How to Make Your Car Last Forever: Basic Repairs, Service Intervals, Preventive Maintenance, etc.
For many people, a well-maintained car is a source of pride as well as peace of mind. For others, the idea of routine maintenance is daunting.
How to Make Your Car Last Forever will guide you through the minefield of preventive maintenance, repairs, extended warranties, and magic elixirs that claim to cure everything, from oil consumption to male-pattern baldness.
Tom Torbjornsen, author, car repair expert, and host of the satellite radio show America's Show Car with Tom Torbjornsen, has seen it all in his 40 years in the automobile industry. Let Tom show you how to extend the life of your car. Indefinitely!
In How to Make Your Car Last Forever, he explains the what, when, and why of automotive maintenance and repairs in easy-to-understand terms.
Simple how-to projects with step-by-step instructions will also save you time and money.
TABLE of CONTENTS:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Maintenance - The Key to the Automotive Fountain of Youth
VEHICULAR SYSTEMS
The Engine
Transmissions and Drivetrains
Steering, Suspensions, and Wheel Alignment
Tires
Braking Systems
Ignition and Fuel Delivery Systems
Charging, Electrical, and Starting Systems
Cooling Systems
RULES TO FOLLOW TO MAKE THAT CAR LAST FOREVER
Lubrication and Filtration
Reading the "Tea Leaves" of the Fluids
Maintenance-Free Cars (Is There Such a Thing?)
Vehicle Exterior and Interior Maintenance
Common Summer and Winter Woes (and How to Avoid Them)
STRAIGHT TALK
Car Warranties - What's Covered and What's Not
Make Your Car Last Forever
How to Kill a Car
About the Author
Index
While you may not want your car to last forever, the advice in this book will help you preserve it indefinitely while maximizing resale value down the road.
Preventive maintenance is the key to the "automotive fountain of youth," and Tom Torbjornsen shows you the way!
