Often, when getting ready for a trip, many people forget to take care of unforeseen situations that can happen to the car on the road.
Going out into nature, on a road trip, or just getting ready to hit the road, every car owner should take care of their vehicle - at least check the level of technical fluids, fuel, and tire pressure. Often, most people limit themselves to this.
If all drivers know about the need for scheduled maintenance, only a few are aware that there is also unscheduled, seasonal, and daily maintenance. And all this is to avoid unforeseen situations and costly consequences.
When planning a long journey, it is advisable to inspect the car and, if necessary, perform diagnostics. The operating manual of every car specifies maintenance and inspection intervals, as well as correction factors for the stated values.
Trips over any distance on domestic roads are mainly a test for suspension components. In urban driving conditions, another, no less ominous threat lurks for the car - failure of the power unit. It would seem, why? - there are no high loads on the engine, no high speeds. Exactly! - there is no regular movement and stable cooling. Therefore, especially in hot weather, in the city you can see more and more cars with steam coming from under the hood.
It's good if the car "boiled over" near civilization and the driver was able to take the right measures to preserve the engine, which is not always the case. It is much worse if a serious breakdown happens far from home and especially from a car service center.
The circulation of fluid in the car's cooling system is provided by the water pump. If the water pump is faulty, the car's engine quickly overheats and boils. It is not always easy to diagnose a fault in the cooling system yourself, because the cause of "boiling" and car failure can be both a stuck-closed thermostat and a broken hydraulic pump.
With improved MEYLE-HD parts from the German company Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG, you can forget not only about premature repairs but also extend the service interval altogether.
According to statistics, more than 90% of water pumps have to be replaced due to coolant leaks. If the seal does not perform its function well, coolant can seep into the bearing and wash out the lubricant, thereby causing its destruction. The correct choice of high-quality individual components is decisive for the quality of water pumps.
Water pumps for CDI engines from Mercedes-Benz, equipped with Common Rail direct fuel injection systems, have long become a byword. If things are going well with the legendary "million-mile" CDI engines, their successors have a number of drawbacks. In particular, German engineers at Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG, analyzing samples of failed original parts, identified several key problems and set about solving them.
The issue of the limited service life of original water pumps due to high loads was solved by using effective seals and high-quality roller bearings designed for high loads. This approach eliminates potential coolant leaks, the occurrence of noise, and minimizes the need for frequent access to the unit and its maintenance.
The improved MEYLE-HD hydraulic pump will allow owners of popular Mercedes-Benz C and E class cars (W/S 202, 203, 210) to get rid of unnecessary hassle and reduce the number of visits to service stations. The list of cars that are "prone to problems" and can be equipped with the improved MEYLE-HD pump also includes most MB Sprinter and first-generation Vito vehicles (W901-905, W638).
The cause of water pump failure can be not only the quality of its manufacture but also the characteristics of the coolant used. With poor cooling system maintenance, erosion of the impeller or pump chamber is possible. Components subjected to erosion can reduce the coolant flow to the point of engine overheating. Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG recommends using MEYLE coolant and maintaining the ratio of antifreeze and distilled water in the mixture.
Prepared by the international marketing agency "AGV-Aftermarket".
