Comments on: Heading Out on Your Own — Day 20: Maintaining Your Car

By: Led

Led — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:51:03 +0000

I’m guilty of leaving trash inside the car, you’re right it’s a shame for unexpected passengers. Thanks for sharing these information. I’ve learned a lot.

By: Marlene

Marlene — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:07:02 +0000

Any advice on how to keep the top of your jockey box clean? How would I make a cover for it? Anyone made one before?

By: Endro

Endro — Mon, 06 May 2013 06:07:48 +0000

good advice :)

By: Tyler A. Sellers

Tyler A. Sellers — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:15:47 +0000

These are great tips. But it’s not exactly a good idea to check and fill up your oil, because you can still have oil circulating through the engine. This will make your oil level seem low, and then you could end up with too much oil.

By: Michelle Schultz

Michelle Schultz — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:38:30 +0000

I agree with DIY car maintenance, based on my experience. You can really save a dollar even learning the basics of maintaining your car.

By: simone

simone — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:24:35 +0000

What about brand new cars. How often should we check all the liquids: coolant, trasmisssion fluids etc?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:07:09 +0000

tune ups are getting so expensive nowadays just spent over 350 on my focus

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:46:24 +0000

@Leland

When it quits working, basically. Every battery will run down and wear out eventually, but there’s no real time frame for it. I used to sell auto parts when I was in college, and I’ve seen a battery become nonchargeable after 1 year, while another of the same brand and type was still running after 10 years.

By: Leland

Leland — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:33:01 +0000

Does anyone have advice on how often do you need to change your battery?

By: José M

José M — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:46:48 +0000

Why should one change the oil every 5 000 miles?
My car (VW Golf) and nowadays any european cars recommend an oil change every 30 000 km (20 000 miles) even for Diesel engines, which are more oil cosuming and polluting. That’s four times less frequent than what you suggest.
Technical standart 15 years ago was to change oil every 15 000 km (10 000 miles), so it is surprising that you recommend every 5 000 miles generically.
That is an unnecessary waste.