Name: 本物の英単語。車の手入れをする (Real English Vocabulary: Taking care of your car)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T07:53:12.000Z
Duration: 14 min 23 s
Description: VoiceTubeの動画で発音を聞きながら英語表現を覚えよう！学べる英語：

In today's video, we're going to
look at basic car maintenance.

Now, some of you are thinking: "Okay, I don't
really need to know this because I don't have

a car", but it's always a good idea to know
as much as you can about as much as you can,

And keep in mind: It's still English,
so it's still a good idea to listen.

And you never know when you may be able to
help a friend or family member with his or

Now, I'm not going to get too serious about
this; I'm just going to give you the general

things you need to keep in mind when you're
looking at your car; a little bit inside,

a little bit outside, get a general idea
of how to take care of your vehicle.

So, the first thing you
want to do always...

Or every once in a while, depends on the situation,
depends on how old your car is: You want to

"Fluid" is basically any liquid,
anything that flows throughout your car.

Well, you have a little oil tube sticking
out of your engine, it has a dipstick - so,

basically you pull it out, you clean it with
some tissue, you put it back in, and then

you pull it out again and then it shows you
how much you have; what the level of the oil

To check all of these things or most of them,
they each have their own little dipstick.

So make sure you know where the
dipstick is to check your levels.

Now, if you're driving and you have
windshield wipers, you also make sure...

You always want to make sure you
have enough windshield washer fluid.

So, when you press on the
windshield washers...

That fills up; make
sure you have enough.

Especially, for example, you live in Canada,
in the winter when the streets are full of

snow and ice and salt, and they come on your
window, if you don't have this fluid, you

Once in a while check
your transmission fluid.

Now, your transmission is
what makes the engine...

The power from the engine comes to the
transmission and it basically turns your tires.

Most people, actually, these days
have an automatic transmission.

You put in drive and you go; you don't
have to think about all the gears.

Some people still have manual transmission
where you put it into first gear, second gear,

third gear, fourth gear, fifth gear, etc., you
have your clutch that you have to engage.

So this is your transmission;
that's what makes the wheels turn.

Make sure there's enough fluid so
you don't kill your transmission.

Make sure there's enough fluid in there so
the brakes engage and you can actually stop

Make sure there's always enough
coolant in the radiator.

The radiator is that part of the engine that
keeps it cool; it doesn't let it get too hot.

So the coolant is a special type of fluid
that flows through the radiator, it cools

as it works, and it goes back into the
engine, keeps the engine nice and cool.

Make sure you have gas;
no gas, no driving.

Even electric cars still
use some gas, right?

Then always make sure that your car is
fully equipped with the tools it needs.

Now, you have a tire, here; imagine
that's a tire on your car.

The thing that keeps the tire connected to
the car, these things here-there's four or

It's usually in your trunk with
your spare tire or underneath it.

Make sure you have one
that properly works.

If you have a lock on these lugs, make
sure you have the lock so you can open it.

A jack is the thing that you put under your
car, and you pump, pump, pump, and it raises

If you have a flat tire and you need to replace
it, you put your jack underneath, you pump

it, raise the car; lug wrench, take
off the lugs, take off the tire.

You might have to take
off a hubcap first.

The hubcap is a cover; some cars
have them, some cars don't.

You take off the tire, put on the spare, put
the lugs back, tighten them, lower the jack,

Jumper cables are cables that you can connect
from your battery to another car's battery.

If your battery is dead and you can't start your
car, you connect the jumper cables, somebody

If your car is not turning on, you think the
battery is dead, maybe you left the lights

on all night, find a stranger and ask him:
"Can you give me a jump?" or "Can you give

They connect the cables, turn on
the engine, you're good to go.

Make sure you have a pressure gauge to check
your tires; make sure there's enough air in

the tires, and check for, again,
PSI - pounds per square inch.

It might be written on the
tire, you can see how many...

If you open your car door, on the side, it
will also say how much PSI your tires need;

So, the front of the car, in most cars, there's
the front of the car, you lift the hood and