Inexpensive Car Repair 2
Before one can repair a vehicle, one must know what to repair, before we know or have a reasonable guess as to what needs to be repaired we must first diagnose the problem and before we can diagnose the problem we must identify whether a problem exists or not.
Recognizing a problem with a vehicle is often quite easy. We can often tell by looking at the warning lights and/or by the sounds, vibrations, and other signs. A great advantage of more modern cars, is that the car computer can tell us some of the potential problem(s) in our vehicles. This can require a code reader, much of the time this is a handheld computer or a device that can interface with a computer or cell phone:
https://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=EAScore%2Cf%2CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=code+reader
You can find even less expensive code readers searching on google shop:
https://www.google.com/search?q=code+reader+for+car&sa=X&biw=1680&bih=936&tbm=shop&tbs=p_ord:p
Diagnosing the problem can be challenging, this often requires a working knowledge of the different systems of the vehicle, even then it can be tedious.
It might help to obtain or to borrow a service manual for your particular vehicle. One doesn't necessarily need to buy the service manual, most municipal library systems carry a wide range of Chilton service manuals:
https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=chilton+service+manual&fq=dt%3Abks
Recognizing a problem with a vehicle is often quite easy. We can often tell by looking at the warning lights and/or by the sounds, vibrations, and other signs. A great advantage of more modern cars, is that the car computer can tell us some of the potential problem(s) in our vehicles. This can require a code reader, much of the time this is a handheld computer or a device that can interface with a computer or cell phone:
https://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=EAScore%2Cf%2CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=code+reader
You can find even less expensive code readers searching on google shop:
https://www.google.com/search?q=code+reader+for+car&sa=X&biw=1680&bih=936&tbm=shop&tbs=p_ord:p
Diagnosing the problem can be challenging, this often requires a working knowledge of the different systems of the vehicle, even then it can be tedious.
It might help to obtain or to borrow a service manual for your particular vehicle. One doesn't necessarily need to buy the service manual, most municipal library systems carry a wide range of Chilton service manuals:
https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=chilton+service+manual&fq=dt%3Abks
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