Useful tips

With a certain skill and care, many engine trouble and its systems can quite accurately determine the color of the smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. Blue smoke indicates the oil from entering the combustion chamber, where the smoke is constant - a sign of excessive wear piston assemblies. The appearance of smoke when peregazovkoy, after a long scroll starter, long idling or immediately after the engine braking points tend to wear valve stem seals valves. Black smoke - too rich mixture due to a faulty engine control system or injectors. Dove or a thick white smoke with a mixture of water (especially after the engine overheating) means that the cooling liquid enters the combustion chamber through the damaged cylinder head gasket. With this strong damaged lining fluid sometimes gets in the oil sump, the oil level rises sharply, and the oil itself turns into a cloudy whitish emulsion. White smoke (steam) when the engine is cold in damp or cold weather - a normal phenomenon.

Quite often you can see standing in the middle of urban traffic jams car with the hood open, emitting clouds of steam. Overheat. Better, of course, do not allow more often glances at the temperature gauge. But no one is immune from what can suddenly give up the thermostat, the fan or just flow coolant. If you missed the point of overheating, do not panic and do not aggravate the situation. Not so terrible overheating as its possible consequences. Do not immediately stop the engine - it will get heat stroke and possibly cooled down, generally refuses to start. Stop, let it run at idle, and the system will continue the circulation of fluid. Turn on maximum power heater and open the hood. If possible, water cooler with cold water. Only having achieved lower the temperature, stop the engine. But do not immediately open the expansion tank cap: the engine overheated on a geyser from the open plug provided. Do not hurry, let the whole cool - so you maintain a healthy machine and your own health.

Almost all the instructions to the vehicle contains a recommendation at the start of the engine is required to pull the clutch. This recommendation is justified only when the engine is started in the bitter cold, so as not to waste energy in the battery cranking shafts and gears in the gearbox oil thickened. In other cases, this measure is aimed only at the fact that the car did not move, if forgetfulness is in gear. This method is harmful to the engine as a squeezed through the grip on the ball bearings of the crankshaft is transferred considerable effort, and at the start (especially cold) lubrication to it for a long time does not arrive. Bearing wear out quickly, crankshaft endplay receives and begins to pull away accompanied by a strong vibration. not to spoil the engine, get in the habit of checking before starting the shift lever position and start the engine when tightened handbrake without squeezing the clutch unless absolutely necessary.