Your car is like your body; you feed your body food to keep it functioning. The same way your car needs fuel to keep going. You need rest, so does your car. You need water to stay hydrated and have energy. Similarly, your car needs its set of fluids to stay hydrated and function at its best possible capacity. With the season change comes temperature change. With the varying temperature in Malaysia, comes more car requirements. This change demands you to give better nutrition to your car. Nutrition in terms of appropriate and sufficient fluids for your vehicle.

It is necessary to keep yourself hydrated especially in Malaysia; it is just as essential to keep your car hydrated. This hydration becomes a bigger deal in summers. Similarly, it becomes a bigger deal to keep your car even more hydrated in the summer season.

Your cars function on a lot of fluids. These fluids like engine oil, brake oil, clutch fluid etc., ensure the proper, smooth and safe functioning of your four-wheeler. Some of the fluids are even responsible for the working of your car, without them, it is impossible to give a start to your car. Hydrating your car means keeping a timely check on these fluids, changing them regularly, getting them regularly inspected etc. GoMechanic Malaysia offers you a variety of car services to keep your car up-to-date.

Let us see some of the ways which ensure your car’s best functioning by keeping it hydrated. Here is a list of car fluids that will help you keep your car hydrated!

1. Transmission Fluid

One of the most critical parts of any vehicle is its Transmission System, that runs on transmission fluid. In simplest terms, Transmission Fluid is responsible for providing speed to the gear. Some of its functions are smoothing the mechanical parts, fluid pressure maintenance, cooling, preventing oxidation and rust, etc. It is essential to keep a healthy check on your car’s transmission fluid as it has the potential to overheat the vehicle. Overheating leads to a shorter life of your transmission and other parts as well because a poor transmission has a negative effect on other car parts, in the end, leading to long-run and high-key damage to your car.

2. Engine Oil

The engine of your car functions half because of the Engine Oil. Another name for engine oil is motor oil. The main feature of Engine Oil in the car is to keep all the vehicle’s metal parts lubricated. It keeps the car functioning well under high temperatures. So, you can imagine what would happen if there is an issue with it or a lack of Engine Oil in the car. Your car will run at a low speed, and it will start to grind, stall etc. Engine Oil is one of the most essential car fluids which keeps the vehicle hydrated. Therefore, changing it timely is essential. You can always opt for the Engine Oil Top-up with any of the GoMechanic workshops across Malaysia.

3. Differential Fluid

Differential oil is the fluid that makes sure the differential part of any four-wheeler is working in its best possible manner. This differential fluid makes sure that your car is running smoothly and safely, especially under high pressure. The average time to change your vehicle’s differential fluid is every time your car completes a 50,000-mile journey. Inadequate engine oil in the vehicle can lead to severe damage and massive accidents. Hence, it is vital to keep a check on it and to solve this problem for its Malaysian Clientele GoMechanic offers the Car Fluids Check Service.

4. Clutch Fluid

There is not much difference between Clutch Fluid and Brake Fluid. The Clutch Fluid is responsible for allowing the driver in the car to switch from one gear to another. Gear is responsible for speed change and pick-up. Therefore, it becomes important to check the condition of the Hydraulic Fluid in your car and charge it timely. If not changed and checked on a regular basis, this fluid has the potential of damaging and tightening the clutch of your car. Resulting in problems with gear changing. Further leading to poor pick-up and other long-run issues with your car. GoMechanic recommends getting your car serviced and inspected frequently to avoid any serious grievances.

5. Antifreeze

The antifreeze of your car is also called Coolant. As the name suggests, it helps ensure that the radiator of your car is not freezing or overheating when functioning in extremely low and high temperatures. In case of an improper check of the Coolant, you might face decreased engine efficiency or smoke emission. Further shutting off the engine of your car and resulting in improper functioning. Therefore, it is required to take care of your car just as much as you would of any other person or item in your house. In order to keep your four-wheeler functioning and running at its best potential, make sure to keep it hydrated at all times by keeping a regular check on all these fluids.

Having mentioned what precautions need to be taken, Now, we present you the solution to all these as GoMechanic’s Custom Services, which includes all the necessary services for your car in Malaysia.