Your Car and Getting it Inspected

Owning a vehicle here in Ottawa does come with responsibility and part of this is having a maintenance schedule and sticking to it. Everything that is mechanical will eventually break down and become inoperable if left untouched or inspected periodically. This is especially true for your car, truck, SUV or minivan.

Understandably, having your vehicle inspected on a regular basis will help keep it in top running condition. The parts of the vehicle to have checked regularly are;

The tires for wear
Brakes
Transmission
Engine
Exhaust, or emissions
Chassis
Wheel alignment
Windshield Wipers

Now this is not an exhaustive list. However, items such as the way the tires wear can point to issues with the alignment or indicate that the balance is out. In addition, the wheel bearings may be the issue. As you can see, simply getting your car inspected for the wheel alignment can find other issues that will cause the vehicle to be unsafe to drive. The point is, is to have a maintenance plan for keeping your vehicle running.

Changing the engine oil is another important part of keeping the engine healthy and running correctly and can affect the emissions. If the engine runs rough because of having old or is low on oil the way it burns fuel changes, leaving higher concentrations of pollutants into the exhaust fumes. Eventually, in this condition the engine will begin to burn the oil. This means that there is internal damage to the engine.

Air pollution in Ottawa as well as everywhere else is a major issue and vehicles that burn motor oil do nothing other than add to the problem. One way to ensure the proper operation of your vehicle is to build a relationship with reputable Ottawa mechanic. This way they will help you by pointing out minor issues that can grow into more expensive problems.

The consequences of not maintaining your vehicle can manifest in any number of ways, making it that much more important to always perform the need maintenance according to a schedule. For example, such as having the oil changed every 3 to 5 thousand miles, getting tuned up every 10 thousand miles, new brakes every 50 thousand miles, rotating the tires for even wear after every oil change or so, and of course remembering to check the windshield wiper blades for dry rubber, (good blades obviously help in adverse weather). The best way to find a good mechanic here in Ottawa is to get a referral from friends and family or look one up through the better business bureau.