After entering 2022, the price of gasoline can be said to be a straight line climb, 92 gasoline prices reached 8.72 yuan / L, 95 gasoline steadily broke through 9 yuan / L, in the face of high oil prices, many car owners choose to "seal the car", but do you know, "the car is not bad, but it can definitely be bad", if you really choose not to drive for a long time (more than two months), you must do these four preparations, which can make the car less damaged or free of damage.
Preparation 1: Cut off the negative electrode of the power supply
Don't think that "the car is locked after not running electricity", even if the car is locked, there will still be some dark current inside the car, some electronic control units in the car are still working, such as engine anti-theft devices, driving recorder equipment, ECU /TCU storage control units, etc., these control units will consume the power of the car battery, in general, the battery will be consumed after two months.
Now the battery used in the car is generally a lead battery, after being "starved", it will completely die, the battery's charge has dropped significantly, and in severe cases, it will even be directly "necrotic", so, in any case, the owner can not consume the battery's power clean. If our vehicle does not drive for a long time, we must cut off the negative electrode of the battery, which can effectively prevent the battery from losing power.
Preparation 2: Stop on the flat road and release the handbrake
The vehicle does not open for a long time, the owner can find a horizontal road surface to park, release the handbrake, switch to P gear, if you are worried about the vehicle slipping, you can use stones or bricks to pad the tire.
To explain the following reasons, when the handbrake is working for a long time, the pulling line of the handbrake will be non-plastic deformation, resulting in the pulling line becoming longer, thus affecting the braking effect of the handbrake; in addition, if the brake pad is in contact with the brake disc for a long time, it will accelerate the oxidation effect of the brake pad, the brake pad is seriously rusty, and in serious cases, the brake pad and the brake disc are adhesion, resulting in the vehicle's brake pad cannot be released normally.
Preparation 3: Support the vehicle with a jack
When the car is parked for a long time, the vehicle tire and chassis suspension will bear the downward force (car gravity) for a long time, the weight of the car is very heavy (more than 1 ton), it will cause the tire, the wheel deformed, so that the tire is out of round, in this case, the owner not only has to change the tire, but also to change the wheel hub; for the chassis suspension system of the vehicle, for a long time to bear a single force, the suspension system will also be unbalanced, thus affecting the driving stability of the vehicle.
Therefore, if our vehicle is parked for a long time, the owner is best to use the jack (turn) to support the vehicle, so that the vehicle's four tires leave the ground, which can make the tires, wheels, and chassis free from damage.
Preparation 4: Thoroughly wash the vehicle and stop the vehicle in a ventilated position
The owner must thoroughly clean the vehicle, such as dust in the car and food residue in the car. After a long time of parking, the air in the car can not circulate normally, the food in the car will be mildew, easy to attract mice, cockroaches, rats, cockroaches are not terrible, but if the vehicle wire is bitten off, it is not worth the loss.
In addition, after the vehicle is parked for a long time, the paint will oxidize and turn white, and the metal of the body is easy to rust, but if in a humid environment, the oxidation and corrosion rate of the metal will be doubled, so the owner should not park the vehicle in the airtight underground garage, it is best to choose to park at the vent position.
All in all, the car is not broken, but it can definitely be broken, if for personal reasons, the owner must park the vehicle for a long time, you can refer to the above four suggestions!