You know the importance of cleaning your car to keep it looking good and performing. How many times, however, have you taken the time to clean the undercarriage? You're making a mistake if you don't.
Let's be honest. The phrase "out of sight, out of mind" is about as accurate as it gets these days. If you can't see it, you tend to ignore it. This is exactly what happens when it comes to washing your car. Oh, the sides and tops look great, but what about the engine compartment and undercarriage? Can you even remember the last time they were cleaned?
The engine is an obvious need, but why is it import to clean the undercarriage? There are a number of reasons. First off, the undercarriage of a car is where a lot of the heat removal occurs. The oil pan sits on the bottom of your engine and heat dissipates through it. The same goes for your transmission and the high friction elements of the suspension. As air rushes by under the car, the heat is pulled away and the parts are cooled.
As you might imagine, the bottom of your car gets incredibly dirty. Dirt and gunk sprays up under the car when you drive through a puddle. Roads are naturally oily and this oil sprays up on the undercarriage. Parts of your car have leaks, which also end up underneath. If you live in an area where icy roads are salted in the winter, that salt is accumulating in the undercarriage area. All and all, the bottom of your car takes a beating and you need to clean it every so often to keep it from causing problems.
The best way to clean the bottom of the car is to have it professionally done. By the time you think to do it, the bottom may already be a mess of caked on gunk that will take some serious cleaning. If you prefer to have a go at it yourself, drive the front wheels up onto three foot ramps. Now sit down at the front and start spraying. Work from the center of the car out to the wheels. Look for creases where junk can accumulate and really concentrate on them.
Cleaning the bottom of your car every three to six months is a smart move if you want it to last. You can stop things from overheating and cut the source of rust off at the knees before it rots your car from the inside out.
Dirk Gibson writes about high performance auto parts for the online parts site DCJAutoParts.com
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