Hey guys, winter is here and so is the cold temperatures. For a lot of people, they do not have the accommodations such as a heated garage... Or a Garage for that matter. Here are a couple tips for maintaining your camry during the winter months.
#1 TIP:
WASH YOUR CAR!!!
Make sure to keep the wheel arches and undercarriage cleaned off during the winter. These cars are ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE in the winter time as far as rust. If you go to the car wash once or twice a week, you can save your vehicle for many many more miles!
Heres an example of a vehicle that was never washed, and never undercoated besides factory job:
#2 TIP
Check your Fluids EVERY TIME you want to start your vehicle.
Winter is extremely harsh on our camrys. Its much more important to check your oil level, transmission level, and coolant level EVERY SINGLE TIME!!! This will give you a chance to check for leaks while your checking your fluids. If one of your fluids are low, top it off and make sure to check for leaks. It sucks in the winter, but its very important. These 5sfes' HATE being low on oil. Also make sure to check the condition of belts, and look for broken suspension parts or steering parts.
#3 TIP
CHANGE YOUR OIL / TRANS FLUID ON THE REGULAR INTERVAL
This should actually be #1 , but some people just think that putting gas in there car is a great way to maintain your vehicle. This is
NOT True at all. You should not stop changing your oil in your intervals just because its winter time. This is actually the best time to change your oil, because the conditions are much more harsh than the winter time. If you dont change your oil, the detergent in the oil will break down, and in-turn you will develop sludge in the motor.
Heres a picture of major sludge build up:
#4 TIP
MAKE SURE YOUR TIRES ARE GOOD!
NO-Duh tip here, but some dont run with good tires and this is how accidents happen. Make sure you have enough tread (Meat) on your tires before winter gets too bad.
#5 TIP
HAVE A ROAD SIDE EMERGENCY KIT ON HAND
Anything can happen to leave you stranded on the side of the road at any time. If you have a couple warm blankets, emergency kit with road flares or emergency triangles, Bandaides, flash light, Water Bottles, Jumper cables, Tool kit (metric sockets and screw drivers), Fuses, Electrical tape, Fix-a-Flat and a cell phone.. You may also want to consider getting tire chains, a small shovel, and possibly carry a hand gun with you in case someone tries to take advantage of you. You will be ready for the harsh conditions and being stranded on the side of the road.
A company called Lifegear makes a backpack that has everything you need included. It comes with a respirator mask, multifunction tool, thermal blanket, hygiene kit, first aid kit, a 3-day emergency supply of food and water, etc. It costs $100 and you can order it online from their website.
#6 TIP
SLOW DOWN!!
So many people think that because these camrys are Front Wheel drive, they can just cruise through the snow. More so with 4wd drivers, but FWD Drivers are about just as bad. Test the roads, test your braking if you slide when you pump your brake slow down!! Is it really worth speeding when your traveling in a 3,000LB. hunk of metal?
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