This document provides guidance on performing a vehicle inspection by walking around the car and checking for tire condition, fluid levels, leaks, and abnormal sounds. Key things to check include tire pressure and wear, engine oil and coolant levels, brake fluid level and color, battery connections and electrolyte, power steering level and condition, automatic transmission fluid level with transmission at operating temperature, clutch fluid level, and washer fluid level.

1. Walk Around
Vehicle Inspection

2. Things to look for…
 Look at your tires as you approach
 Look under car for fluid leaks
– Condenser drain during the summer is
normal
 Smell for fuel leaks or burning oil
 Listen while driving for abnormal
sounds and note when they happen

3. What to Check?
 Tire condition
 Tire pressure

4. Fluid levels
 Engine oil level
 Coolant
– Always Check Cold

5. Fluid Levels
 Brake Fluid Level
– Also Check Color

6. Battery
 Check for
Corrosion and
loose connections
 Electrolyte levels

7. Power Steering
 Check level &
condition

8. Automatic Transmission Fluid
 Check with
transmission at
operating
temperature
 Do not over fill

9. Clutch Fluid Level
 Check level and
Condition
 Don’t confuse with
Brake Master
Cylinder!

10. Washer Fluid
 Check to see if it is
full
 Do not use straight
water! It will
freeze in winter
time!