Cars, like people, have a life cycle, its life span and car condition. In different periods of use, the condition of vehicles varies greatly. This is the same as young people going to the gym, middle-aged people going to the massage room and old people going to the chess room. If you want to keep your car in good condition, you need to know the precautions of different cycle maintenance.
1, running-in period: vehicle age 1 year.
At this time, the car is in the best condition, which is equivalent to youth. If there is any quality problem with the vehicle, it can be found within one year basically.
Do daily maintenance at ordinary times, eliminate minor faults in time and pay attention to safe driving.
By the way, many friends just bought cars, and I don't know when to get the first insurance and the second insurance. Please read the manual. You can follow the instructions, because some cars are guaranteed for the first time at 2500km, and only check the parts without replacing them. After that, it is guaranteed every 6 months or 5000 kilometers, and some cars are guaranteed for 5000 kilometers, and so on. Time and kilometers can fluctuate slightly, but not too much. As for why, we'll talk about it later. ?
2. Golden period: car age 1~3 years.
Three years is the warranty period, and the maintenance fee will increase after three years, so it is also called the golden period of vehicles. During this period, although the car is worn out, it still has good performance and running state. For this period of maintenance, it is the following aspects:
1) General dimension maintenance
2) Vehicle inspection, including but not limited to:
① Working conditions of wiper, lighting and reversing radar.
② Engine compartment
③ Chassis condition
④ Tire (including spare tire)
⑤ Brake system components
These are fragile and consumable parts, which are related to driving safety. If you want to cross the three-year warranty period stably, you must pay attention to them.
3. maturity: 3-5 years old.
Just like people over 30 years old, they slowly start to decline, and so do cars. After three or five years of use, the poor quality of the car will begin to appear: parts aging, oil leakage, water leakage and other problems, of course, good quality is still very shiny.
Generally speaking, there are more used cars that are five years old, because at this time, the vehicles are in good appearance and can sell at a good price. To this end, the following aspects of the vehicle should be inspected and maintained:
① Brake pads are directly related to the braking effect. The lower the cost, the faster the wear. It is suggested that the friction materials should be replaced in time according to their usage.
(2) Fuel pumps, which have been used for more than three years, should basically be cleaned or replaced.
③ Shock absorber, a part of suspension. If you feel that driving is not as smooth as a new car, you should check the shock absorber.
When these things should be replaced, most of them are not written in the vehicle manual, so the basic idea is: re-check, light maintenance, and solve problems in time when found.
4. Decline period: vehicle age is 6~ 10 year.
This period of time can be likened to human beings entering old age. If the vehicle has been used for six to ten years, its performance can be said to be declining year by year, while the maintenance cost is increasing year by year.
Just as human beings cannot avoid getting old, so is the aging of cars. Problems such as rubber parts, air conditioning, car paint and power system will become more prominent. Considering the experience involved in car use, it is recommended to repair or replace it if possible. The decline of vehicle dynamic performance can be alleviated by cleaning the engine and changing the oil.
In the meantime, to strengthen the maintenance of the car, the frequency of regular inspection of the car condition in specialized shops can be appropriately increased.
5. Scrapping life: the vehicle age is 10~ 15 years.
Although the mandatory retirement period of non-operating vehicles has been cancelled in China, the performance of various parts of the vehicle has greatly deteriorated at this stage of use, and the owners are not at ease to use it for fear of breaking down on the road.
For cars in this period, in principle, they can only drive around the city or in short distances, not to mention staying in the garage to recuperate or sending them to the scrap yard to sell scrap iron, so they must be fully prepared.
Practically speaking, in this period, it is recommended to change to a new car. If you want to use it, you must pay attention to these aspects:
① Maintenance of power system
② Thoroughly clean the water tank.
(3) Whether the chassis is seriously injured and causes rust.
(4) Whether the suspension damping leaks oil.
(5) tires, batteries, etc. Should be checked and replaced regularly.
In addition, in actual use, it should be noted that the engine speed should not be pulled too high as far as possible to avoid intense driving.
After these five cycles, the life of a car basically comes to an end. If you want to keep your car with you for a few more years, please pay more attention to car maintenance! Finally, I wish you all eternal youth! I wish all your cars will always be at their peak: original paint, air conditioning icing, seat ironing and oil flying! ?