How to identify oil filter

The oil filter is used to filter the oil dust, metal particles, sediments and suspended particles and other impurities, reduce impurities wear and tear on parts and protect the engine and other equipment. The quality of the oil filter is we have to consider, how to use the Auto Diagnostic Tool to identify oil filter, choice genuine oil filter is our common concern.

Fakes: Filter surface print is not clear or fuzzy, print the paint on the surface of inferior, thin. No bypass valve, once the filter clogging, the engine will not get enough lubrication oil. After flameout did not inhibit the oil return function, cold start of the engine wear will be greater. The gasket sealing material, high temperature and high pressure may cause oil leakage, and even cause a fire. The filter material, to a predetermined filtering effect. Metal oil net coarsely, difficult to guarantee the oil amount of energetic.

Hazard: The counterfeit oil filter pump not only affect the normal lubrication of the engine, and because of shoddy, the interface of the main oil may have Mifengbuyan conditions, resulting in a binding machine oil filter and cylinder face jump out, the result will cause oil leakage, poor engine cooling failure. You can use the Launch X431 V Pro or Launch X431 GDS tool to check these failures.

Genuine: filter surface factory standard font printed clearly, printing paint with good texture, pure white. With internal bypass valve, ensure that any state has a sufficient amount of oil supply. Inhibition of reflux design complex, ensure the filter has the next time you start to oil, reduce the wear of the cold start (all are factory filter this bag is equipped with protection function). Before leaving the factory, a lubricating grease at the interface, the sealing gasket material, rubber material according to the rules. The filter oil specially developed, moderate density, ensure the filter oil filter core. The metal in the form of standard oil through the network, to ensure the oil throughput.

Oil filter is the most commonly used cars consumables, thousands of kilometers will be replaced together with oil. Although this inexpensive small parts, but in the course of normal operation of the engine, but plays an important role. If it's out the problem will make fuel consumption increase, increased engine wear and tear; Severe then let the engine scrapped, So, you need to regularly use Autel MaxiSys Pro MS908P or Autel MaxiTPMS TS601 tool to check the car's performance.
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Automotive engine requires regular cleaning

Because the car use environment is very complex, the engine used for a period of time, into the engine room of dust and impurities will form carbon and resin and other harmful substances in the engine surface, if long time don't clean up, these harmful substances will be converted into sludge, penetration in the surface of the engine will not only cause metal parts rusting, plastic parts deformation aging, but also lead to increased engine power reduction and increase of fuel consumption, and even generate various oxidation damage to the engine, these fault you can use OBD Diagnostic Tool to check it out, so regular cleaning of engine is very necessary.

You can ask professionals to clean the engine, you can do it yourself by following the procedure to clean the engine. First, the automotive electronics with plastic film masked, then use a wet towel to cover the film above, to prevent high-pressure water rushed into the engine, cause the car difficult to start. By the side of the engine from top to bottom will be attached to the class dirt engine compartment side and engine appearance rinse with water cannons; next, engine external cleaning agent evenly sprayed on the engine and engine compartment periphery. If necessary, you can use the Launch X431 GDS or Launch X431 Diagun III tool.

After about three minutes, with a fiber brush to clean all parts reach of the engine compartment, and rinse with water cannons quickly brushed off the dirt. Then the engine external cleaning agent sprayed on engine surface. Repeated 2-3 times, until the appearance of the engine clean.

In addition, the appropriate selection of some of the gasoline additive products can also reduce the engine oil contamination and carbon deposit, you can periodically use Autel MaxiSys Pro MS908P or Autel Maxidiag Elite MD702 tool to check the car's performance.
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How to correctly use car navigation systems

Now many owners like to put a navigator in the car, which is equivalent to a portable electronic maps, navigation systems owners can use common sense to operate, or operate in accordance with the product instructions, and sometimes you can use Auto Diagnostic Tool, so you can save a lot of time, take a look at the correct way of using the navigator.

1. We do not recommend put the navigator on the dashboard, especially in the summer, the sun direct lighting causes navigator damage.

2. Buy a new navigator first charge at least 10 hours.

3. to start the car, after inserting the cigarette lighter power, after the end of the navigation unplug the cigarette lighter, and then plug the next start vehicle, which will help protect the machine battery, extending battery life, you can use the Launch X431 Creader VIII or Launch X431 CResetter II tools to detect cars performance.

4. Beside the navigator don't put the sharp things, so as not to damage the navigation screen.

5. After the shutdown sequence to follow this: Close the page, and then shut down, and finally unplug it, some owners diagram easy, used directly pull the plug, never shut down, this is easy, but a long time is easy to damage Electronic components.

General method enabled car navigation systems. Push in the SD memory card, do not write-protected SD card to the front toward the front of its host, the SD memory card gently into the jack switch to [OFF] in advance of Location So, when the first time, please switch to the position [ON], and enter the main interface, you can then start using the car navigation system; a delay when the screen can not be switched, the button does not work or touch Tap the pen system does not respond, press the [RESET] holes button to reset the system, can also be used Autel Maxidiag Elite MD701 or Autel Maxidiag Elite MD703 tools to reset.
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How to prevent automobile carbon deposition

Carbon deposition is spark discharge machining a manifestation of abnormal, therefore, should try to reduce vehicle carbon deposition by some Auto Diagnostic Tool.

First, Don't long time idle running.
Long idling time, the engine reaches normal temperature time becomes longer, the gasoline is injected into the valve back after the evaporation speed is slow, carbon also arises. At the same time often idling speed, air flow into the engine also small, so flushing carbon deposition action becomes very weak, will promote the accumulation of carbon deposition. You can use the Launch X431 GDS 3G or Launch X431 Diagun III tool to detection of carbon deposition.

