Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Want Secure? Children facing the back




According to a study in the UK announced last week concluded that the parents should sit facing the back while their children are in the car until the age of four years.

Research also shows that at this time parents in the world more seat children aged less than one year to the future when travel in the car.

Doctor Elizabeth Watson and Michael Monteiro's Sunny Meed Surgery, London, should reveal that children under four years more secure or enjoy the spectacular view that has been passed by the car.

"Parents or guardians are encouraged children to be passengers in small children back to see the direction may be much longer. Excess elasticity (excessive stretching) or transection (cutting) at the spine (Spinal cord) has a presentation collide head (head-on crash) if the small seated facing forward, "said Watson, and Monteiro.

Data from Sweden indicate that children aged up to four years to sit facing the back should have been applied. Children facing forward and then died in an accident should be safe if the draw.

The review of data from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the accident between 1998 and 2003 involving 870 children was sitting facing backward to better protect children aged up to 23 months from all types of accidents.

Conclusions from research published in the British Medical Journal says does not like to sit facing forward, sit facing the back of the head, neck, spine, and the style of lacing is distributed to all body parts are.

The two researchers also suggest that the safety of European institutions that children sit facing both front and back should be based on body weight in the top nine kilograms. (Source: Inilah.com)

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Do not hole Cakram Rem Standard on Cars





Brake the car, including one of the vital components in the vehicle. The risk level is higher than the engine, which does not work when the normal life of a bet. Hence, the system penghenti rate this needs to get good care.

Sometimes, there is a hollow mechanical disc brakes to be more grip. The idea is inspired from the design competition for the disc brake with a cooling hole. The model brakes front ventilated so that the standard car, when dilubangi, does not necessarily work optimally.

Negative effect when the other slot, if not careful, can cause a broken brake disc. As a result, the contact disc brake pad and disc are reduced.

Most secure, standardized inbred brake still maintained. Only, care needs to be guarded. Follow the steps below:

1. Replace brake fluid every 20,000 km or 2 years.

2. Do not add brake fluid in the reservoir tube. When the capacity is reduced, it indicates the thickness is thin canvas brake. If the decline is faster, there is a leak.

3. Clean the dust by using brake cleaner. This will minimize damage to disc.

4. Disc brake lathe can be done if the vibration has occurred when the tread brake pedal. However, every car manufacturer has a minimum thickness on the disc brakes that they made. Nah, see that sector. (Dhanny Ekasaputra)

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Be careful not to Normal Beep




Often you often notice that sounds out of your vehicle? In fact the signs of damage a car can be found from the emergence of noise-sounds that are not normal.

Well, what are the sound-the sound is? Here's the list:

1. Voters in the buzz machine
Check van belt, may be too fast. effect only if this component can trigger does not drop out of the water pump and bekerjanya Alternator (dynamo ampere) yangÃ? Â can cause engine overheating and Battery (battery) does not get the flow that will make a vehicle broke down. Conditions of abnormal van belt (too loose) can also cause other sounds, the sound chipper. Bad effect is the same as the van belt is too tight.

2. Voice drone on wheels
Usually occurs when the car start running at high speed (above 40 km / hr). Check the foot-feet, especially bearing wheels and wheel-rodanya. When the voice heard from the front, the examination must be conducted in the wheel-wheel front. May have been worn wheel bearing, or the surface of the wheel-wheel is not flat. It is not too impacted to the other, but the sound is quite comfortable.

3. Noise like metal on the front of the barge
Especially when passing through the damaged road surface (perforated). Check the foot-feet, especially tierod and rod end. Likelihood of this component is worn (not more precise), giving rise to noise when operating.

4. Voters in the rough when the engine is turned on AC
Check AC compressor, there is the possibility that AC compressor bearing damage or oil compressor problem (no leaks). If the left will create damage to the compressor itself.

5. Sound like two rough metal collide
Especially when we hentak gas. This case usually occurs on vehicles with rear wheel drive system. Check the propeller shaft (coupling), the possibility of cross-joint is worn and broken. In addition to voice rough, the car body can also vibrate too hard when the propeller shaft does not balance.

From now on, always on the alert sounds that came out of your vehicle.
(Source: Okezone)

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Understand Important Points You Motor Vehicle Insurance






When you decide to use a motor vehicle insurance, note the important points.

To insure a motor vehicle is important to anticipate the risk due to the high density traffic, and follow-up crime in the streets. In your insurance policy, there are some important points that must be the protection of the products listed in the insurance policy. Next tip of Garda Auto Insurance:

1. Insurance policy conditions. There are two types of insurance, the Total Loss Only (TLO) and the Comprehensive. For TLO, you only get insurance against the risk of loss / damage overall, and insurance losses if lost stolen vehicle. Comprehensive while, you get the insurance protection against loss / damage of part (Partial Loss) and overall (Total Loss), which is caused by the risk in the guaranteed insurance policy.

2. Note also the validity or the period of your insurance policy.

3. Mendapatan For more complete security protection, you can extend the warranty insurance your motor vehicle. Expanding the assurance that insurance can be added is, the flood and hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, volcanoes, hurly burly, terrorism and sabotage, accident and the driver, passenger or accident.

