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Essential Items to have in your Cars Toolkit
Essential Items to have in your Cars Toolkit
We never know when we are going to breakdown and a few simple tools in the car will often mean we can get the car going again. You certainly don`t want to be carrying a full set of tools so we have thrown out all the non essential and come up with a list of the most useful tools and repair items to carry in your car.
Bottle of engine oil - 1 liter of oil can be enough to top up if you get dangerously low and the oil warning light goes on. Running out of oil WILL cause the engine to seize up. You can also use the engine oil to help lubricate seized nuts and screws and can make the difference between undoing something and fixing it or being stuck at the side of the road.
Screwdrivers - A Phillips cross head and flat screwdriver that will fit most of the screws in the car. When choosing a screwdriver make sure it is good quality - the last thing you want is for the screwdrivers end to burr off the screw or worse just break on you.
A Swiss Army knife - is also a helpful addition to a tool kit especially if it has a saw and few good sharp blades.
Socket set - Each car probably only has 2 or 3 main bolt sizes so make sure that you have the correct sizes with you, carrying smaller and larger socket sizes is just a waste of space and adds to the cars weight.
Metallic tape - This is great for fixing exhausts and a double wrap over a hole can enable you to limp home without filling the car with dangerous exhaust fumes. Metallic tape is also good for sealing leaking water hoses and air hoses - again use a double wrap around the area. Gaffer, or elephant tape are also good to carry with you at all times but will not stand up
