine sounds…

Of course all engines have sound. Some sounds are like jets and some have clicking noises, or clattering. The first time when someone takes a good listen to their engine, they will quickly learn that which sounds are okay and which are not.

Listening has to be done in three different positions. 1: directly in front of the cr. 2: on the left (driver’s side). 3: on the right (passenger’s side).

Bend over the compartment of your engine and listen carefully. Closing eyes will help in concentrating. Listen for the sounds which don’t sound right.

Clattering sound, metal rubbing metal, clanging and squeaks, if such sounds are coming from your engine then open your eyes and try to focus on it. Repeat the step for all three positions.

This method is of checking your engine. It can expose loose caps, loose fan belts, loose fans, missing bolts, nuts and many things other than these.

Do whatever someone can do otherwise take your vehicle to a service technician. Never put your fingers or hand into your engine while it is running. If someone notices that stays on the overflow tube are loose, turn your engine off and then tight it.

The last thing is the best of all. Hire an assistant with yourself. Climb into your vehicle together. A person will have to drive and assistant has to rides shotgun.

There are four things which assistant will require. Some WD-40, a notepad, a small can of 3-in-1 oil, and a good rag. Do not choose so smooth road for drive. Your assistant will listen every irritating peeps, screams and rattles.

Another job of assistant is to move towards to source of the sounds. Lubricants will fix every squeaking. Some things, like loose or missing screws, bolts should be recorded in a notepad for future maintenance. A person will shock by the quietness of your floor by performing this process twice.

Now, another step is completed in becoming a full-fledged automotive diagnostician. Your vehicle will definitely be in much better condition. Also check out part I and part III.

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Knowing about how to take care of your vehicle is a very good idea. It also allows individual to keep in view that if a dishonest mechanic is trying to scratch on your repairs.

It will stop all individuals from no required repairing and save money. It helps to find out the problem and fix it to save more money. It allows to perfectly adjusting in an era where everyone is dependent on others to live.

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First thing to do is to check the visual of your vehicle. Following steps will assist a person about what to do and from where.

• Have a look at your tires. Are they low by look? Pressure gauge is available at a very low cost from any discount auto parts store. Maintain it as necessary. The better your tire pressure will be, the safer your vehicle will be and fuel efficient. There are many cheap air pumps available at discount stores. Motorcyclists and moped riders have to check tire pressure exceptionally.

• Take a closer look at your tires and inquire for any edges, missing amount of rubber or some objects sticking on the tire. Take your vehicle into the shop for alignment if your tires are new and seems to be wearing unevenly.

• Another important thing is to look under your vehicle for liquid leakage. If it is only a drop, then no need to worry about. Keep in mind that in the summer season, your vehicle will drop out more water because of air conditioning. Coolant system will also emit bit of water. If there is consistency in leakage then look for the source of leakage.

• Check your engine oil according to the manufacturer’s instructions and feel it with your fingers. Engine oil is the life of your vehicle’s power plant. How is the oil feel? Is it watery or very thick? If it is thick. It’s good but if it’s watery, it’s bad for your vehicle. Change your watery oil and refill Engine oil which is thick.

• Another thing to check is the coolant level. Always follow precautions by manufacturer’s to avoid any harmful thing. Never use coolant or anti-freeze which is not recommended by manufacturers.

• Check the compartment of your engine. Caps should be tighten, confidently tug/test hose connections. Light engine cleaning is a very good thing for your vehicle. It’s very easy, just take some rags and degreaser (ammonia and water make a cheap but great degreaser). A toothbrush is required to perform this step.

• Visually check your vehicles battery and connections. Check that all the connections are tight with the battery. If someone sees a green or white build-up on the battery, mix some baking soda with tepid water (1/4- cup of baking soda to one quart of water) now pour it directly on the affected areas. Don’t worry about the fizzing and crackling. Apply a thin coating of grease onto each terminal of the battery when it is clean and dry.

After these useful guides, an individual can be a fully fledged automotive diagnostician. Keep an eye out for part II, and part III.

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ELM 327, model of ElmScan 5 scanning tool is the ‘best selling’ tool. It is perfect according to individual’s budget and requirements.

It allows a person to do diagnostics regarding their vehicle at home. It turns your computer into a stylish diagnostic system.

This tool is extremely easy to install and run and will provide a lot more information about your vehicle than other expensive tools. This tool can work with any PC with any operating Windows with USB support.

ElmScan 5 includes all the required software and hardware to analyze your vehicle.

Individual can stand alone compete with this scanning tool of vehicle. No need to pay more money to get these features. After using this tool, i will never go for some other software because it is all what a person needs.

ElmScan 5 provides referred links with the DTC codes to analyze and solve the vehicles problem. Just click on the code link and it will direct a person to the troubleshooting tips.

