Automotive Fluids Save time and Money checking fluids your self.

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Automotive Fluids Automotive Fluids Save time and Money Save time and Money checking fluids your self checking fluids your self

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Brake Fluid Brake Fluid: Brake fluid is by far the most important car fluid in terms of passenger safety. A car's brake line system is a fully-sealed network that uses hydraulic pressure to control the car's ability to stop. Brake Fluid: Brake fluid is by far the most important car fluid in terms of passenger safety. A car's brake line system is a fully-sealed network that uses hydraulic pressure to control the car's ability to stop. Clear to light amber when new Clear to light amber when new Change when brown, or according to your owners manual Change when brown, or according to your owners manual https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_em bedded&v=o29lPbQYPog https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_em bedded&v=o29lPbQYPog https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_em bedded&v=o29lPbQYPog https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_em bedded&v=o29lPbQYPog

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Automotive FluidsAutomotive Fluids

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Motor Oil Motor Oil The most important fluid to pay attention to.The most important fluid to pay attention to.

Simply put, oil lubricates your engine.Simply put, oil lubricates your engine. oil traps dirt and other particles, leaving oil traps dirt and other particles, leaving

them behind in the oil filter them behind in the oil filter

There are 2 types of Motor oil, There are 2 types of Motor oil, Conventional and SyntheticConventional and Synthetic

Synthetic oil lasts longer between Synthetic oil lasts longer between changeschanges

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Brake FluidBrake Fluid Brake Fluid: Brake Fluid: Brake fluid is by far the most Brake fluid is by far the most

important car fluid in terms of passenger safety. A important car fluid in terms of passenger safety. A car's brake line system is a fully-sealed network car's brake line system is a fully-sealed network that uses hydraulic pressure to control the car's that uses hydraulic pressure to control the car's ability to stop. ability to stop.

Clear to light amber when newClear to light amber when new Change when brown, or according to your owners Change when brown, or according to your owners

manualmanual

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Transmission fluidTransmission fluid There are 2 dipsticks under your hood: one to check There are 2 dipsticks under your hood: one to check

your motor oil and one to check transmission fluid. your motor oil and one to check transmission fluid. Transmission fluid performs many of the same functions Transmission fluid performs many of the same functions as motor oil, like lubrication and cooling. as motor oil, like lubrication and cooling.

Red in color and smells like nothing you've smelled Red in color and smells like nothing you've smelled beforebefore

Change if brown and smells burnt or according to your Change if brown and smells burnt or according to your owners manual owners manual

manual transmissions also require lubricant, but often manual transmissions also require lubricant, but often use a different kind that has to be serviced from use a different kind that has to be serviced from underneath the car (which means no dipstick).underneath the car (which means no dipstick).

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Windshield washer Windshield washer fluidfluid Windshield washer fluid is a Windshield washer fluid is a

brightly colored liquid made brightly colored liquid made of of methanolmethanol, a poisonous , a poisonous alcohol with added detergentsalcohol with added detergents

The alcohol is used to prevent The alcohol is used to prevent freezing and to remove bugsfreezing and to remove bugs

Detergents dissolve dirt and Detergents dissolve dirt and prevent streaking.prevent streaking.

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Power Steering FluidPower Steering Fluid hydraulic power-steering system that enables the driver hydraulic power-steering system that enables the driver

to turn the steering wheel without a great deal of effort. to turn the steering wheel without a great deal of effort.

Good power-steering fluid should be clear, amber or Good power-steering fluid should be clear, amber or pinkish in color pinkish in color

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Coolant aka Coolant aka AntifreezeAntifreeze

In days past all coolant was In days past all coolant was the green ethylene glycol the green ethylene glycol

Extended Life 150,000 Extended Life 150,000 MilesMilesGreen, Red, Yellow, Green, Red, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Blue Orange, Pink, Blue

Check your oners manual Check your oners manual for compatability with your for compatability with your carcar

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FuelFuel You won’t see a power or fuel efficiency You won’t see a power or fuel efficiency

increase by running high octane fuel in an increase by running high octane fuel in an engine that has been tuned and designed for engine that has been tuned and designed for Regular gas.Regular gas.

Use of gas with lower octane numbers may Use of gas with lower octane numbers may lead to the problem of engine knocking lead to the problem of engine knocking

The knocking or pinging in your engine occurs The knocking or pinging in your engine occurs when the air/fuel mixture detonates when the air/fuel mixture detonates prematurely prematurely

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Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Issues All Automotive fluids are All Automotive fluids are

TOXICTOXIC

All may be recycled or All may be recycled or reclaimed. You can take reclaimed. You can take used fluids to any repair used fluids to any repair center for proper center for proper disposal.disposal.

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