Haynes Toyota Corolla Rear-wheel drive Repair Manual
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It is a good and noble thing to learn how to run essential and basic car maintenance checks and balances all by yourself. First and foremost, and probably most importantly for a majority of people, it will save you money. If you can fix a few things without needing to run to the mechanics, then you will be able to pick up more knowledge as you go along, and will only need to drop the car in for an overall check up every once in a while. If you have to go to the garage frequently, the mechanics probably welcome you with open arms. You may well have paid for their holiday this year. However, know where the line is between something you can fix and something you cannot. Running essential maintenance on your car is great. Running essential maintenance badly is going to cost you money.
It is important to check tire pressure, and ideally you should do it once a month at least – but certainly no less often than twice a year. When you check your tire pressure, you may well find the tires are under-inflated, and this will also make itself known in the fact that you can get roughly the same handling from your car as you would get from a broken supermarket trolley. However, if under-inflation is bad it does not follow that over-inflation is good. Over-inflate your tires and you will find that they wear out a heck of a lot more quickly, and they will give you handling that is just as bad. Do it to the prescribed level, and no further. And then keep more regular checks.