Car repair and troubleshooting car problems
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In most cases, when I think, and even take an educated guess, I'll pay the price. Even my educated guess 24 years of practical experience, is a mistake to almost 50% of the time. This means that just increasing the time of diagnosis and spare parts clearance were not necessary.
This brings me back to the car for proper troubleshooting. Able to get a good car and do all the instructions step by step guide that provides diagnostic troubleshooting. When you feelyou have a problem finding the extra step and test the individual elements.
For example, say you are the diagnosis and the state of overheating. Your educated guess is that the thermostat must be replaced. Why not go one step further and actually test the operation of the thermostat by pulling in some boiling water and see if it opens? If the thermostat does not open when you're soaking in boiling water, you know, it's not an overheating problem. Usesame example, you can feel the electric motor fan must be replaced. Once again, we'll take an extra step and test the fan motor. The application of 12 V to power the fan motor and grounding the negative can check the cooling fan. If the fan motor starts and runs, you know that this is not an overheating problem.
The next step would be to check, depending on the engine cooling fan. In most cases, change the temperature ofand the fan relay to complete a circuit to an electric motor. Both the temperature switch and relay can be tested.
As seen in previous examples, where problems with the car, can be many answers to what is causing the problem. Just guessing and throwing parts of the vehicle may cost more than if you take the car at the repair center and have someone to work.
Because we work in our own car and follow the do-it-yourself autorepairs to save money, time interval in the vehicle and learn about solving problems with the car in the process. Using the above example again, say that your vehicle overheating problem was changing the connections of low temperature, which operates the fan motor, I've seen many times. If you replaced the fan motor and thermostat, only spent about $ 300 for all day parts and labor for things that need not be changed. Youran overheating problem can be solved for free, without repair of loose connections.
Therefore, to investigate, let's make sure before you do it yourself car repairs that we are mentally prepared to diagnose correctly. I just replaced the parts needed. Save money and repair the car can be a great satisfaction. Do not be fooled by this feeling of euphoria, yielding a necessary parts on the car.
