Okay. So I've got a few maintenance questions. I just got my very first car the end of November. It came with 194 thousand miles on it. And now it's got 199 thousand. It's just the base model. Before I get to the questions I must say I don't know much at all about cars. I've only ever changed the oil including the filter. Okay now here's the questions.
What basic maintenance should I do on it? I know to change the oil every 3000 miles but what else is there? I want to be able to keep this car for as long as I possibly can.
I may or may not come back and add more questions if I think of anymore. A little side question here. Which radios would be compatible with my car? I'm missing my front driver side speaker and I want to change radios and all the speakers in my car. So which should I get?
Thanks. -Nick
- I've got an anti-freeze leak. What's the best way to find it?
- It smokes white a bit. What could it be and how could it be fixed if it even needs it? I just changed the oil so it's not bad oil.
- My blinkers sometimes don't work but if I lightly push my emergency blinkers without turning them on the blinkers work again while I hold the button.
- When I accelerate I hear a kind of whistle or jingle noise like a bell. Any idea what that could be? Some guy at a gas station said his '02 Impala whistled too.
- When it's just idling the engine gets bogged down for a second or two. I don't know if a little water got in the gas from condensation or if that's even possible.
- My passenger window wiper (which stopped working) hits the seat in the bottom of the window so it makes a banging noise while it's on. I was told the motor is going out.
What basic maintenance should I do on it? I know to change the oil every 3000 miles but what else is there? I want to be able to keep this car for as long as I possibly can.
I may or may not come back and add more questions if I think of anymore. A little side question here. Which radios would be compatible with my car? I'm missing my front driver side speaker and I want to change radios and all the speakers in my car. So which should I get?
Thanks. -Nick