Basic vehicle safety checks

Developed by a car enthusiast with 40 years experience!

• A 22 point list of the items that need checking on a regular basis and outlines what you are going to learn about during the course.

• Elements are wear nodules, what does the wear pattern on your tyre mean? do you need a wheel alignment? how much air pressure do you need for your vehicle?

• Oil changes:- Learn how to check oil levels and change your oil and oil filter when needed, how often to change your oil and what type of oil you should use in your vehicle (not all oils are the same) how to find and decipher oil and other fluid leaks.

• Batteries:- Battery condition.

• Coolant:- How to check your coolant level and top up if needed.

• Brakes:- Learn how and when to change your brake pads, how to flush your brake system.

• Power Steering:- Learn how to check and top up your power steering fluid, what fluid to use.

• Automatic Transmission Fluid:- How to check and top up if needed.

• Windscreens:- What to do about chips, when your screen needs replacing, how to replace wiper blades, checking and topping up your windscreen washer bottle.

• Lights:- Checking your lights, fixing blown globes and restoring clouding lenses.

• Seat Belts:- Seat belt checks, operation and cleaning to fix slow retraction.

• Your Jack:- What type of jack? how to use it and options to consider.

• Air Filters:- Check and change your air and cabin filters.

• Fan Belts:- Check the condition of your fan/serpentine belts and learn how to change them when needed.

• Hoses:- Check the condition of radiator, power steering, heater and air conditioning hoses and how to change them when you need to.

• Tool Kits:- What is the basic tool kit you will need.

• First Aid Kits:- What should a basic first aid kit contain.