Company presents the main impacts and recommendations on how to protect the car from damage caused in the coldest season of the year
São Paulo, June 2023 - Because of the arrival of the coldest season of the year, a Niterra, Japanese multinational owner of the NGK and NTK brands and specialist in components for ignition systems, shares four important tips that involve preventive measures to be adopted by drivers to anticipate possible damage and wear and tear on the vehicle. They are::
- Maintain regularly: in general, The main problems affecting vehicles in winter are::
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- Difficulty starting the engine;
- Oil contamination - occurs when condensed fuel on the cylinder walls oozes and contaminates the lubricant;
- Catalyst contamination - moment when the unburned fuel exits through the exhaust manifold and settles on the walls of the catalytic converter;
- Possibility of oxygen sensor breakage (lambda probe) due to thermal shock.
"Oftentimes, The simple check of the operation of a part or component has a reduced cost and prevents future inconvenience in the use of the vehicle", explains Hiromori Mori, Niterra Technical Assistance Consultant.
- Avoid starting the engine when starting fails: The action can soak the car's candles and totally compromise its performance. During the winter, with temperatures below 17°C, The engines present greater difficulty to combust and continue with their normal operation. Mori's suggestion is to turn off the car and wait until the fuel evaporates.
- 3. Check the cold start system, Ignition and Injection: Low temperatures make it difficult to atomize the fuel, causing the formation of liquids that have greater difficulty to combust. "If the system is not working properly it will cause difficulties or even make it impossible to start cold. In such cases, just check the correct functioning of the injection system, ignition and cold start", Says
4. Keep an eye on fuel level: for vehicles that do not have an indication light on the dashboard, the gasoline consumption of this reservoir is very low and, No brazil, during the temperature drop season, its capacity is reduced. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting., The supply of the system occurs one to two times in this period.
"For those who have a flex vehicle, An additional care is, after changing fuel, percorrer de 10 a 15 quilômetros antes de desligar o motor por um longo período. This is because it is necessary for the engine control system to recognize the new fuel.", informs Mori.
Recommended solutions
In addition to the care and maintenance that must be carried out regularly, Niterra has solutions that can help drivers and mechanics during the coldest days, such as:
- Customer service focused on guidance and items that the customer can measure for their trusted mechanic to examine in the vehicle;
- Personalized service addressed to mechanics with information about the differences between systems, How to check components and know which parts (part codes) should be applied;
- Auto Parts Support Service, distributors and their customers.
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For more information about Niterra's services, access the site.
