{"id":437,"date":"2011-12-26T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.accurateautoadvice.com\/?p=437"},"modified":"2017-02-07T10:09:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T17:09:25","slug":"5-vehicle-fluids-not-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accurateautoadvice.com\/maintenance-repair\/5-vehicle-fluids-not-ignore\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Vehicle Fluid Levels You Shouldn’t Ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"
You\u2019re probably always pretty good at keeping an eye on your gas level. In fact, watching gas prices, gauging how far you can get on a small amount of gas, and leaving room in your budget for transportation costs is something that we\u2019ve all gotten used to doing over the past few years.<\/p>\n
There’s also the fact that, if you run out of gas, you know your car isn’t going very far. That’s why we pay so much attention to how much gas is in the tank. The thing is, there are other fluids levels in your car that you shouldn\u2019t ignore<\/strong>. In some cases, a drop in one of these other fluid levels will just be an inconvenience. For example, a few years ago I was behind a truck that took a mud puddle too fast and splashed some mud up on my windshield. It was at that moment that I realized I was out of wiper fluid.<\/p>\n
In other instances, low fluid levels can be downright dangerous. Running out of oil can damage your engine, sometimes beyond repair. Transmission fluid, antifreeze, and brake fluid are additional fluids that you really don\u2019t want to run dry on, as they can all lead to catastrophic mechanical failures.<\/p>\n
Car maintenance is incredibly important. MSN Autos says that \u201ceven the newest cars require scheduled service to live long, productive lives.\u201d Checking fluid levels can be a hassle, but it\u2019s usually a lot easier to prevent something bad from happening than it is to fix it after it really happens. It\u2019s a lot cheaper, too. Wouldn\u2019t you rather spend the $40 for an oil change than you would $6,000 – $12,000 for a major engine repair? I would!<\/p>\n