Every driver in Maryland knows the importance of winterizing your car to protect it against potential problems like icy roads, snow, and other extreme conditions. Our summers are amazing, but they can also cause problems for vehicles that are not sufficiently prepared for the changing weather. As part of your Toyota maintenance, we’d like you to know more about summer car maintenance and how it can improve your car’s performance.
Toyota Maintenance Advice: Essential Summer Car Maintenance for Your Toyota
Check Tire Pressure
Tires slowly wear down as you drive. They will also wear out faster if they’re over or under-inflated. Your car manual lists the correct tire pressure for your front and rear tires, and we recommend checking their pressure regularly. When you’re driving, the air inside your tires heats up. This increases the pressure inside a tire and makes it more likely to blow out.
Underinflated tires have an increased surface area in contact with the ground. This adds to wear and will weaken your tire structure in the long term. Correctly inflated tires will last longer, be less susceptible to damage, and protect your axles, braking system, and other components from unnecessary strain and potential damage. We can easily check your tires and correct any tire pressure issues for you while you wait.
Check and Replace Coolant
Your Toyota’s engine is naturally a very hot environment. Combustion produces large amounts of heat, and this heat must be removed to protect your engine. Your car’s cooling system is designed to protect our engine by removing heat and replacing it with cooler outside air. Coolant is circulated through the engine, absorbs the heat, and transports it to the radiator for removal by heat exchange.
Your coolant levels shouldn’t fluctuate, as coolant isn’t consumed during the cooling process. It does, however, need to be changed after approximately 30,000 miles. Older coolant can become acidic, and acidic coolant can cause rust and other damage to the cooling system. Checking and replacing coolant enables your cooling system to work more effectively during the hotter temperatures of summer.
Test Your Battery
A car battery has a useful life of three to five years. The chemicals inside the battery that allow it to store and supply electricity slowly degrade and will become inert. The speed of this chemical breakdown can be increased by high external temperatures during summer. A dead battery can be even more of a problem if it leaves you stranded in hot weather.
Our technicians can test your battery to confirm that it’s healthy and working correctly. A battery test will identify any weakness or problem with your battery, and we can quickly install a new one for you if necessary.
Remember Your Summer Car Maintenance in Rockville, MD
Don’t risk a car problem this summer. Call our service department today at DARCARS 355 Toyota of Rockville.
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