Second, high-speed running, try to improve my hand car shift speed.
Run high-speed purpose is use air flow on the inlet to prevent carbon deposition. In addition, to improve the speed of the shift also run a high speed have the same role, in the original 2000 speed when shifting into 2500 conversion, not only can effectively prevent coke formation, it can also increase the power of the car, but also to avoid the change burst speed is too low to bring vibration block, protect the engine.

Third, pay attention to turn off car.
For cars fitted with a turbocharger, don't stop immediately after high speed or climbing, in idle running 10 minutes and then stop, because the car is equipped with a turbocharger which carbon formation rate than the average naturally aspirated car several times faster, you can use Autel MaxiDiag Elite MD802 or Autel Maxidiag Elite MD703 tools to detect the car's performance.
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The present is the most widely used vehicle hydraulic power steering system, then daily how proper use and maintenance vehicle hydraulic power steering pump do? when necessary, require the use of OBD Diagnostic Tool.

Generally, in normal use and maintenance hydraulic power steering pump, need to pay attention to the following aspects:

1. The hydraulic power steering pump when used to choose the correct type of booster oil, otherwise it will affect the power steering pump efficiency and service life. You can use the Launch X431 PAD or Launch X431 IV GX4 Master tool to check power steering pump.

2. Always check the use of booster oil, booster oil must be kept clean. Regular replacement of the booster oil, in filling booster oil must be equipped with the filter.

3. If a long time parked car when restarting, do not work immediately, at least 10 minutes should be no-load operation, booster oil and other fluids to be assisted to reach normal operating state and then driving.

4. operated vehicle steering pay attention to observe steering system is functioning properly, whether the impact or noise, booster oil passage for leakage, you can use Autel MaxiTPMS TS601 or Autel MaxiTPMS TS501 tools to check in order to detect and troubleshooting.
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Car special parts cleaning and maintenance skills

With the development of automobile speed, the automobile maintenance has become one of the most concerned about the topic. In addition to the regular repair shop to do routine maintenance, some small parts of maintenance is also worthy of attention, because of the maintenance of these places, if necessary, use Auto Diagnostic Tool to detect, the relationship with you while driving comfort and safety.

Dashboard cleaning needs careful
One very important part in the car interior is the dashboard, cleanliness which directly affect the health of drivers, as well as occupant of the car interior environment overall effect of visual experience. Dashboard complicated structure, difficult to clean up. Little attention to the dashboard will find only rags and sponges can clean small, you can use the Launch X431 V+ Pro3 or Launch X431 V Pro tool to check, some places need to use "special tools" clean.

With different thickness of wood or ruler to its head, repaired, or oblique triangular rectangular points such as different styles, and then wrapped with a clean cloth, both to improve the cleaning effect, and will not damage the site to be cleaned .

Washing the carpet needs skill
Inside the car most likely place is dirty carpet, if carried out with a vacuum cleaner brush head cleaning process, you can make more dirty carpet looks not so dirty. For more dirty carpet, you can only use a special detergent. Usually first with detergent to remove dust, then spray the right amount of detergent, scrub clean with a brush, and finally with a clean rag and wipe off the excess detergent can be, so that we can make the carpet after washing is clean and soft as before.

It should be noted that the carpet not completely into the water scrub, on the one hand will destroy the carpet adhesive internal layers of different materials, on the other hand will make the carpet for a long time does not dry and affect the results, causing the car moist, even affect automotive components performance, you need to regularly use Autel MaxiSys Mini MS905 or Autel Maxidiag Elite MD701 tool to check the car's performance.
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Dashboard view lamp check the vehicle fault

The operating condition of the vehicle can be judged by the viewing light on the dashboard, you can use the OBD Diagnostic Tool to detect the car's performance, the following is the meaning of several kinds of led display.

First, the dashboard oil lamp is lit, there are two possibilities, one for oil is insufficient, the engine can not be completely oil lubrication, and normal circumstances oil will not be a large number of consumption, so it is possible that the engine oil leakage. The second reason is the insufficient pressure oil pump. Should stop at this time, in order to avoid the vehicle without oil lubrication under the condition of going to cause engine damage.

Second, when the water level of light on the dashboard, due to the water in the tank will not reduce, should be cooling system problems, there are two possibilities, one is the system somewhere at the leaking, two is too high temperature of the cooling system pressure will exclude water, if the water tank Water Leakage, can be the first to use water in the auxiliary water tank then, try to drive to a nearby garage, please mechanic processing. The position of the water tank and the vehicle side is not the same, recommended that owners use the Launch X431 GDS or Launch X431 Diagun III tool testing, engine working temperature is extremely high, do not easily open the tank cover, so as to avoid the damage caused by the vapor instantly emerge, and don't make the engine running, causing serious injury.

If the water temperature light but not the above situations, it means that the heat generated by the cooling fan problem, we must immediately stop driving, or a sudden rise in temperature, pressure, coolant change stool will become a high-pressure steam leak also cause the engine cylinder head deformation or to make cylinder head gasket is damaged, it needs one to two days repair time.

When the brake oil lights may be brake system leakage, or is excessive brake pads wear, it is best to stop driving, or because the brakes ineffective and dangerous. Additionally ABS lights up when there is no anti-skid brake system, but there is still brake function, the plant maintenance is inevitable approach. Important corollary is regular maintenance every 5000km to 10000km regular maintenance, or use Autel MaxiSys Pro MS908P or Autel MaxiDas DS708 tools to detect car, you can discover car problems before the accident, it will be resolved.
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