Damage to a car engine classified in three parts, ranging from mild, moderate, to severe. Now, for the heavy damage, there are four main causes (for the non-turbo engine). But if you care enough, know the features and functions of the vital components, as well as maintain and care for her, surely the damage can be prevented. Therefore, preventive action is required.

This vital damage and preventifnya step.

“Overheat”
For modern machines are equipped with computers, when the operating temperature exceeds the limit of work, then the computer will automatically switch off to protect the engine by gradually. For example, the computer will stop working AC compressor, goes into safe mode (safe mode), until the moment the engine stopped completely.

However, machines of the 1990s era has not equipped computers. Overheat symptoms can be detected by the appearance of symptoms during accelerated knocking.

* Step preventive
Check the cooling system and the amount of engine oil regularly. Note the time the engine temperature indicator comes knocking, and soon tepikan car.

Oil leaks
Decreasing the amount of engine oil will cause a drastic friction on moving parts. The impact, high engine temperature (overheat) and exceptional wear. The cause is damage to the drain cover bolts oil hit by hard objects, or conditions of sil-sil in the engine not good. There should also be mandatory for oil indicator on the dash that lights up when the lack of lubricant.

* Step preventive
Check the oil regularly. Do not underestimate the burning oil indicator. That suggests that the oil pump to lose pressure.

“Water hammer“
Water is sucked into the engine due to hit the high water. Water is far denser than air, to meet the engine, would not be pressure while running in the compression step. In the closed valve condition, water pressure will destroy the weakest component in the engine, the piston.

* Step preventive
Know the height of the air inlet on the engine. Never started when the engine died in the floods. Open spark plugs, and then start the engine to remove water in the engine.

“Timing belt”
Function as a crutch as aligning rotation and valves so that they do not collide. However, when the fatal belt connecting the two mechanisms is broken suddenly. Damage is inevitable because the piston will strike the valve is in open position.

If it happens in high-rev engine, the engine block can be broken. This condition can be minimized if you know the damage that occurred. Engine with low compression ratio or a turbocharger or supercharger has tended to have less chance of damage.

* Step preventive
Replace timing belt on a regular basis according to the recommendations. Accelerate the replacement of timing belt when the frequency of automobile traffic through the high street