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General resource

Prevent window ice in the morning

  • Cover your windows at night with a towel, a folded sheet, or a piece of cardboard. Try to arrange the cover tight against the window so that dew can't form in any loose spots.
  • How to Prevent Frost on Windshield
  • 5 Clever Car Tricks for Winter
  • The Fastest Way to Defrost Your Car Windows
    • Turn your heater on.
    • Press the A/C button.
    • Turn air recirculation off. Winter air is cold, and as it does not hold much moisture, it is dry. Bringing it into your car ups absorption capacity to more quickly dry the saturated air trapped within.
    • Crack your windows (open your window). This helps exchange the humid air in your car with dryer outside air, speeding up the process.

買車

Battery

How to Check Lead Acid Battery Health. Under normal circumstances, a 12-volt lead acid automobile battery should give a reading between 12.4 and 12.7 volts.

Battery charge/jump start

  • The negative battery cable must be removed first and installed last when the battery is disconnected.
  • Connect the Jumper Cables
    1. Dead car + positive (red)
    2. Charged/donor car + positive
    3. Charged car + negative
    4. Dead car + grounding piece of metal to attach (Do not attach the black clamp to the negative terminal ). For example we can use the trunk latch for sonata hybrid.
  • Jump-Start the Car
    1. start the vehicle with the charged battery
    2. Go to the car with the dead battery and turn the key until the engine fully starts.
  • Remove the Jumper Cables
    1. Leave both cars running.
    2. Dead car + remove the black clamp
    3. Dead car + Remove the red clamp
    4. Charged car + Remove the black clamp from the negative terminal
    5. Charged car + Remove the red clamp from the positive terminal

NOCO Boost

NOCO Boost Plus GB40 1000 Amp 12-Volt UltraSafe Lithium Jump Starter Box

Alternator

How Does Your Car's Alternator Work?

汽車打不著火

  • Google: 汽車 啟動馬達 繼電器
  • 如果沒有聽到啟動馬達轉動 -> battery沒電 or 啟動馬達繼電器故障
  • 啟動馬達 繼電器 (relay, solenoid) http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/10/2/28/n2830482.htm
  • 如果啟動馬達轉動正常 -> 油泵 Pump
  • 如果經常容易沒有電 -> check 發動機 Alternator 輸出電壓

紅綠燈/不加油就熄火或抖動

怠速控制閥門 (Idle speed control air valve)

車輪有聲音

煞車片貼車盤 或是車輪軸承 (bearing)

卡鉗 Caliper

車子前方有噪音

車子後方有噪音

  • 後輪軸承Wheel bearing
  • Rear brake caliper
  • Nail on tires

Tire

Tire pressure monitoring sensor/TPMS

3 Signs of a Bad Tire Pressure Sensor (& Replacement Cost)

車窗怎麼開有學問

車窗怎麼開有學問

超短距離出庫技巧

【汽車經驗分享】超短距離出庫技巧，原來這麼簡單，新手也沒問題

如何判斷車頭距離

【汽車經驗分享】如何判斷車頭距離

路邊停車

【汽車經驗分享】路邊停車原理分析

Gear

When should you change gear when driving? A normal cruising rev range will be between 1800-2500rpm. The ideal is to keep your vehicle in a gear where you are doing around 2000rpm, unless you are coming to a stop. On long downhill sections, change down one or two gears. You don’t want to change down too many.

Safe Mountain Driving: Brush Up On These Safety Tips. Shift to a lower gear before you start heading downhill, as this will help slow down the car without you having to ride the brakes, says the National Park Service. If your vehicle has an automatic transmission, use “L” or “2.”

WHAT GEAR FOR WHICH SPEED

Locked shifter

Locked Shifter: What To Do When Your Gear Lever Can’t Shift From Park Position

Oil

Oil change

  • Transmission oil: 5 years or 60k miles
  • Brake oil: 3 years
  • Belt: 90k to 100k miles

Oil leak

  • The Easiest Way to Figure Out Which Part of Your Car Is Leaking
    • Engine oil generally appears dark brown or black, feels slick, and burns the nose.
    • Transmission fluid is usually red or green and slippery.
    • Coolant can be pink, green, or yellow, feels slimy, and smells sweet.
    • Power steering fluid is clear to light brown, and has a burnt-marshmallow smell.
    • Brake fluid is clear to light brown, and feels oily but not slick.

Car Repairs

11 Money Wasting Car Repairs

Check These Before a Long Road Trip

Always Check These Five Car Parts Before a Long Road Trip

Horsepower and Torque

The Difference Between Horsepower and Torque Explained

Mechanical

speedkar99 mechanical reviews (youtube)

Car brakes

Sonata

Fluid

Fluid Maintenace in 2015-2018 Hyundai Sonata.

  • Engine oil, Engine coolant, Automatic transmission fluid, Brake fluid, Washer
  • No power steeling fluid.

Spark plugs and PCV value

Hyundai Sonata Spark Plug and PCV Valve Change, PCV

Check Brake Warning Light

  • Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Problems Check Brake Warning Light
  • Hyundai 2011 "PRESS BRAKE PEDAL TO START ENGINE" problem. Check the comment by Twanna Clark. Beware, don't keep pushing start or it will drain your battery. Dealer said it was a bad brake switch...replaced it for free. Here's a hint to start your car without pressing the break, 1) push in start, 2) let go, 3) push in again and hold for 30 seconds. You can do that any time to start the car without having to press the break. Dealer taught me that trick. starter or brake switch ($10 part), transmission inhibitor switch problem.

Battery

Shocks and struts

Car engine block heater

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_heater

Engine overheating

What to Do If Your Car Is Overheating, According to Mechanics

Car insurance

Defensive Driver discount. Simply visit geico.com/ddc. If an online course is completed, GEICO will be automatically notified, and we will add the discount to your policy. If the course is completed in a classroom, just log into your policy and update the information, and then we will apply the discount.

Engine light is on

Why Your 'Check Engine' Light Is On

Tools

Windshield wiper

EV car

Car key change battery

How To Change A Hyundai Remote Fob Smart Key Battery, How to Replace the Battery in Your Mazda Key Fob

Car vacuum

10 Best Car Vacuums to Keep Your Car Looking Brand New

Emission test

MVA Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program

Violation

  • School bus monitoring violation & citation notice $250
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