For me buying was the easy part.
As the seller delivered me the Jeep, the first thing he did was open the hood and check on the radiator. The coolant was leaking at the joint. So he applied m-seal to stop the leak and asked me to check on it throughout the 400+ kms drive I was about to start. Meanwhile others had asked me to carry hoses and belts and rings and what not. And I thought to myself, welcome to the wild side!
Living with cars is a very easy, fill up petrol, check on oil, check the air, do periodic service and you will get along fine. One doesn't have to be technical to own and live with a car. But Jeep is another matter altogether.
And now I had a Jeep and I didn't know anything about it. And I had a leaking radiator and weak brakes waiting to be fixed. So I spent all my spare time last week understanding how an automobile cooling system works, and how the entire braking system works. Something I never bother to learn before. With the Jeep I had to understand that, before I visited the mechanic. That knowledge came in very handy as I discussed with the mechanic, I could understand his jargon and also ask intelligent questions instead of just nod at everything. BTW, last month after I decided to buy a diesel jeep, I spent a week understanding how a DI and an IDI engine works. So this is turning out to be a very educational experience.
First, I want to understand what I am looking at when I open the hood. After that I can learn about how to maintain it.
1) Brake fluid reservoir
2) Air intake? where is the air filter...
3) Engine
4) Brake master cylinder?
5) ?
6) Fuse box (sorry no cover)
7) Coolant overflow tank
Radiator
9) Fan
10) Battery
11) ?
12) ? (exhaust...)
13) Heat sink?
14) ?
15) ?
16) Oil check rod
So help me guys, fill in the blanks
As the seller delivered me the Jeep, the first thing he did was open the hood and check on the radiator. The coolant was leaking at the joint. So he applied m-seal to stop the leak and asked me to check on it throughout the 400+ kms drive I was about to start. Meanwhile others had asked me to carry hoses and belts and rings and what not. And I thought to myself, welcome to the wild side!
Living with cars is a very easy, fill up petrol, check on oil, check the air, do periodic service and you will get along fine. One doesn't have to be technical to own and live with a car. But Jeep is another matter altogether.
And now I had a Jeep and I didn't know anything about it. And I had a leaking radiator and weak brakes waiting to be fixed. So I spent all my spare time last week understanding how an automobile cooling system works, and how the entire braking system works. Something I never bother to learn before. With the Jeep I had to understand that, before I visited the mechanic. That knowledge came in very handy as I discussed with the mechanic, I could understand his jargon and also ask intelligent questions instead of just nod at everything. BTW, last month after I decided to buy a diesel jeep, I spent a week understanding how a DI and an IDI engine works. So this is turning out to be a very educational experience.
First, I want to understand what I am looking at when I open the hood. After that I can learn about how to maintain it.
1) Brake fluid reservoir
2) Air intake? where is the air filter...
3) Engine
4) Brake master cylinder?
5) ?
6) Fuse box (sorry no cover)
7) Coolant overflow tank
Radiator9) Fan
10) Battery
11) ?
12) ? (exhaust...)
13) Heat sink?
14) ?
15) ?
16) Oil check rod
So help me guys, fill in the blanks
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