7 Ways To Prepare Your Vehicle For Winter

We’ve done something like this before but it never hurts to freshen up on your winter care car maintenance in Warminster. While today’s cars don’t require as much extra maintenance to turn on in the coldest month, it still helps to know of the different things you can do to keep your car running strong during the cold months to follow as well as keep yourself safe from the inevitable winter terrain. Here are 7 tips to follow on how to keep your vehicle in a position where it will not give you any trouble this winter.

Check Your Battery:

We all know cold weather can affect the health of your car’s battery. The reactions that are needed to generate power in your car battery to get your car to fire up are slowed down in the colder temperatures. This also means your car requires more battery current to start when it’s cold outside and this means it’s very important to make sure your battery is in tip-top shape.

Swap Summer Tires for Snow Tires:

If you live in Pennsylvania then you know it’s not unusual to have frequent snow showers. Even a dusting on the road completely changes how your tires react with the surface. Snow tires are made of softer rubber which are designed to provide increased traction in the snow compared to all-season or summer tires.

Check Your Tire Pressure:

If you decide not to replace your current tires with snow tires than there’s still something you can do to help your car stay in control during slippery conditions and that is to make sure your tires are properly inflated to the correct psi.

Check Your Antifreeze:

This is a vital step in winterizing your car because antifreeze does exactly what it sounds like it’s supposed to do, it keeps your radiator from freezing. Your antifreeze and water in your radiator should be about a 50/50 mixture between the two.

Change Your Oil:

Cold weather can reduce the effectiveness of your engine’s oil making it thicker and harder to circulate. If your engine doesn’t get the proper lubrication it needs then it can cause some serious issues and eventually lead to engine failure.

Check Your Belts and Hoses:

Before winter comes bearing down on us, make sure to give your car’s belts and hoses and thorough look over. Cold temperatures can weaken the rubber that your belts and hoses are made of inevitable leading them to fail sooner than later.

Create An Emergency Kit:

You never know when you’ll need an emergency kit but it’s better to have one and not use it rather than need one and not have it prepared. A solid emergency kit should consist of first aid materials like jumper cables, warm blankets, water, and granola bars that have a long shelf life. It wouldn’t hurt to have a folding shovel as well given you are stranded in the snow.

To have your vehicles completely winterized and ready to take on whatever this winter may throw at us, contact the professionals at Bob’s Auto Repair at (215)-343-1255 today!