Know These Tricks If You Do Not Wish To Pay More To Car Mechanics!

When you get your car serviced, mechanics often prepare a hefty bill by including hidden charges. But by keeping few things in consideration, you can avoid the extra costs on the mechanic's bill.

No matter what the season, every car needs to be taken to the service station so that there are no glitches. People often forget to take adequate care of the car and when the time comes, they end up paying a lot of money to the mechanic for a car service. Mechanics often do services that are not even needed in the car. Let's know some tips and tricks that you can keep in mind during car maintenance.

Check Oil
Do not get the oil changed at the service centre at the behest of the mechanic. Oil starts turning black as soon as diesel is put in vehicles. In such a situation, you should check the quality of oil from the dipstick at home. After one year or more than 10 thousand km, you must get the service done and get the oil changed.

AC filter - When to change
Often people do not know when to change the AC filter. When your vehicle cannot cool in summer, car mechanics recommend replacing the AC filter. It would be better if you get the AC checked before the summer starts. The AC filter should be changed after running 20 thousand km.

Add oil as per your choice
Many times mechanics advise to get full synthetic oil poured in order to earn money. Full synthetic oil indeed increases the engine's performance but this oil is 3 times more expensive than normal oil. You should opt for this oil according to the use of the car. You can use full synthetic oil if you drive your car daily back and forth. If you do not drive your car enough then semi synthetic and full synthetic oil directly affects the engine's smoothness and increases the chance of early wear-and-tear.

Check tires
Often during car servicing, mechanics inflate the bill by telling you that the wheel balancing is wrong. Do not fall for this trick and instead check the condition of the tire yourself. If the front tires are wearing out erratically, then wheel alignment is needed. Apart from this, if there is a jerk or vibration in the steering wheel at high speed, then balancing is needed.

Battery - Avoid fraud
The service dealers also charge you an exorbitant amount of money on a car battery. According to experts, maintaining the battery level increases the life of your battery and does not cause problems for a long time. For this, you should top up car battery with water twice a year. If the battery is getting discharged, then get it charged once or twice. In the previous article, we have already suggested how to take better care of your car battery.

Br careful of where you change oil-filter
Local mechanics charge a lot on changing the oil-filter. They might trick you by telling you that your car had local filters installed and they need to be changed. If you want to change the filters, then do it from the authorized center only.