3 ways to keep your car on the road for 10 years in South Africa

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3 ways to keep your car on the road for 10 years in South Africa

South African motorists who hold on to their cars for ten years or longer follow strict maintenance schedules.

 

[Sworaxe]

 

[bwana]

Monitoring factors like antifreeze, engine oil, transmission fluid, power steering, and brake fluids helps keep everything running smoothly for longer.

Not really much call for antifreeze here.

 

[Koos Custodiet]

Antifreeze is also a corrosion inhibitor, if you use plain water you WILL have head gasket issues.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Not really much call for antifreeze here.

Acts as a lubricant as well as to prevent corrosion.

 

[porchrat]

Monitoring factors like antifreeze, engine oil, transmission fluid, power steering, and brake fluids helps keep everything running smoothly for longer.

What... as opposed to a newer model of car where you don't monitor these things?

 

[DarkStarMonday]

Acts as a lubricant as well ….

 

[My_King]

 

[Nithan15]

My 2 cents when replacing Coolant ( anti-freeze) always use distilled water , follow manufactures guide, most are a 50/50 mix

 

[My_King]

Missing number 4, hazard lights for all the invincible cars people can't apparently see.
Gotta keep those lights maintained.

 

[bwana]

Acts as a lubricant as well as to prevent corrosion.

I think a local writer would refer to it as coolant, don't you?

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Missing number 4, hazard lights for all the invincible cars people can't apparently see.
Gotta keep those lights maintained.

and remember to replace thr indicator fluid regularly or they stop working.

 

[dadecoza]

learned the hard way that antifreeze (vs tap water) is important after welch/freeze plugs started rusting out.