How summer residents kill their cars without even knowing it

In the spring, many drivers are going to the country. Snowdrops appear on the roads, which also tend to get to their haciendas faster. But few people know that the summer operation of a car can cause him considerable harm. Portal "AutoVzglyad" tells where to expect trouble.

Most gardeners strive to load the car to the maximum already on their first trip to the hacienda. This is one of the main dangers - overload.

When overloaded, the suspension of the car suffers greatly. And if it is also in poor technical condition, the risk of breakdown increases rapidly. For example, under load, one of the springs may burst or a shock absorber may leak. As a result, the car will roll, tangible withdrawals will appear in motion.

A serious load goes to other parts of the chassis - steering rods and their tips, drives and silent blocks. As a result of their wear, the car begins to “eat rubber”. But it's still half the trouble. Overload provokes the appearance of microhernias on the sidewalls of tires. Such damage to the cord will not go in vain. Over time, a hernia will definitely appear on the sidewall and such a tire will have to be replaced.

By the way, overload is especially dangerous for cars that were driven a little. They spent the winter in the garage and their tires "squared". You can understand this only in motion, when vibrations appear on the steering wheel.

A number of other factors exacerbate the problem. For example, large barrels that are mounted on a roof rack. Because of this, the center of gravity of the car changes. In turns, the car becomes a roll, the steering wheel does not obey well. Add to this "square" tires, in which the pressure is below the norm, and we get a kamikaze car, which is simply scary to drive, because it is uncontrollable.

There will be problems with too careful attitude to the power unit. If you often drive a car along the dacha-shop route, which is 2-3 kilometers away, then malfunctions will not keep you waiting. The fact is that the engine does not have time to warm up during such operation. Add to this the fact that when driving at low speeds and without load, the engine becomes clogged with soot and deposits. As a result, its throttle response drops, and fuel consumption increases, which can lead to coking of the unit and subsequent major repairs. Well, if the engine is supercharged, such a careful attitude will lead to oil starvation of the turbine and its breakdown.

Finally, the gearbox will also have problems, especially such as the “robot”. This transmission is “sharpened” for fuel economy, so it tries to shift to higher gears as quickly as possible. If you drive slowly or push in traffic jams, then the smart “robot” will often switch from first gear to second and back. This will quickly kill the mechatronics unit, and it is very expensive.

Therefore, it is better to transport all country belongings in several walkers, and on the highway for some time to go at high speeds. So you will get to the dacha, and clean the engine from burning and soot.