What parts need to be changed in a car without waiting for scheduled maintenance

Most modern drivers, who treat their car solely as a means of transportation from point A to point B, at best, change engine oil on time. But there are other details that need to be updated in a timely manner in order to extend the life of the “iron” friend and protect yourself. Which ones, the AvtoVzglyad portal will tell you.

AIR FILTER

As a general rule, automakers recommend changing the air filter at every service interval - that is, after an average of 15 kilometers driven. And this is not at all because dealers need to "stuff" large checks for the service, although for these reasons too. The main thing is that a contaminated air filter does not cope with its duties, and the load on the power unit increases many times.

It is not difficult to guess that a disdainful attitude towards consumables can “come back” to an irresponsible car owner with a serious engine breakdown. But even if it doesn’t come to this, the driver will surely encounter excessive “gluttony” of the car and a decrease in engine power - a “clogged” air filter is reluctant to let air flow through, which leads to enrichment and incomplete combustion of the combustible mixture.

Timing Belt

A belated replacement of the rollers and timing belt for cars equipped with them can also lead to premature failure of the power unit. These parts also belong to the category of "consumables" - on domestic cars, the belt "walks" about 40-000 kilometers, on imported ones - 60-000. Service intervals for "synchronizers" of the operation of the upper and lower parts of the motor can be specified in the service book or from a dealer.

BALL JOINTS

Drivers often do not pay enough attention to extraneous sounds of the suspension in corners and the disturbing beating of the wheels, postponing the trip to the service station until better times. Unfortunately, many of them do not even suspect that these signs may indicate wear on ball bearings, which are designed for 50 - 000 kilometers. What is a worn ball joint? A direct path to a deadly accident through an inverted wheel!

BRAKE PADS

It would seem that all car owners should remember about the timely replacement of brake pads and fluid, but no. As the AvtoVzglyad portal was told in one of the metropolitan services, most drivers try to delay this procedure to the last, hoping for a chance. How so? This is not so much a question of possible repairs as of elementary safety.

GEARBOX OIL

And although the transmission fluid cannot be called a detail, it should still be mentioned. Do not listen to pseudo-experts who say that the oil in an automatic transmission does not need to be replaced - nonsense! As you know, the principle of operation of the gearbox is based on friction - during the operation of the machine, small particles of metal and friction materials inevitably get into the ATF fluid, which do not belong there.