An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You’ve heard that before. We all want to

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keep our automobile running right. There are some things that you can do to help with this.

Why Is Preventative Maintenance So Important?

Preventative maintenance isn’t just about saving money down the road, it’s also about keeping you safe on the road. Your vehicle is made up of so many moving parts, and all it takes is one part to go to cause a huge problem. At Lim’s Auto Body, we think of our clients as part of the family, so we want to make sure you get safely from point A to point B every time.

What’s Included in Preventative Maintenance?

There’s no one service fits all when it comes to preventative maintenance. Most garages have their own package which covers a variety of checks and repairs, from replacing your air filters to changing the spark plugs. Minor replacements such as new windshield wipers, and major replacements, such as new batteries may be required during preventative maintenance. What you can count on is that your mechanic will help you make the best decision for your vehicle based on the problem areas they see, and the greater issues these could cause in the future.

Most preventative maintenance services will include an engine and fluid check, an oil change, and possibly a diagnostic on warning lights, if your dash is looking a little more lit up than it should be.

How Often Should Preventative Maintenance Be Performed?

As we briefly touched on above, there’s no set time for preventative maintenance as a whole, but Lim’s Auto Body suggests that you should bring your vehicle in at least once a year to have preventative maintenance services. At the very least, a yearly tune-up will keep your vehicle running more smoothly, help with fuel consumption, and hopefully save you the trouble of many future visits due to minor and major repair needs.

Can I Do DIY Preventative Maintenance at Home?

There are small portions of the preventative maintenance process that you can do safely at home without the help of a mechanic. Checking your own oil levels, for example, is a great example of something you can do without risking harm to your vehicle. Changing your oil, however, is better left to the professionals. Similarly, cleaning the exterior of your engine with the right degreasers and brushes is something you can do at home. Changing your air filters, on the other hand, should be done by a mechanic.

DIY might seem like a good idea in terms of money spent on labor, but it can have some disastrous results if you’re not a trained mechanic. Changing a brake pad, as an example, seems like an easy enough task to perform at home. Unfortunately, if the pad isn’t placed right, or your caliper is damaged in the process, it could mean replacing the entire braking system, which is much costlier than pads alone.

Lim’s Auto Body is a full service auto body and mechanical repair shop locally owned and operated in Largo, Florida. For more information, go to our web site www.limsautobody.com or call (727) 422-3232.