What Are Car Service Parts? | DIY Car Service Parts | Middlewich

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March, 2019

What Are Car Service Parts?

Your car gets you from place to place every day, week and month of every year. Until something goes wrong. Then your car requires costly, time-consuming labour that stunts your routine and leaves you stranded.

How can you avoid this?

The best way to prevent your car from taking an unreliable turn for the worse is to keep it up to date with a regular service, during which your car service parts will be examined and, sometimes, replaced.

But the average vehicle contains approximately 30,000 car parts – far too many to test in one service. That’s why a car service covers vehicle parts that are most at risk of wear and tear, as well as parts that are likely to cause further damage to your car if they’re not replaced when damaged.

These components are car service parts.

In this blog post, you’ll find out which car parts will be examined in your service and discover how you can cut costs by building your own service parts kit.

The Service

The recommended frequency for your service depends on the age, make and model of your car. Most vehicles require servicing after a set number of years or at particular mileage intervals. Some modern cars display the next recommended service date on the electronic instrument panel.

During the service, each car part will be checked and, if damaged or worn, replaced. Mechanics typically offer tiered services for the level of inspection that you require. At the simplest level, these can be divided into standard services and major services. Major services cover all the checks made in standard services, plus an in-depth inspection of additional car parts.

Standard Service Car Parts

  • Car Engine Oil: lubricant to improve engine efficiency, lower fuel consumption, protect against corrosion and reduce carbon deposit.
  • Oil Filters: devices that filter impurities from the engine oil to prevent contamination and extend engine lifetime.
  • Air Filters: devices that filter dust and debris out of the car to protect the air inlet of the internal combustion engine.
  • Fuel Filters: devices that filter dust and rust particles out of fuel to avoid running issues.
  • Pollen/Cabin Filters: mechanically-driven sieves with carbon or electrostatic paper filters that trap dust and pollen to keep the vehicle fresh.
  • Spark Plugs: devices that spark electric currents in the combustion chamber to start petrol engines.
  • Glow Plugs: heating devices in the combustion chamber that start diesel engines.
  • Brakes and Brake Pads: discs and steel-backed plates that create friction to reduce vehicle speed.
  • Antifreeze: an ethylene-glycol-based liquid that lowers the freezing point of water in the car radiator to aid heat transfer and protect against corrosion.
  • Wiper Blades: legally-required windscreen wipers to remove rain, snow and ice from the windshield.
  • Bulbs: lightbulbs for the headlights, taillights, fog lights, signal lights and brake lights.
  • Car Battery: an automotive, rechargeable battery that supplies an electrical current to start the engine.

Additional Major Service Car Parts

  • Timing Belt/Cambelt: a synthetic rubber band in the internal combustion engine that synchronises crankshaft and camshaft rotations to open and close the engine valves.

Build Your DIY Car Service Kit

While some car parts can be checked and replaced easily, others require the expertise of a professional car mechanic. Either way, the cost-effective way to replace your car service parts is to source them from a trustworthy external supplier.

Knowing which car service parts to buy can be difficult. There is a wealth of options, each with variations for every car make and model, not to mention the benefits of different brands. How do you know where to begin?

The answer is: you don’t need to.

To save your time and efforts, DIY Car Service Parts have introduced a number plate lookup tool that will identify every service part you need to build your own car service kit.

Simply enter your car registration and get instant results from our stock of a quarter-of-a-million car parts. We’ll find the ones you need.

All DIY car service parts are manufactured by OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) or reliable aftermarket brands. Here are just a few of the brands that we stock.

About DIY Car Service Parts

Whether you’re changing your own car parts or saving costs by providing them to your local garage, DIY Car Service Parts is the ultimate site for easily identifying the vehicle parts that you need.

DIY Car Service Parts isn’t just about accessing car parts from the best brands at the lowest prices. With over 35 years’ experience in the automotive industry, we are experts in the car parts field. Our specialist team is on hand to answer any of your queries and offer valuable advice so that you can understand more about the ways that your car works and get savvy under the bonnet.

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