How to Prepare Your Car for Winter

I dearly love my hubby, but sometimes this girl has to take auto maintenance into her own hands.

Here is a checklist of auto maintenance that I try to go through each spring and fall…

• Tires, if you have all season tires, check the tread, if not, consider purchases winter tires
• Oil Change (if you are due for one)
• Replace air filter (Annually or about every 15,000 miles)
• Check:
• Coolant
• Brake Fluid
• Power Steering Fluid
• Windshield washer fluid (I use the kind with de-icer for winter)
• Consider a coolant flush if your vehicle is past 75,000 miles and you have not had one
• Around 75,000 it is also a good idea to get a a fuel system cleaning




• Pull out mats and sweep
• Vaccum trunk
• If you have leather interior treat it with cleaner protectant

Dyson sells a kit with attachments designed for car cleaning

If you live up north like I do and Emergency Car Kit is a great idea…

• Blankets
• Snacks
• Extra gloves
• Extra outfit for my son
• Pair of snowboots
• Emergency snow shovel
• Cat litter/ice salt (in case you get stuck)
• Can of De-Icer
• Roadside assistance kit (or, at minimum, jumper cables)