Avoid hose hassles

Check the hoses under your hood every month or two to avoid the hassle of a broken hose while you’re on the road. With the car cool and off, squeeze the hoses. If they are hard or make a crunching sound, replace them. Ditto if they are extremely soft or sticky.With the car warm but off, examine hoses for bulges and collapsed sections. If you find any, the hose walls are weak, and it’s time to replace the hose. Never drive with a ruptured coolant hose, or you are liable to overheat the engine and damage it. Other hoses are crucial to operation of your power brakes and cruise-control systems.

Tape saves light covers

A cracked taillight or turn-signal cover, if left alone, may allow your light compartment to fill with water and cause some real damage. A good short-term fix is to tape over the crack. Use the red or orange tape that’s made for this purpose.You can purchase it at many automotive parts stores.

Don’t fill up if you see the tanker

If you happen to see a gasoline tanker filling the tanks at your local gas station, come back another day or go to a different station. As the station’s underground tanks are being filled, the turbulence can stir up sediment. Sediment in your gas can clog fuel filters and fuel injectors, causing poor performance and possibly necessitating repairs.

Keep Tires Properly Inflated

You can improve your gas mileage by up to 3.3 percent by keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure. Under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by 0.3 percent for every 1 psi drop in pressure of all four tires. Properly inflated tires are safer and last longer.

The proper tire pressure for your vehicle is usually found on a sticker in the driver's side door jamb or the glove box and in your owner's manual. Do not use the maximum pressure printed on the tire's sidewall.

Avoid Car Transmission Problems

If you want to improve your driving techniques, get rid of transmission problems by following these tips. If your car comes to a full stop, you can shift to reverse. But you can do the shifting if the rpm of the engine is higher compare than the normal idle. Practicing these simple repairing techniques and guides can definitely help avoid car problems and save you from getting your pocket dry. There are other things you can do to prevent these hassle situations to occur. But checking up your car regularly is still the best way. Enjoy driving!

Preserve door and window seals

Preserve door and window seals

Wipe a rubber protectant (such as Armor-All) or silicone on door and window weatherstripping to keep it in good condition. Don’t use an oilbased product, such as WD-40, because the oil will damage the rubber. Regular cleaning and treatment of your car’s weatherstripping will also lessen the likelihood of your door sticking to its rubber seal in cold weather, a common cause of damage to the rubber.

2003 Saturn L-Series Sedan L300

Stock #: 6488 

Color: Champagne
VIN#: 1G8JW54R93Y531898 

Transmission: Automatic
Year: 2003 

Engine: 3.0L V6 DOHC 24V
Make: Saturn 

Drive Train: FWD
Model: L-Series Sedan 

Mileage: 114,822
Trim: L300 State: CA
Interior: Leather Price: $7,996
Vehicle Type: Sedan