| Checklist
: when you buy a second hand petrol car |
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test |
desired result |
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| body |
keep knocking the body |
all over the body you should get metalic sound |
if not done thro' cataloy paste |
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| body |
keep the vehicle straight on a
flat surface. From the front at a distance look at it. |
You should see a symmetric view
from wheels, lines that go along in body parts |
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| body |
clearance between body and the
doors when doors are closed. Check around entire boundary of the door |
Clearance should be equal. Both
doors and the frame should be on a same plain |
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| shocks |
at flat floor position, push
from 4 corners(closer to 4wheels) of the body downwards. |
You should feel the tight ness.
It shouldn't come up so easily without any tightness |
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| damages |
Check for damagers in
windscreens and shutters. Especially where people paste stickers |
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| tyres |
check for the pattern of wear
across its width and circumference |
pattern of wear should be equal |
if not, there can be a alignment
problem caused by improper body |
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| door pins |
open the door and try to move
veritically. |
There shouldn't be any play |
test for all 4 doors. |
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| engine |
At a time when engine is cold,
open radiator lid and start. |
water should not come up from
the opening |
Be carefull, don't do this test
when engine is hot. |
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| engine |
open oil lid of the engine and
start. |
you shouldn't see smoke coming
out of the opening |
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| gear box slips |
run on a gear(say 2nd). Press
the clutch suddenly (abruptly).[not in smooth fashion as we do normally] |
It shouldn't change the gear by
itself. |
If it automatically comes to
neutral its not good |
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| gear box |
run in reverse gear for some
distance |
you shouldn't hear any hum sound |
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| clutch |
Start, engage 1st gear, release
clutch slowly noting the position in which the car moves |
This point of engage should be
closer to car's floor end |
If car starts move while clutch
is almost released, clutch plates might have worn. |
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| razors |
run on a gear (say 3rd). Change
to neutral (as normal) gear. (not by keep on pressing clutch) and let it
go for a while |
You shouldn't hear any hum sound |
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| power steering |
hold the steering turned either
side and start |
Should feel the loseness to the
hand |
(only applicable for vehicles
with this option) |
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| steering play |
see how much you can turn the
steering without moving wheels |
small play is acceptable |
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| steering wobling |
at run monitor steering's
behaviour |
If shouldn't shake by itself |
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| CV joints |
while moving steering keep hand
touching CV joints (behind the wheels - you have to put you hand in
between mud guard and wheel) |
CV joints shouldn't move without
wheel's movements |
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| welds |
open bonet. Observe shock's casing which can be seen
sideways |
original spot welded marks should be there |
If not it might have worked out which is not good |
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| bonet |
General observation for worked areas |
lesser work is better |
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| plugs |
at start observe any shakes |
it shouldn't shake |
if shakes ignition system malfaction |
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