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Why Cars Need Preventative Maintenance

Why preventative maintenance?

Manufacturers know that a properly maintained car will be more dependable, safer, last longer, and increase your satifaction with their product. car makers and owners also have a responsibility to make sure emission controls receive regular service and are functioning properly. Regular maintenance helps accomplish these goals by keeping your engine running efficiently and eliminating potential problems that may leave you stranded.

What's in it for you?

- A more dependable car
- A car that retains the "new car feel"
- Less chance of a costly breakdown
- A safer car for you and your family
- Doing your part for cleaner air
- A car worth more at trade in or sale
- An intact warranty

Manufacturer Maintenance Schedules

The manufacturer creates detailed maintenance schedules outlining specific operations to be performed on various components and systems. This is done at different mileage intervals to ensure proper operation and prevent premature wear. The manufacturer also indicates what services must be done to maintain the factory warranty and extended warranty.

Alldata Automotive Information System

This service facility is equipped with an automotive information system that provides this detailed data. The ALLDATA system even lists high-tech specialty lubricants required for your particular car. Other information includes vehicle specific repair and diagnostic information and factory-issued Technical Service Bulletins. the bottom line is efficient, dependable and cost-effective service for you.

Transmission Maintenance

Automobile maintenance technology has developed equipment capable of "flush cleaning" the entire hydraulic system of automatic transmissions. This is a most satisfactory difference from the common four or five quart "service" as we have performed in the past.
The motoring public has become aware of the necessity of preventative engine maintenance. (Pay me now, pay me later.) Why not flush clean and refill transmissions? Today's trans rebuilds can cost in the two thousand-dollar range. Preventative maintenance has become a must in avoiding this expense. This firm recommends this service be performed every 35,000 miles. Now that this equipment is available, do not settle for the old style job, which changes only a small percentage of fluid.

Preventative Maintenance For Winter

Preventative maintenance for the winter months is about the same for any extreme weather conditions, hot or cold. Your automobile is subject to abnormal stress in winter operation. It's important that the antifreeze, (coolant) level be tested to insure proper protection. The protective chemicals should be flushed and freshly filled every other season. The anti rust quality of antifreeze breaks down with age. Water hoses and drive belts should be inspected every year; changed every four years if no problem appears earlier. Tire tread depth is important in snow or ice conditions. Cold stalls and "no starts" can be prevented by tune ups and fuel injection service. Testing of heaters and heater control systems becomes important in the up coming winter season. Windshield washer fluid, checking of all fluid levels and many other "minor" procedures can help you to avoid having a less than pleasant day in the heart of winter.
Have your automobile "winterized" by a professional you trust. "It's a good thing."

 

Belts and Hoses
Preventive Maintenance Is Essential

Engines today are filled with more computing power than the first lunar modules that landed on the moon. They have sophisticated fuel-injection systems, multivalve heads and numerous sensors that monitor fuel, air, and exhaust. But for all their advanced technology, engines in today's twenty-first-century vehicles share something in common with the first engines from the early 1900s: belts and hoses. And for all their improvements over those first engines, today's modern cars are just as vulnerable when those belts break or hoses burst. Learning how and why belts and hoses fail and performing a little preventive maintenance can go a long way toward avoiding breakdowns and keeping your vehicles on the road. According to industry standards, hoses and belts should be replaced after four years.

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Bob Andrews Motors, Inc.
1111 Harden St. • Columbia, SC 29205
Phone: 803-799-6465 • Fax 803-799-8161
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Mike Andrews Mikea@bobandrewsmotors.com

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