Some Basic Car Repairs That You Can Do at Home by Just Ordering Parts

August 16, 2020

Convenient DIY Car Repair That Can Be Had at Home by Having Online Parts

It is a matter of fact that most of us forget to include expenses to be incurred on the maintenance and repairing of car that you own. This is pleasantly surprising that how you ignore such an important and beneficial item of your house. Just imagine, how many of your domestic and official duties are accomplished only by dint of your car. Undoubtedly, a car demands consistent maintenance. That is why, such cars run more efficiently with long life span as compared to others that are poorly maintained.

Our major focus should be on money-saving as this saved amount can be spent on some productive work. Used spare parts must be preferred while purchasing car parts as these do a fine job on less charges. Let us have a look at repair/replacement of car parts that you can do quite comfortably at home. No issue, if you want to involve someone for your help. This would expedite the work.

• Engine Oil Change

First of all, always choose the best quality oil as engine oil provides the basic lubrication to different parts reducing the friction. Otherwise, in its absence parts work in friction and are worn out faster. Always have an eye over oil level and whenever you feel it on lower side, make sure to replace it. Oil color and viscosity matter a lot to identify its health,

• Replacing the Dead Battery

Frankly speaking this is the easiest replacement among car parts for which people rush to mechanics consuming huge time and money. Usually you will have to replace old battery with new one after five years. Keep a written record of your battery purchased, so that you can remember when it will be needed to change.

For this replacement, you should first remove the black (negative) cable, then proceed towards the replacement with the help of wrenches. But choose the best of best car spare parts for this purpose.

• Spark Plugs Changing

This is again one of the easiest repairs that can be easily performed at home. Mostly replacement of spark plugs is needed in old model cars as new cars are fitted with extended-life plugs that can work up to 100,000 miles. You need only a spark plug wrench. Never hesitate in purchasing quality auto spare parts.

• Replacing Air Filter

Car efficiency is reduced due to clogged filters that filter the engine oil. Truly speaking, it is again one of very easiest DIY car parts replacement that you can do yourself at home without any trouble.

• Hanging Exhaust Pipes

A dangling exhaust pipe in driving feels very uncomfortable and compels you to halt the car and look into the matter. It makes very loud unpleasant sound and needs attention. You can replace it also at your own with the provision of basic tools with you.

• Headlight or Taillight Replacement

To keep all the lights of your car in perfect condition, is of utmost importance for security as well as legal point of view. This keeps drivers alert and make them to view what is going on in front and also in surroundings. This very simple replacement, would be accomplished in half an hour but keep the bulb clean during fixation.

• Windshield Wipers

Very comfortable to replace the bad wipers with good one bought online. Just slide out old wiper and insert the new one and see you have replaced them. Otherwise if you go to some mechanic, you will be deprived of huge money for this replacement.

• Radiator Flush

It is necessary to keep the radiator clean and enhance engine cooling system. If you ignore it, deposits will accumulate in radiator that will block the cooling system increasing the engine temperature.  Before flushing the radiator, ensure the radiator is cool, then remove the cap and do the flushing completely.

• Fixation of Stuck Power Antenna

You can replace the burned motor or cable /mat and then fix stuck power antenna. In this way you can save huge money that you will have to pay to your mechanic. So far as the time is consumed in this replacement, you will be needing only almost two hours.

• Repair of Horn Problem

By using a fused jumper to tackle the issue of bad horn, you can very easily set it right. Various problems you can find like fuse or poor ground connection. Fix accordingly these in correct position but you must have some basic tools for it.

• Thermostat Repair

Another easier and inexpensive repair that you can have, is of thermostat. Surely when it is affected with overheating, a cure must be there to make it working. Instead of repairing it, it is wiser to replace it as its repair is costlier than its purchase. So better to get it replaced. It is located near engine top. First remove two or three bolts of gooseneck, and remove T-Stat. Now clean engine and gooseneck surfaces and install T-Stat along with its gasket. Refit the gooseneck with topping off coolant.

• Replacing of Brake Pads

Obviously, you can have car parts in UAE easily through online.  For replacement, you will be needing pliers, jack and jack stands, wrenches, and wheel lug wrench. Have a great care about jack as sometime it can slip and let the car fall. This is the most important part that you are going to replace i.e. brake pads which you have already bought online. This DIY assignment will cost you heavily if you get it replaced from some mechanic.

The brake pad thickness when declines to 2-3 mm, new pads are needed to fix instead as normally brake pads only work in the range of 30,000 to 50,000 miles. Now let us start the process, first take the wheel off, after removing hardware, separate the worn pads. After this, by pushing in the caliper piston, fix the new pads and keep back the hardware. To accomplish this task for four wheels, you will be needing almost an hour. Car parts are manufactured with all sophisticated technologies so that these work for longer period. But even then, after certain age limit, their performance start declining and you need ultimately the repair/replacement of these parts. Mostly we never bother to do this replacement work on our own. Though, not all parts replacement can be done easily by you but there are certain parts that can easily be repaired/replaced by you. Aided by some tools, parts bought online and with the help of basic information, you can easily replace the parts you want to have.