4. Make sure the garage or insurance company partner workshop is guaranteed the quality of work.

5. Types of vehicles, whether that is guaranteed in accordance with your policy. Types of vehicles that are not in accordance with the policy does not lead to dijaminnya losses that may arise.

6. Cost Risk Self (Own Risk) that you become a liability at times in the case of loss / damage to vehicles.

7. If a transition of ownership rights to the vehicle must be an insurance company at the latest 10 (ten) calendar days of the date of the ownership transition.

8. Report the claim losses selambatnya five (5) calendar days of the date of the incident.

With attention to important points, and expected no misunderstandings that occur between you and the insurance company. (Source: Okezone)

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

7-seater car The Best Favorite




Cars with seven people into the middle favorite at this time. Given the large capacity, its body design is very competitive with the saloon or MPV.

This time autoexpress edition 27 April 2009, trying to select some 7-seater cars which can be options.

Starting from the Fiat Doblo Family. In Europe the car is considered to be the most affordable in its class. The price ranges from Rp 203 million-an. The number of small mini-van, but is visible from the outside expensive.

Next, Peugeot Partner Tepee. Bandrolnya reach Rp 236 million and has an excess space can add up to a pair of seats again. Suitable for large families who are planning a holiday or even a long mudik.

How a little more expensive, there is still the Ford S-MAX. Product output the United States this valuable Rp 314 million-an. Price disanding considered feasible because one of the 7-seater and tertangguh.

On the Ford S-MAX, that these are still the Land Rover Discovery. This is a perfect blend with the MPV family car with a price of Rp 472 jut-an. However, that makes it special is the three-plus seats in the row behind the line.

Which you (and family) interested?
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Radiator car exhaust




Water radiator (water cooling system) the car needs to be replaced periodically. The goal, in addition to maintaining the corrosion, the ability coolant heat akan binding decreased in a certain time.

Generally, the replacement of water to the radiator after the car through every 40,000 km. Mengurasnya can be done alone. However, for new cars, the process does not vehicle production in 1990-an. Complexity because the hole is hidden and disposal need to use a screwdriver plus.

When using water coolant, do not keep changing brands. "We, the water radiator was replaced with the same brand or use the product's original manufacturer of the car," a Tri Handjono Santoso, Head Garage Nissan Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. It was, he added, to avoid chemical reactions due to differences in brands.

In addition, any material radiator needs to receive attention. Copper or aluminum is determining the type of water from the radiator.

These are the steps drain water to the radiator;
1. When the engine is cold, heat about 3-5 minutes so that the cooling system to revolve. Thus, the dirt does not settle at the bottom.

2. After that, open the radiator cap slowly. Then, continue with the open hole in the radiator disposal.

3. When you want to replace with another brand, close the hole and fill disposal radiator with water clear as pure water (water should grandfather in the blue bottle).

4. Turn the engine until the thermostat opens. Characteristics, can be seen in the water bersirkulasi hole in the radiator cap.

5. Turn off the engine and diamkan about 15 menut. Then, open the back hole in the radiator disposal. Perform steps repeatedly until the condition pengurasan water looks clear.

6. Then, fill the radiator with new coolant water.

7. Turn the engine back a little while to play gas pedal 2000 rpm. The goal is to minimize the rift air trapped in the system.

8. If water is reduced, add coolant to the radiator and close to full.

9. When the car was equipped with a bleeding bolts, you only need to open 1 / 4 rounds and let the machine work.

10. If air bubbles that have been changed out with bursts of water, immediately turn off the engine and close. That means that the replacement process has been completed. (Source: Kompas)

Monday, April 13, 2009

Reduce Bad Effects Sunlight




Often because of limited parking area roofed car diparkir forces land in open, exposed to direct sunlight. Cat and rubber-rubber two things the car is damaged because of the fast heat. Necessary care and treatment when the car is often directly exposed to sunlight.

Here are some things that need to be done to reduce the bad impact of the sun:

1. Sun sooner or later will lead to paint the car to be blurred. Up to shatter in pieces. Routinely protected with paint car paint pelapis to reduce the impact of bad terpaan sun. Body should do pemolesan car regularly.

2. Before leaving the parking lot, so tegakkanlah wiper rubber-rubber wiper does not touch directly with the car windshield. Glass hot akan makin ketidakelastisan rubber wiper speed. Surface of the rubber wiper becomes uneven and harden.

3. Protect pieces with glaze film. Glass film will reduce the radiation.

4. Remove items from the unstable in the cabin. As the lighter gas, perfume spray and the like. Cars that diparkir under the direct sun rays ubahnya not an oven. Because bodinya made of metal.

5. Decrease a little glass window (about 0.5 or 1 cm) so that the pressure and heat in the cabin is not too high. A high cabin temperatures can also trigger an outbreak vehicle windshield.

6. Do not flush liquid or water to body temperature and the glass when the body warm. Pinggirkan to the shade and wait for at least half an hour, if you will with it. Sprinkling liquid and glass when the body is still warm can lead to broken glass and cracked paint-cracked. (Source: Kapanlagi)