Five Essentials of Truck Maintenance

Only by regularly maintaining the various components of the truck can the service life of the truck be extended. Today, we have summarized some misconceptions about engine maintenance and organized five key maintenance points, hoping to provide assistance to everyone.

Regular maintenance

Regular maintenance of the engine is very important, many professional maintenance personnel said that 50% of the vehicle failure is due to insufficient engine maintenance. Engine maintenance can play a vital role in extending the lifespan of the vehicle.

Not only do you need to take care of your engine during regular maintenance periods, but you also need to do some checking and maintenance of the engine parts when driving through areas that are particularly humid or dusty.

Oil deterioration and clogged oil filters

The oil quality of the grease can change over the course of use and may cause all sorts of problems for the engine.

When oil passes through the fine holes of the oil filter element, solid particles and viscous matter in the oil accumulate in the filter. If the filter is clogged, the oil cannot pass through the filter element smoothly, prompting faster engine wear and increased internal pollution. Therefore, regular replacement of the oil filter is equally important.

Clogged air filter element

The air intake system of the engine mainly consists of two parts: the air filter element and the intake piping. Depending on the usage, the air filter element should be cleaned regularly. The air filter element should normally be replaced with a new one after 3 cleanings, and the cleaning cycle can be determined by the air quality in the daily driving area.

Dirty air intake ducts

If the vehicle is often driven in the dusty, poor air quality road areas, you should pay attention to cleaning the intake piping to ensure that the air intake is smooth. Intake piping is very important for the normal operation of the engine, if the intake piping is too dirty, it will lead to a decline in efficiency, which will make the engine can not run in the normal range of output power, and exacerbate the wear and aging of the engine.

Excessive crankcase oil sludge

When the engine is running, the unburned gas, acid, moisture, sulfur and nitrogen oxides enter the crankcase through the gap between the piston ring and the cylinder wall, so that it is mixed with the metal powder produced by the wear and tear of the parts, forming oil sludge.

A small amount of oil sludge can be suspended in the oil, when a large amount of precipitation from the oil, blocking the filter and oil holes, resulting in engine lubrication difficulties, thereby increasing engine wear.