
follows are answers to the questions most frequently made by clients during his visit to the garage, I hope these answers are useful for everyone.
What spark plugs are best?
The platinum last longer and have better spark and better combustion, resulting in better fuel efficiency.
Do spark plugs electrodes three and four are better?
Yes, because they last longer, are more efficient combustion, better power and fuel efficiency.
How long is a platinum plug?
Theoretically and ideally 160.000 km, but in practice it is recommended to change approximately every 80.000 km
When should I tune my car?
Every 10.000 km or 6 months or follow the manual.
When should I change engine oil?
Every 5,000 km or 3 months OrgánicoCada \u200b\u200bOil 10.000 km or 6 months Synthetic oil could be more.
When should I change the transmission oil?
Every 60.000 km or 3 years, luxury vehicles recent model does not change the oil because they use synthetic oil with special additives.
When should I change the cushions?
Every 80.000 km or 4 years
When should I change the tires?
Every 80.000 km or 4 years
When changing spark plug wires?
Every 4 years or 80,000 km
When to change brake fluid?
ABS Every year or 20,000 km and every 2 years or 40,000 km in conventional systems. The fluid should be changed because it is hygroscopic, ie absorbs moisture and generate deposits that can damage different parts of the system.
gasoline What is better?
The Premium has a better octane (97), is cleaner, more fuel efficiency, more power and better protects the oxygen sensor and catalytic converter.
What gas mileage should give my car?
4 cylinder about 10 Km./lto6 cylinders about 7 Km./lto8 cylinders about 5 km / lto
What brands of motor oil is recommended?
Mobil Oil, Chevron, Shell, Quaker State, Esso, Castrol, Penzoil.
Which is better: organic or synthetic oil?
The synthetic because for better lubricating properties, is more resistant to high temperatures and protects better at low temperatures, is cleaner because it generates less sludge and deposits, saving fuel, produces less friction, the engine lasts longer and allows more power.
What brand of car is better?
Asians have higher quality than the Americans and Europeans as the company's signature certifying Consumer Reports.
What to consider when buying a car?
What is OBDII, gas mileage, safety, ABS brakes, air bags, quality assurance and that suits your needs.
Before buying a used car (not new), what should I do?
Return it to your trusted mechanic or shop for an overhaul. This service costs approximately $ 20,000 pesos.
What is OBDII?
is a diagnostic system that monitors all sensors, actuators and systems of the vehicle and verify that all are within range and specifications. If a problem is detected and, the focus turns amber check engine to warn the driver of a problem and a fault code stored in computer memory to help mechanic to properly diagnose and repair faults quickly and efficiently.
What is the oxygen sensor?
is a sensor in the exhaust that monitors the air / fuel to inform the computer of the corrections needed to improve engine performance, fuel economy, drive protection and monitoring of the efficiency of catalytic converter. The oxygen sensor should theoretically last 8 years (160,000 km), but in practice it is recommended to switch to 4 or 5 years (100.000 km) and is exhausted and becomes inefficient.
What is the catalytic converter?
is a pollution control equipment (platinum, palladium, Rodium) in the exhaust pipe that converts carbon monoxide (CO) into carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrocarbons and water vapor reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx ) into nitrogen (N2) and free oxygen (O2), ie non-offensive gases. In the United States as guaranteed by law (EPA) 8 years (80,000 miles).
How often should I change the drive, it has a duration of 80,000 thousand kilometers to 120,000 thousand miles depending on type of car or fuel used in that vehicle.
How long an engine computer?
In the United States Environment Protection Agency (EPA) requires the manufacturer guarantee it 8 years or 80,000 miles.
What is EGR?
valve is the exhaust gas recirculation to control NOx gases, which generate O3 (ozone) which is harmful to health.
What is the ABS and how it works?
is the antilock brake system for optimal control of direction and stability under braking, regulates and controls the pressure in all four wheels through sensors, a hydraulic unit with solenoids and valves and computer / module Electronic brakes.
What is IAC?
is the valve that regulates the RPM low, climbs with a cold engine RPM and RPM to turn up for the climate.
What is a fault code?
is a number that represents a failure of any sensor or vehicle system and helps the mechanic to detect the problem area.
What is CAN (Controlled Area Network)?
is a universal communication protocol used in American vehicles, Asia and Europe since 2003 and mandatory in 2008. It is very fast (500 KPSS) and efficient in diagnosing fault codes with the help of scanner.
What is the scanner?
is a diagnostic tool to detect fault codes.
What are the major gaseous pollutants in Chile?
CarbonoSOx monoxide CO AzufreHc oxide particles HidrocarburosPTS SuspendidasNOx Total Nitrogen oxides
What is ozone (O3) at ground?
gas is harmful to health, is formed by hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sunlight.
Is my new vehicle warranty if I lose a service with an independent garage?
In Chile SI. In Europe and the United States did not lose the guarantee since by law the owner is entitled to keep your new vehicle serviced at any independent garage as long as this continues and follow the instructions, recommendations and specifications written by the manufacturer for maintenance the car.
catalysts have a limited shelf life that is directly related to the care given to the vehicle. The first vehicles with catalytic converter and should be changed two or three times the catalyst, but the perception is that there has been.
Now there is another item worth considering, and is related to the quality of replacement catalytic converters are available in the market. An example of this is that a generic or alternative catalyst manufactured in Germany costs about 250 thousand dollars in local trade and a Chinese alternative costs about 45 thousand pesos. Anyone can see that we are not comparing the same quality or not an item we will give the same result in efficiency and durability. Diagnosis
computer
When fuel injection engine vehicles invaded the market at the beginning of the 90's, also made the famous diagnostic computer. All that we have a vehicle we have heard this term, but do you really understand what the diagnostic computer?
Is it worth paying for a diagnostic computer? Do I need tuning for each service?
electronically controlled engines (fuel injection) have a central computer, a series of sensors and actuators. The sensors (temperature, flow, oxygen, etc.) Take information from the engine and some other systems and send it to the computer, it analyzes the information received, makes a series of calculations and tells the actuators (injectors, valve IAC) motor what to do. This activity occurs continuously from the moment you start the engine to shutdown.
As you can see it is a complex system that works extremely fast to ensure optimum engine performance.
When a device is not working properly the computer detects it and stored in its memory a fault code that is accompanied by a deficiency in the motor or the power of light "check engine."
When making a diagnosis by computer, connect an external computer or scanner directly to the engine computer and extract the fault codes stored. These fault codes are related to a device and using a manual engine in question can determine what the fault is present in the engine.
But then, when should I apply for a diagnostic computer?
If your vehicle has fuel injection and the light "check engine" lit or clear a fault, then it is advisable to perform a diagnostic computer. Otherwise, not worth the diagnosis. This is important to note that we refer to an engine failure. The computer does not is connected to systems outside the engine and suspension and therefore a suspension failure or other system than the engine can not be detected by a diagnostic computer.
Do I need a diagnostic computer on every pitch?
No. Many people associate the tuning fuel injection with computer diagnostics. The truth is that they are two different things and do not necessarily go together. Again, if your vehicle has a fault or is the light "check engine" light on, then it is necessary diagnostic computer tuning.
Does diagnostic computer always detects the engine failure?
No. In some cases the motor has a clear failure, the light "check engine" is not on and the vehicle's computer does not have any trouble code stored. In these cases must come from some other means to detect the failure.
This information is RECAVA engine and world records.
Pablo Ramírez Torrejón (PD)