Quarantine, as we all remember, snuck up on me and has lasted longer than many expected. As the weather improves its course, and now it’s time to change tires for the summer — but as if the tire locked? Many this month come the timing of maintenance and services, again, in quarantine. And the miles clocked up, the time of maintenance work takes place, and for fresh cars is fraught with warranty loss. What to do – “MK” has found out from the technicians and managers of dealerships.
let’s Start with the seasonal change of wheels. Here, fortunately, is quite simple: a couple of months on asphalt studded tires will hold. “Do you remember what it was winter, snow was not there, – says the owner temporarily closed tire store on Khoroshevskoye highway Arsen. – So that the wheels can take it. But if rubber — the so-called “Velcro”, that is without thorns, no problem at all. To drive on winter tires is not necessary, and easy to ride — easy. And end the quarantine — you can drive and change the wheel.”
the owner of the other tire, on the South-West of Moscow, also said that for customers who bought not only a change of wheels, but also their storage, will not change anything: to pay for the extra couple of months won’t have to. Moreover, when ordering this service winter tires for the summer and leave in the tire. Another issue is that the warehouse where the technicians as well store seasonal tires for customers, often they do not belong, and then the tire may experience a cash shortage. As far as it is serious — will show may, the businessman said.
the Second issue is regular maintenance of cars (not to be confused with the state inspection). Here the most important and most frequent operation — replacement of engine oil, control of suspension, steering and brakes, tension of power transmission belts. All this is carried out approximately every 10 thousand miles (regular oil change in gear box, brake discs, coolant and other operations are carried out much less frequently). This means that one or two “extra” thousands of miles “stranded” during the quarantine with regular travel to the country and to the store — violate the procedural terms of service. Question — what can be the consequences.
– Two or three thousand kilometers, in principle, modern cars are quiet, it is not “Volga”, – says Alexey Koposov, the master “club” the service of Japanese cars. – About oil advise this: a number of modern engines, oddly enough, “potirayut” oil, even when completely healthy. Especially if they run about a hundred thousand kilometers. And if you do not have the habit to check before leaving the oil level, now is the time the habit to have: otherwise, you are on the road scare the lit-up light bulb givingtion. And have to think where to buy the oil and how to top up directly in the road. Dipstick, usually located in a conspicuous place, to determine the level too easy: take out the dipstick, wipe, and again lowered into place, then remove and see where the boundary of the oil film.
the Test is worth it, according to Alexey, also the coolant level. But the tension of power transmission belts (air conditioner and other units) will give out itself: if in wet weather when the plant engine can be heard squealing, the belts loosened. What kind of oil and antifreeze to pour into the engine, it says in the manual to the car, but to tension the belt, perhaps on its own will not succeed. However, and with a screeching belt, it is possible to pass 1 — 2 thousand kilometers, it is important not to overload the electrical part of the machine.
For new cars have maintenance there is a legal aspect — from a neat deadlines THAT depends the continuation of the factory warranty. Because the car approached the threshold of the next, and official dealer service doesn’t work yet — but something to go right! – already faced by many Muscovites. “Given the circumstances, we extend regular without consequences for warranty, – told “MK” in one of the largest showrooms of Moscow. – Our service is currently available only to remedy warranty faults, regular maintenance will be continued after the removal of the regime of high alert”.
However — at the moment, dealers are limited to only oral recommendations and promises. What happens if there is a really large a warranty case — and on modern cars warranty sometimes it happens, for example, replacement of the engine — is still unknown. There is hope for decency themselves, dealers and representatives of manufacturers. Which this year, like everyone, have a very hard time.
