Routine maintenance for trucks

The trucks are big, bold and have great capabilities. They offer great appeal as family vehicles, as they provide a smoother, more comfortable ride, and have more safety features. Still, with so many options, it’s easy and tempting to buy a vehicle that exceeds your needs and budget.

Andrés Cordero, Nissan’s marketing manager, mentions that vans in general must be comfortable and in the case of work vans this feature is essential because customers spend all day in their vehicle. “In the case of Nissan, the seats have Zero Gravity technology, developed with NASA studies, which simulates the position of an astronaut, which is the position of the human being that generates less fatigue.”

In work vans, technology and driving aids are becoming increasingly sought-after features by customers, adds Cordero.

Don’t neglect oil changes

This is one of the most important things you can do to put together a long life for your pick-up, and indeed any vehicle. John Norton, Ford Mexico’s chief customer service engineer, recommends doing this every 7,500 km or every 6 months, whichever comes first, for 2008 and later model year trucks.

For older pick-ups with higher mileage, it is advisable, in addition to changing the oil, to also look at the oil filter, as well as choosing the correct oil, since the required viscosity of a new pick-up is not the same as that needed for a new one. pick-up already advanced in years.

Align and balance your tires

Changing the oil is also a good time to do other types of routine maintenance. For example, checking the alignment and balance of your tires every time you change your oil helps ensure even wear, since tires wear unevenly depending on your pickup’s transmission. It also depends on how you use your truck. If you use it for work on rough terrain, you will surely require tire alignment more frequently than if you drive it around town with light loads.

check fluids

In addition to engine oil, there are other fluids that are important to check for the correct operation of your pick-up, for example, engine coolant, especially important if you use your truck for cargo and work. It is also advisable to check the windshield washer fluid and, of course, the most important of all: the gasoline levels, whose level should never be below a quarter of the fuel tank capacity.

Pick-up trucks, in addition to being vehicles that, in many cases, serve us for daily chores, are more used for work activities, which means that for a small business it is very important that it be kept in proper working order or, otherwise, economic losses could begin to be generated.