Gearbox care tips

When buying a new car, all the equipment is new, including the gear box. if we see, are set millage cars reached 1,000 km, to send a car for the first service.

The first service is the last check-up done for all car manufacturers. The first inspection service including oil change all types of cars including gear box oil.

Do not ignore the first service because engine oil and gear box oil containing excess iron or iron dust in the engine will be removed to prevent erosion of the engine and gear box.

For those who buy secondhand cars need to do is change the gear box oil upon buying the car and record the reading millage car. As for the auto and manual gear oil change every 40,000 of your box (consult the manufacturer). This is important to ensure the gear box is always moving smoothly and in a state of "normal operating temperature" of all time.

However millage necessary to change the gear box oil depends on the guidance in the manual car. The proposed change each time the gear box oil, add a bit of gear treatment. Whenever service, ask the mechanic to check the gear box oil level car. Keep it above the minimum level. DO NOT DRIVE GEAR OIL LEVEL IF LESS THAN MINIMUM LEVELS OF GEAR TEETH TO AVOID SUCH DAMAGES.

For a manual car, never put your feet on the pedals clucth. This shortens the life clucth plate and damage the gear train. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO 'SPIN WHEEL. Adjust the level clucth in appropriate circumstances with long legs. Do not force if not in gear but try to let handbrek first. During the traffic lights, gear and pull naturalkan handbrek. Do not let the engine in a Geared.

For auto car, make sure you understand the use of the gear level of P, R, D, L, 2 and 3 For normal driving, use only D and when cut using "overdrive button". If your car does not have overdrive button you have to accept the fact that your car can not be driven in's aggressive. Do not use the overdrive button when in excess of 100 km / h as a function button overdrive gear are lowered from 5 to 4 gear.

when cut will go on until we offkan 4th gear overdrive button. If at speeds exceeding 100 km / h down our gear 4 or 3, if not lucky, we may collect the gears and screws scattered on the road.

For Gears 2, 3 and L is to climb when the car is not able to climb steep slopes. The gear is only for use in low speed.

For a semi-auto car, triptronik, steptronik. Gear box oil recommended by the manufacturer is very important. NEVER CHANGE OF OIL GEAR BOX EXCEPT TO GET ADVICE FROM PRODUCER. Gear shift from high to low speed must also be in accordance with the recommended by the manufacturer.

If there is a discharge or leakage of oil out of the gearbox, do not panic, your gear box is not damaged, it's likely just the gear box oil seal 'died'. Just check the gear box oil level more frequently and make sure it is always enough. Every time we change the clucth plate, change the oil seal, although it also does not leak because the life of the oil seal in the gearbox is usually equal to the life of the clucth plate.

Finally, if you use auto cars made ​​in Europe or non-Japanese, be sure not to disturb any wires connected to the gear box when you upgrade the sound system, alarm or any modifications. And attempting to drive gently .. when gear box is damaged, requires a relatively high repair costs to change gear box.