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IS YOUR CAR READY
FOR WINTER?
Now, it’s fair to say that winter here in Spain is different to winter back home in the UK. It’s not so cold, the
roads probably won’t be icy and you won’t be scraping the frost. But, winter here IS very different to
summer, and that has implications for your car maintenance. In this article, we’ll focus on 3 important
things to take notice of for winter: tyres, wipers and engine coolant.
Let’s start at the end, engine coolant. Sounds daft doesn’t it, Finally, your tyres. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again,
to make sure your engine coolant is in good condition... in there are only 4 small bits of rubber keeping you on the straight
winter. But anti-freeze - as it’s more commonly known - isn’t and narrow, and keeping you safe. Why risk an accident.
just for cold weather. Your engine needs lubrication, pretty The aspect least checked is inflation pressures. In the cool
obvious really, that’s why we put oil in cars. But what about of winter, the pressure will be anything up to 20% lower than
all those valves and pumps in the water summer, even if no air escapes. This leads to
system? You can’t put oil in there, but it still wobbly steering and possibly an accident.
needs lubricating and this is where anti- You should also make sure your tread’s ok,
freeze comes in. So it’s important this is the tracking is in line, and that any oil and
changed and kept topped up at the right dirt accumulated in the tread during the dry
combination of anti-freeze and water. summer is cleaned out.
Next, wipers. You’ll certainly use them more If you’re not 100% sure you’ve got all these
in the next few months compared to summer. covered, then the message is clear, don’t
But you may be in for a nasty surprise. You delay. Those generous chaps at Total Car
see, wiper rubber is degraded by the Ultra Violet in the sunlight. Care in Benissa understand these issues better than most
It breaks down the rubber particles until they crumble. The and are willing to check yours over for free during November.
thing is, you won’t see this until you’re on the autopista All you have to do is to call to book your car in, and they’ll
doing 120kmph and the heavens open! What’ll probably give you a fair and honest appraisal of the situation. If any
happen is that half of the wiper will ‘stick’ on the screen, work is needed, they’ll quote you, again in a fair and honest
whilst the other half scratches your windscreen. Whatever manner.
happens, you’ll soon be wishing you had then checked! Call 96573 2711 or see advert below for more details.
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