How to Diagnose Problems in your Car yourself?

 There are some problems in the car that need professional help, but there are many things that you can fix on your own. Moreover, if you know about some car problems, you will be confident when going to a repair shop. Here are a few issues that you can take care of on your own.

 

1. Oil warning light is on

 

While travelling, if you see your oil warning light is on, stop the car immediately and shut down the engine. This could be due to engine problems or a bad oil pressure sensor. But it can also happen when the car's engine runs out of oil. To check the oil level, you must follow the steps below.

 

· Grab a tissue or a piece of cloth, and then pull the dipstick out.

· Clean the oil in the dipstick with the tissue and put it back into the dipstick tube.

· Remove the dipstick again to check the oil level. There are two markings or holes in the dipstick, which indicates the maximum and minimum oil levels. If the oil level in your stick is below the minimum mark, it means you need to add oil.

· Call your friend and add proper oil to your vehicle.

· After this, drive your car to a garage in Warrington to check for other oil consumption issues.

However, if your oil level is above the mark, there could be some serious issues for which you need to get it checked by a professional.

 

2. If your car stopped

 

If your engine doesn’t turn on with single-clicking or multiple clicking, there are chances that your battery is either dead or weak. If you are driving, you may not have the tools to fix your car issue on the road. Here are two ways through which you can do it yourself.

 

a. Warm up the battery

 

In cold weather, the chemical reactions that drive car batteries slow down. You can increase the power of the battery by increasing the battery output. An easy way to do this is to turn the engine on several times with a gap of 5-minutes.

 

How to do this?

· Start the engine and hold it there for 5 seconds.

· Turn the engine off.

· After 5 minutes, repeat the process four to five times.

 

b. Check the connections

 

In case your car doesn’t start after doing the above things. Reconnect the battery cables as their connection might get loose.

 

 

3. Fix dim headlights

 

People often think that dim headlights happen due to poor connections in the circuit. It could be the reason, but the most common is the corrosion on the ground connection. You can fix this issue by checking the corrosion in electrical connectors and cleaning the ground connection. Here are the steps that will help you know how to do this.

 

· Disconnect the headlight’s electrical connections and check for melted plastic or corrosion.

· If you find corrosion, apply an electrical contact cleaner on a simple brush and clean it.

· If you find a melted connector, replace it with a new connector. You can find it from an auto repair shop or garage in Warrington.

· After this comes the cleaning of headlight connections. You can locate the connector by following the ground wire to the chassis or connector.

· First, remove the screw bolts and then clean the connector with dielectric grease and reconnect them.

· If your headlights start giving bright lights, you have successfully fixed it. If not, you need to see a mechanic.

 

4. Check engine light

 

Check engine light turn on when your car computer has found some issues. It can be an engine issue, a transmission issue or a troubled code stored in the memory. But most of the time it is caused by faulty sensors which you can replace yourself. However, if the problem is a troubled code, you can get it checked by an auto repair shop. You can also find the codes yourself with the help of a scan tool or a code reader.

 

5. Fixing the car blinker

 

While travelling, if you find one blinker turns faster, it is usually because of a burnout bulb. You can replace the bulb to fix this issue on your own. When both of your car’s bulbs on the front and rear side are flashing rapidly, then don’t think it is the sign of a bad flasher- bad bulbs are still the reason. It is because some manufacturers use dual filament bulbs for parking and turn signal indicators. These filaments are positioned one over another, so a bad or damaged parking filament land on the other filament and leads to dim light or rapid flashing. The best way to deal with this is to invest in a new dual filament bulb.

 

At last, diagnosing simple car problems can help you save money but make sure you take your car to an auto repair shop when you don’t know what is causing the problem. Also, get your car checked by a professional once a year to save yourself from being stranded on an empty road late at night.