How to check the mileage of the car

When you buy a used car, then one of the most important parameters is the real mileage of the car. The quality of the parts depends on it and how soon it will be necessary to carry out repairs. Check mileage is today a real headache for car enthusiasts, because often sellers try to give cars with a large figure for almost new ones. How to check car mileage?

For the testimony is the device called "odometer". It can be mechanical and electronic. How to change the readings of a mechanical odometer, today only a lazy, uninterested person does not know. Invented a lot of different ways and adaptations. For example, an electric drill. But the essence of this does not change. The counter is unscrewed back or forward to the indications that are necessary for the seller.

Previously it was believed that the check of the mileage of the electronic odometer is not needed, but here one can be disappointed. There is a device that connects to the on-board computer, and within minutes there is absolutely any indication. This loophole left for the vendors producers, without knowing it. Consider the situation when the odometer broke down. It, of course, is replaced, but it is necessary to expose the real mileage of the car. So the manufacturer thinks, and he, of course, is right. But how to do that? To do this, they specifically left the service connector, about which the second-hand dealers learned. Now they use it to sell used cars more expensively.

If you have a familiar auto mechanic, then it's better to take it with you to inspect the car. Those who repair and service the car professionally, know where and what to watch. Check mileage is one of the first things they consider necessary. For other motorists who are unlucky to acquire such an acquaintance, we will reveal some secrets.

First, it is necessary to find out in which service center the car was previously serviced. In such institutions, odometer readings are always recorded in reporting documents. If the car does not have a service history, it is better to refrain from buying it. Secondly, it is necessary to pay attention to the dashboard of the car. If it bears traces of dismantling, then most likely the odometer numbers have been changed. Third, in order to change the electronic odometer reading, solder the device wires to the service terminals. Excess solder on them also indicates a change in mileage.

If nothing is found that indicates the substitution of the electronic odometer readings, you can also check the vehicle's control unit. All indications are recorded in it. But it can also be reprogrammed, however, this is a very time-consuming and expensive operation, so it is rarely resorted to.

Checking the car's mileage is a time-consuming and nervous process. If you decide to buy a used car, then also look at the secondary signs of continued operation. Should be wary abrasion of the cabin in the vicinity of windows, seats, steering, levers, blurred glasses of headlights. Pay attention to the state of the windshield, as well as to other small things, which initially do not catch your eye. The more carefully you inspect the car, the less chance you will have to buy a car on the verge of repair, or even completely suitable only for recycling.