Driving a car on the streets filled with traffic jams, automatic transmission car promises more comfort than manual transmission cars. But along with the arrival of the rainy season often brings flooding even puddles, automatic driving needs special treatment.
Here are the steps you should do to stay comfortable automatic car driving through a puddle during a high enough:
* Avoid crashing deep pool of water more than 1 / 2 tires.
* When running a car through puddles, perseneling position in the "L" (low) or "2" with a constant RPM in 2000. This is done to prevent the water does not enter into the engine through the air filter and exhaust.
* After going through a puddle of water, immediately wash the car to the bottom mud and water do not contaminate the engine area.
* Check the quantity and quality of transmission oil. To check the transmission oil, you can open the transmission oil measuring stick (dipstick) and see if oil color changes. For cars that use automatic transmission oil type life time (no dipstick), checks the oil quality to the workshop should be consulted formally. If the transmission oil color was cloudy as milk, a sign the water had entered the transmission.
* Do not start the engine let alone run your automatic car if it turns out water has entered the engine. Immediately contact your authorized service station to check on the car and ask for help "hold" the car into the garage.
February 20, 2010
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