My Buick SRV, which I bought in 2002 and has been around for 19 years, has a mileage of 260,000 kilometers. The working condition is good, there is no fault code (I have an OBD diagnostics), the air conditioner is refrigerated as before, and the second inspection for the eighth year has been held, and the exhaust emissions meet the standards (I never look for scalpers).
can also travel at night on the Sichuan-Tibet Line (2019), and also swaying on the so-called "top" off-road line bicycles on the Gaini South Line (2019).
March 2019 at the G318 Queqiao Mountain section of Sichuan-Tibet Line
September 2019 at the pass at the Genie South Line 5,000 meters above sea level
Generally speaking, cars over 15 years of age are not enough to rely on maintenance alone, and they also need maintenance that meets operating specifications.
Maintenance is generally a preventive replacement or inspection of parts for a specified period (fixed mileage, time). Maintenance refers to the operation for faults.
If you want to drive a car until 15 years later, you need to take some effort. Maintenance is relatively simple, you can find a reliable repair shop to solve the problem.
maintenance will be a lot of trouble. A pure parts are not easy to buy. I am very serious in counterfeiting parts and poor quality, so I may put the car on the road at any time. Fortunately, my car has a bit of OPEL blood. Although it was discontinued in Europe more than 30 years ago, high-quality parts can be purchased in Europe. I occasionally go to Germany and the UK to buy it.
The second is that general repair shops are not willing to repair old cars. If it is not a luxury car, the condition will be worse. Many social maintenance factories have low operating standards, and the more they are repaired, the worse they are. The so-called car repairs are broken.
I basically do my own homework in my car maintenance and repair. Simple ones such as changing the three filters, brake fluid, to the timing system, and clutch system. All-synthetic engine oil has been used, and the gearbox uses Redline's lipid synthetic lubricating oil. If you repair
, basically the whole car can be disassembled and installed intact. I have repaired all air conditioning systems myself (only the evaporation box has not been replaced), valve oil seal (no disassembly of the cylinder head), all wheel bearings, all vehicle shock absorbers, airbags, suspension ball heads, steering machine dust covers, ball heads, etc.
I have a complete set of tools, including decoders, special tools for disassembling and assembling wheel bearings purchased from the United States, as well as Makita's multiple lithium battery wrenches, angle grinders, and three torque wrenches of 4Nm-200Nm. The value of the tool is far beyond the residual value of my 19-year-old car.
part Makita tool
As long as you have careful maintenance and repair, there will be no problem for the car to be driven for 20-30 years.
Cars are not just machinery, but my partner, bringing me a long beautiful and special memory in life.
Bicycle is in Xingyicuo, which is rarely visited on Haizi Mountain, with an altitude of 4420 meters
