Take care of your car this winter with these car maintenance tips!

Winter has officially arrived! That means the temperature should get colder here in Orlando. With colder weather, your car might have some issues with adjusting. Well, you’re in luck! We’ve put together a list of some useful car maintenance tips that will help prevent or get rid of car troubles you may have this season. 

Winter car maintenance tips that’ll make your life easier

Tip #1 - Avoid frozen windshield wipers

If you get to your car and notice that your windshield wipers are frozen to the windshield itself, you probably won’t be too happy. You can prevent this from happening by lifting the wipers up. You then place some old socks on top of them! The socks will prevent them from getting frozen and sticking.

Tip #2 - Get rid of the fog on your windows

There are a couple of ways to deal with foggy windows. If you’re looking to remove the fog, you can use a can of shaving cream on the inside of the window. Just put it on and wipe it away. The fog should be gone!

If you want to prevent fog from occurring, pour some kitty litter into an old sock and leave it in the car. It’ll absorb the moisture that occurs. An added bonus is that it’ll absorb some smells too.

Tip #3 - Clear away an icy windshield

You’re in a rush to get to work or school and you see that your windshield is frozen. Have no fear! There’s a few easy car maintenance tricks to know to clear your icy windshield. Some of these tricks include:

• Using cold water to turn the ice into mush. You should NEVER use hot water on a frozen windshield. The rapid change in temperature could shatter your windshield.
• Turn on the car so you can run the defroster. It should only take a few minutes for the windows to warm up enough to melt the ice.

Tip #4 - Keep track of your tires

Something that will happen when the temperature drops is a drop in your tires’ air pressure. It’s typical for tires to lose one psi for every ten degree drop in temperature. If you want to check your car tires before getting on the road, you can purchase a tire pressure gauge to use yourself.

Have an wonderful winter in Orlando

We hope that these winter car maintenance tips will help make dealing with winter in Orlando a little bit easier. You can find more service information by contacting our Toyota of Orlando service team at (407) 298-0001.

From everyone here at Toyota of Orlando, we hope that you have a wonderful holiday and winter season!