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With the economy remaining uncertain over the short term, millions of people are tightening their fiscal belts. They're making the choice to keep their vehicles a few more years rather than upgrading to a new model. For this reason, it's more important than ever to take the necessary steps to make your car last longer.

To be sure, your vehicle will eventually reach the point where paying for repairs and replacement parts becomes more expensive than it's worth. Until that time, however, ongoing maintenance is critical for ensuring your car performs efficiently. We'll offer a few suggestions below that will help you keep your vehicle in great condition for as long as possible.

Maintain The Fluid Levels

Your engine, transmission, brake system, and power steering all depend on a healthy supply of fluids. If there is an insufficient amount, these assemblies and systems will either fail or sustain damage. Get into the habit of checking the fluid levels every two or three weeks. Doing so requires less than fifteen minutes.

To check the oil, make sure your engine is cool. Then, pop the hood, pull out the dipstick, clean it with a rag, and insert it back into its slot. Pull it out again and make sure the level is full.

You'll need to warm the engine before checking the transmission fluid (do this by letting it idle in Park for a few minutes). If your car is front-wheel drive, you'll see another dipstick protruding from the transaxle. Pull it out, clean it, and reinsert it into its slot. Pull it back out and check the level. Then, examine and smell it. If it looks dark or smells like burnt toast, have it changed.

Checking the brake and power steering fluid is simple. For the former, locate the master cylinder on the driver's side near the rear of the engine. You'll find a transparent reservoir through which you'll be able to see the level. The reservoir that contains the power steering fluid is usually on the passenger's side. It too, is see-through, so you'll be able to note the level without removing the cap.

Keep these fluid levels full. It only takes a few minutes to check and replenish them. Doing so can prevent expensive damage to your engine and transmission while preserving the response of your brakes and steering.

Wait Ten Seconds After Cranking The Engine

When you turn your car off, the oil that circulates through your engine during operation drips down into the oil pan. After several hours, there is no oil left in the assembly to lubricate the moving parts. When you start your car, it takes a few seconds for the oil to move from the pan into the engine. Immediately hitting high RPMs during these few seconds is incredibly hard on the assembly. Once you turn the key and crank the engine, let it idle at low RPMs for ten seconds before putting it into gear.

Check And Trust Your Owner's Manual

Your owner's manual contains a service schedule based on mileage intervals. If you diligently follow this schedule in having maintenance performed and parts replaced (when needed), you're far less likely to experience problems. Keep in mind these manuals were written by the automakers. They have a vested interested in making sure you do everything possible to keep your car in good condition.

If your owner's manual suggest having the transmission fluid changed every 50,000 miles, do so. If your spark plugs need to be replaced every 70,000 miles, make sure it happens. If the manual recommends replacing the fuel filter every two years, have it replaced on schedule.

Keep the fluid levels replenished, allow the oil to circulate through the engine after startup, and follow your owner's manual with regard to ongoing maintenance. If you do these things, you'll help extend the life of your vehicle as long as possible.

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Find an Automotive Transmission Repair and Maintenance Expert in Tampa

Not all auto service shops have the necessary expertise for automotive transmission repair because the automotive transmission system is complex, especially for newer models of automatic transmission vehicles. To ensure proper care for your vehicle, find yourself an auto service shop with a car repair mechanic who is an automotive transmission repair and maintenance expert in Tampa.

Usually, new vehicle owners have little more than driving skills. Regarding the automatic transmission system, they just know that “D” means drive, “R” means reverse and “P” means park. They may not even have had to check the transmission fluid themselves, nor do they know about the transmission dipstick. This task is often left to service technicians. One day, though, the car may start to leak transmission fluid. Or it may start making weird noises on the road and start behaving strangely, slipping and not responding to handling.

If your mechanic is not an expert in automotive transmission systems, he may know only about checking and changing the transmission fluid but nothing much beyond that. The proper diagnosis and repair of the problems of an automatic transmission system needs an experienced expert.

The simpler problems of the automatic transmission system, aside from the need to add or change transmission fluid, may be related to the controller, solenoid or valve body. If the problem goes beyond this, the entire automotive transmission system needs to be taken down for closer inspection and repair or rebuilding.

Automotive transmission repair or rebuilding is tedious and takes too much time. There are many different car models, each with variations in their transmission systems. The parts, tools and specifications may differ greatly. The mechanic needs to be familiar with the specific make of your car in order to be able to fix your transmission properly. Very few car repair shops and auto service shops can afford to have the expertise necessary for this.

Rebuilding the transmission system of a car can cost more than $2,000.00 in parts and labor costs. Will you risk this much money on non-expert services? Remember that without the experience and expertise necessary, the mechanic may have done the work by trial and error.

Many shops do not even dare to try to repair or rebuild the automotive transmission system. They simply replace the entire transmission with an outsourced remanufactured one. They actually make more money this way since they get a profit from the remanufactured transmission, get paid for labor and spend less time on the job.

Before this happens, take care of your transmission system with preventive maintenance. According to automotive experts, changing the transmission fluid and filter regularly can prevent most transmission problems. Always check the condition of your transmission fluid through its dipstick. If the transmission fluid has a burnt smell or has turned brown or too dark, this means it has oxidized. You may also allow the transmission fluid to drop on to a paper towel. If the droplet does not disperse after half a minute, it is also oxidized. Oxidized fluid needs to be changed completely immediately.

The level of your car’s transmission fluid should also be checked regularly. This is best done while the transmission fluid is heated. The engine should, therefore, be left idling while the transmission is set to park and the parking brake is engaged.

When adding transmission fluid, be careful not to overfill it. Stop exactly at the full mark. Overfilling can lead to aeration of the transmission fluid which, in turn, affects the operation of the transmission.

Also check under your car regularly for transmission fluid leaks.

Of course, you have to also make sure that your auto service shop’s car repair mechanic is an expert not only on automotive transmission repair and maintenance but also on diagnostic services, engines, brakes and auto AC repair since you may also need such expertise for your vehicle in Tampa.

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Contact: Victor Zamora
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need trans dipstick for g35 infinity. seemsthat only infinity dealers can change the fluid?

my local mechinac cannot locate this tool any place does that only infinity can change the fluid?

true, you have to have a scan tool to know the temp of the trans fluid and level varies according to temp. And you must have the factory designed dipstick, which is actually a special tool. Snap-on may carry a universal one?? Why do u need to change the trans fluid anyway?

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