Things to Consider If Your Car Has Been Idle For a Long time

Parking your beloved car at the safe place protects it from any type of damage but keeping it idle or not driving it for two to three months can create lots of mechanical problems, which you might need to toe your car for necessary repairs by any of the repair and service centers in your location. Although, there would be hardly any person who will keep his car parked without driving for such a long period. But, the lockdown during last three months due to the impact of COVID-19 has compelled all the people throughout the world to stay at home and applied a break on almost all types of services, that people in the entire world got stuck at the places where they were present until the necessary arrangements were not made by the local government.

Well, returning to our subject, that what types of problems may your car develop if kept idle for a long time? An answer to this question is not possible in a single world, because there are lots of components that need to be inspected before driving the car if it has not been driven for a long time. Some of the problems which you might face are discharge of the battery, irritating sounds coming out from the engine, flat tires, breaking of rubber components, damage to electronic parts when switched on suddenly, etc. Below are certain factors that you should consider before driving your car after lockdown. However, with lockdown being taken-off from most of the parts in the United Kingdom, the garage services in Cannock and its surrounding areas have resumed their operations and offering their services according to the instructions initiated by the local government, still, there are some check-ups which you can conduct at your home, before taking the car for a check-up.

1. Checking the engine oil, brake, clutch, and transmission oil: Before starting the car check the level of engine oil with a dipstick, and get it topped-up if its level is below the required level. Along with this, try to check the level of the brake, clutch, and transmission oil also to avoid any trouble and top-up them according to the requirement.
2. Check the rubber belts, electronic wires, and hose pipes: Your car is developed by the combination of not only mechanical parts, but also various components including rubber, pipes, electric wires, and many more. Just open the bonnet and see that all these parts are in good condition and there is no damage to them. Because, it is seen that sometimes small creatures like rats, etc, damage these items with their teeth, due to which there is a leakage of oil and fluids from the different parts. To avoid this problem, checking them will protect your car from further damage.
3. Coolant: While checking the level of different fluids, do not forget to check the level of coolant and ensure that it is filled up to the required level.
4. Don’t speed-up the car: It is seen that most of the car owner’s speed-up their car if it has not been driven for a long time. They feel that doing this will clean the dust stuck in the exhaust pipe, on the contrary doing this can be harmful to your car, and there are chances that electronic components might fuse and damage. Instead of that, start accelerating your car slowly that the fluid starts moving to different parts properly without making any damage to other parts.

Considering the above factors help protect your car from any damage whenever you are driving it after a long time, and not only in the post lockdown period.