How to check A second hand car | Engine condition | Smoke problem in car

 

Things to Remember when buying a Second Hand car .

Remember Engine is the heart of the car and it should be In perfect condition no matter how old car is.

How to check a car engine:-

1.                        First start the engine and leave it for 5 min until then check the body and dents and for Rust..

           

       2.       Then open the hood of the car and check the engine oil condition and engine oil level .

Then take the dip stick of oil level and open the engine oil cap and leave it open and now rev the engine slowly and hardly .

 If any oil or smoke comes from the holes then leave the car look for another car because the engine is weak and piston rings or pistons needs to be replaced.

3.                        When you open the engine oil cap watch the cap carefully there should be no milky and sludge things if there is any then the owner didn’t maintained the car so well,

check for any kind of engine oil leaks if the engine is super clean then owner washed it recently but he can’t erase the oil marks go for a drive for 30-40  minutes then you can see the leaks.

4.                        If there is no oil then check all the oils like washer fluid , break oil , coolant level they are all well and then go to back of the car and rev the engine to it’s full RPM and check for any silencer smoke if you are checking any diesel engine initially you will see some smoke but after sometime you will not , in petrol engine if the engine is good then you will not see any kind of smoke from the starting but you will see water coming from silencer that is a sign of very good engine only in petrol engine.

  there are three types of smokes :-

(1)      Black : it means over fuel supply or turbo problems.

(2)      White : it means there is problem with the Head Gasket of the car , the coolant is burning with the fuel and you can check this by looking the radiator it will have oily substance.

Good Head Gasket sign, clean and no oily substance in Radiator .

Bad or Blown Head Gasket sign oily substance and visible oil in radiator cap.

(3)      Blue : It means there is problem with the engine pistons and rings , rings are loose and engine oil is burning and don’t take a car which have this problem.

5.                        Then check the interior and check if there is any check light engine and any kind of light except parking break and seat  belt warning and use every button like power windows , use vipers, use indicators, A.C , and everything .

6.                        If everything is all right then take it for a drive at least 20-30 KM mix city and highway

7.                        Check the steering is free , breaks are good and car doesn’t misbehave when you apply it hard , leave the steering and the car should go straight and feel the clutch and when you are done driving it open the engine bay and check everything again 03.

8.                        If everything is alright ask for original RC and match Engine no, chassis no .

IMPORTANT POINTS : Don’t show the owner that you are so existed and always negotiate if you don’t know how to negotiate then take your friend or family member who knows.

When you check everything by yourself then take the car to the service centre and tell them to check the car and they will check it If they charge you give it good to be in safer side.

Check the car so carefully if you are buying a car from dealer because they know very well how to manipulate engine and they will set the engine It will run properly for like a month but then it will have problems.