It looks like that an individual has learned how to use this software because its extremely easy but, apart from that, anyone will feel extremely happy with the results and abilities it has. In view of its users, it is an investment, not the wastage of money.

There are other competitors of ElmScan 5 but no other tool will provide that much surety output than this handy tool. This unit gives detail information about the problem and proves to be helpful in troubleshooting the OBDII problems.

This tool is also compatible with Volvo, Toyota and Honda. The speed of ‘real time’ data is 115 kbps.

There is one drawback is that person can only install software when Internet is available.

If the Internet is not available, the updates will automatically installs the drivers and software updates.

If someone want to use this tool with your vehicle (Ford and others) then, a person needs to upgrade software first and then go ahead with your vehicle.

It is extremely beneficial to upgrade the software because OBD system works successfully if the software is up-to-date.

Pros:

Read & Reset Engine Light codes.

Can read many OBD parameters.

Cons:

The refresh rate is best at 1-3 updates per second when reading OBD2 values.

Fuel mileage calculations with included software is unhappily positive

Also, included software can only read some parameters. There are some other free of cost software options, but the quality stuff is costly.

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ElmScan 5 is working well on my 2002 BMW and 2001 Jetta. It shows the manufacturers codes along with generic codes. There was a misfire problem with my BMW, and this tool helped me to solve that issue. Installation of this tool with Windows XP is extremely clear and easy.

The instructions provided with the package are extremely useful. It also works on Windows 7, whereas many bay devices do not, and this is a bonus for me.

The software CD and quick start guide provided with the package was perfect for installing. Its just easy as that its one end plugs into your vehicles port and the other end into the USB port of your laptop.

Person can connect everything with this tool, and extremely easy to install. Auto detect feature is simply the perfect. Just click auto option and this tool will trace out all the communication ports of your car and then connects it.

Within seconds, this tool drags the last few codes stored in my cars computer previously. Then individual can click one of the codes to take online help with the link provided in the code and see the list of possible solutions.

For clearing, the codes, there is an option as well, which will clear the log of your vehicle. It all process takes just few minutes from start to finish and extremely easy to use.

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Normally mechanics charge a lot of price for just ‘diagnostic of cars computer’ but ElmScan 5 is paying for itself at less than $40. Another advantage is that this tool will not lie about non required O2 sensor replacement. I have not used the further deeper features of this software yet, but I am sure that other features will also as beneficial as these basic ones.

The rate of the digital dashboard is too slow to be more than an innovation, but this may be because of the cars computer update rate. I have not tried the monitoring of PID.

Its installation is extremely easy. Simply plug in the scanner into the laptop and that all. For the first time, click auto- detect so that the computer can communicate with the scanner and then click connect and it will find correct protocol to use.

The codes are very easy to read and clear.

Individual have need to select the monitor option to view all the PIDS. The PIDS update rate is extremely slow or useless. Update rate mostly depends on the car and the data. If a person deselect all the PID’s and only check the RPM option then update will complete instantly. Update rate is suitable if selection is 5 or less than 5 PID’s.

This tool also works well with the 2006 Honda Ridgeline and 1996 Ford Escort. The update rate is faster in the Escort but it becomes too slow if all the PID’s are set.

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If you’re looking for a ride that has a good standard of functionality and fuel efficiency then Honda Jazz is your right choice.

How about the Honda Jazz price in Philipines? We’ll cover it in a moment, but let’s take a look first at what this vehicle has to offer.

Honda Jazz was awarded as the Most Fuel Efficient and Most Functional Cabin vehicle in the 2010 Auto Focus People’s Choice Awards night event that was held At the Valle Verde Country Club.

Honda has successfully revolutionized the small cars concept since the first introduction of its Honda Jazz lines.

They have been on top of other competitors in terms of interior space and functionality through its revolutionary and versatile ULTRA seats.

The Jazz smartly and efficiently produces fuel economy without keeping aside the power output. The smart i-VTEC engine that makes all these things possible.

So when Honda Jazz reached the cumulative sales of over 3.5 millions units since its first release in 2001, it’s not exaggerating to say that Jazz has successfully obtained a worldwide fame.

It’s all made possible through its various innovative and revolutionary technology implementation.

Now, the best way to find out about this vehicle is by doing a test drive, to do so you may need to go to your local showroom.

The Honda Jazz price in Philippines is divided into four categories, here’s a quick list:

• Honda Jazz 1.3 S MT : PHP 742,000 ( around USD 16,850 )

• Honda Jazz 1.3 S AT : PHP 782,000 (around USD 17,750)

• Honda Jazz 1.5 V AT : PHP 842,000 (around USD 19,110)

Please notice that this Honda Jazz price list may change and vary across other cities.

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