OurValley.org » Car Nuts and Bolts http://ourvalley.org yOur community news source Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:08:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Getting your car winter-ready http://ourvalley.org/getting-your-car-winter-ready/ http://ourvalley.org/getting-your-car-winter-ready/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:00:07 +0000 Bob Grove http://ourvalley.org/?p=1436 Snow covers your car. After 10 minutes of shoveling snow and ice from the roof and windows (not to mention 30 minutes of shoveling the driveway), you’re ready to go to work. Twisting the key barely brings the engine to life, much to your relief it starts. But …  the windshield wipers leave streaks, the washers drizzle fluid inches short of the glass, the battery light flickers and the heater fan blows little air of any temperature. Not a particularly good day for even a late-model car that’s been neglected.

Windshield wipers are essential for winter driving, and after a summer of sunshine, the rubber squeegees are probably in sorry shape. Play it safe and replace them. Be sure the wiper arms and springs are in good shape, and that the blade is held square to the windshield surface.

Check the air filter, and consider replacing it and the fuel filter. The fuel filter will tend to trap water, and once it traps enough, it will fail and dump all of its accumulated dirt into your fuel injection system. And winter, of course, is when you tend to find the most water in gasoline at the pump.

Try these few tips, and starting your car in the winter weather could go a lot more smoothly.

Bob Grove
Advance Auto Parts

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