□ reporter Wang Lu Wentu
In recent days, the city has received heavy rainfall, and if you do not pay attention to it, the vehicle will "get sick". So how should the vehicle be maintained at this time? The reporter contacted Wang Yaohui, chief maintenance technician of Shanxi Feiyao Auto Repair Co., Ltd., and talked with everyone about the misunderstanding of vehicle maintenance in the rainy season.
Myth (1) Street business card casually it
Now some people who send small advertisements will insert business cards in the door slits of the car windows, and many car owners will bring the business card into the car door when they lower the window glass because they are not careful. Or due to the aging of the window rubber strip, the window glass and the door are not closely connected, resulting in the business card falling directly into the door. After such a situation, most car owners do not agree, thinking that a business card will not affect the use of the car.
Once there was a car friend who suddenly found that there was a car window glass that could not be lifted. The car door was removed during the repair, and the vision was unbearable. The door was filled with blister-wet business cards and other mixtures, and the glass lifter motor was scrapped, causing the glass to be unable to lift and lower.
Wang Yaohui said that there is a small drainage hole in the general door, and the erosion of the rain in the rainy season will make the business card that falls inside the door quickly decay and form dirt, thereby blocking the drainage hole and causing the door to produce a strange sound during the driving process. He suggested that in the rainy season, car owners should often clean the door and check whether the door drainage hole is blocked, and if the door is found to be abnormal, go to the 4S shop for maintenance in time.
Myth (2) Chassis stain small meaning
▲Clean up the chassis of the car
The road is easy to accumulate water on rainy days, and the chassis of the vehicle is more likely to attach sand, mud and other stains during the driving process, but few owners will remove the stains on the chassis in time.
Wang Yaohui suggested that the chassis is the closest part to the ground, which is particularly seriously affected by road conditions. Especially in the rainy season, long-term rain erosion can easily make the chassis corrode and rust, and may even make the wheel hub loose and perforated. In addition, stains in the rain may block the drainage holes on the chassis, thus affecting the normal driving of the vehicle. In the rainy season, car owners should strengthen the cleaning of the car chassis, or treat it with anti-rust.
Myth (3) No need to wash your car on rainy days
Many car owners think that washing cars during the rainy season is very unnecessary. They think that after being washed by rainwater, the body is just as clean. Some car owners believe that washing cars today, raining tomorrow, washing is also whitewashing, why waste time and money...
Wang Yaohui said that the car after a long period of rain brewing, acidic substances in the rain will cause damage to the car paint surface, if not dealt with in time, over time, the car paint will lose its luster, so the rainy season does not have to wash the car is the wrong view, the rainy season car washing is very necessary.
Many car owners also choose to wash their own cars at home, but often the method is not correct. Some car owners only use a bucket of water when washing the car, and use the water in the bucket to repeatedly wash the car cloth, the cloth will carry sediment, and the paint will inevitably be scratched when wiping the car.
In addition, it is impossible to remove salts and alkaline substances from rainwater with clean water alone. Therefore, it is best to go to a professional car wash shop and wash the body with a lot of flowing clean water and neutral detergent added to the water. Wheel brushes specifically designed to clean the wheels will also scrub the sludge in the hub clearance very cleanly.
Wang Yaohui suggested that car owners can appropriately reduce the number of car washes during the rainy season. If the vehicle is often traveled long distances, it is enough to wash the car every 3 or 4 days on average; if it is only a normal short distance or commuting to work, it is more appropriate to carry out a comprehensive cleaning of the car every 7 to 10 days on average.
Misunderstanding (4) The water stains in the car are not cleaned
When driving on a rainy day, in the process of opening the window or getting on and off the car to play umbrellas, more or less will bring some water stains to the car, but few owners will clean up these water stains.
Wang Yaohui said that the water stains in the car, especially the water stains under the seat pads or foot pads, are easy to corrode auto parts if they are not cleaned for a long time, or mildew occurs and produces germs, which affects the environment in the car and endangers the health of the owner. For the health of yourself and your family, you should dry the water-stained seat cushions or foot pads in the car in time to maintain a good car environment in the car.
Myth (5) Do not need to turn on the air conditioner during the rainy season
The weather is cool and the air is humid on rainy days, and when encountering long rainy weather, some car owners will not use the air conditioner for a long time.
Wang Yaohui said that the rainy season air is humid, sealed car is more likely to breed a variety of germs, in this case, if the air conditioner is not used for a long time, it will lead to stains, bacteria and mildew in the air conditioning filter and the ventilation pipe of the air conditioner, and even odor, thus affecting the health of the owner.
It is recommended that car owners should use the air conditioner once a week, and regularly clean the air conditioner outlet and air conditioning filter to keep the air conditioner outlet clean.
There are also many car owners who will use air conditioners, but do not pay attention to the maintenance of air conditioners. Turn off the air conditioner after the car has stopped, or simply not turn it off. As everyone knows, in this way, the air conditioning airway is humid for a long time, and it is inevitable that it will produce a peculiar smell.
"Air conditioning, which was supposed to provide a comfortable space for car owners, is now the source of polluting the air inside the car. Wang Yaohui said that the air conditioner can be turned off a few minutes before the shutdown is about to stop, but the fan switch is still turned on, and even the fan switch gear is increased to allow the air conditioning airway to be dried by the wind. You can also stop and let the fan blow the airway for a while, so that you can solve the problem.
Misunderstanding (6) do not pay attention to the maintenance of the sunroof
▲ Clean the sunroof of the car
If the sunroof of the car is never only used without maintenance, perhaps one day in the rainy season, open the door and find that the car floor has become a small puddle, the roof of the car is shining with water stains, look around, the door glass is intact. At this time, the owner will have to face a large cost of cleaning the interior of the car. Therefore, the maintenance of the sunroof is also very important.
Wang Yaohui suggested that the skylight drain should be cleaned regularly.