Chapter 4: What to Look for When Bu USED-CAR INSPECTION CHECKLIST 9 a Used Car 55 Make, Model & Year: Odometer Mileage: Owner: Asking Price Address: Phone: _ Source: Date: Service Records Available? Safety Features: ABS Brakes? Dual Air Bags? Owners Manual? Side Air Bags? Service Manual? 3-Pt, Seat Belts? ‘AREA INSPECTED LocaTion REPAIR COST Exterior Ripples in body? Chrome peeling? Pitted? Dented? Rusty? Paint: Chipped? Blistered? Signs of repainting? Dents? Poor body restoration? Rust? Underside corroded? Dented? Frame OK? Windshield & rear window OK? Side window & vents OK? Doors sagging? Poorly aligned? Door handles loose? Missing? Trunk & hood lids aligned? Locks OK? | s Springs squeaky? Vehicle's praile even? s ‘Shock absorbers & struts OK? ~Ts Water damage? s Tailpipelst Black carbon deposit inside? s Leaks On pavement undar car? From where? What kind? s Tires Samo size & type? ‘Abnormal wear? What kind? Mileage on tres jf not the original tires) ‘Spare tre OK? Jack and lug wrench? Signs of warn wheel Bearings?56 _ Partit: Auto Recycling without Tears... USED-CAR INSPECTION CHECKLIST (continued) Make, Model & Year: Owner: ‘AREA INSPECTED ]LOCATION REPAIR COST Tnterior Carpets OK? Pedal covers worn or missing? Floor mats OK? Upholstery OK? Seat springs OK? Seat contrals OK? Headliner & door upholstery OK? Does sunroof work? Does it leak? Door lacks OK? Glove box OK? Window eranks or power controls OK? ‘Steering wheel ‘play’ before wheels turn? Horn OK? ne: (Car in Park or ‘Neutral w/emergency brake on) Gauges missing? Broken? $ Any problems indicated on gauges? Clock? Sound system? Heater? Air conditioner? Defroster? Lights: Dashboard, map & interior lights OK? ‘Turn signals on dashboard & exterior OK? Headlights and brights OK? Brake, backup & fog lights OK? Spoke Slama; (rape engine & check tail pipe emissions) What color are ey? Off & Open Hood: Radiator leaking? Rusty? Hoses secure? Leaky? Cracked? Coolant sufficient? Rusty? Clear? ‘When was itlast changed? Date: Water pump leaky? Bolts: WZ play? Cracked or frayed?Chapter 4: What to Look for When Buying aUsedCar 5 77 USED-CAR INSPECTION CHECKLIST (continued) Make, Model & Year: Owner: ‘AREA INSPECTED LOCATION REPAIR COST Wiring cracked? Britle? Unattached? Distributor loose? Cap & cable OK? ‘Spark plug cables & boots OK? Battery corrosion? Cables OK? Master brake eyclinder level OK? Fluid clean? Lid diaphragm OK? Leaks? Cylinder head: Gasket leaking? Core plugs leaking? Rusty? Engine block, manifolds: Any leaks? Hoses leaky? Cracked? Sticky? Soft? Brite? Clamps in place? Oil dipstick: Oil level OK? Oil clean? s Sponay? Watery? Filters: Can you see through air fiter? Air iter: s ‘When were airfiter, oi! and oil iter, Oil & Fite: and fuel fiter last replaced? Fuel Fiter Power steering dipstick: Level OK? s Does fluid look or smell Burnt? [ Carburetor: (if car is not fuelinjected) $ [ Leaks? (Check around gaskets) 5 Blow-by on underside of hood over carb.? s (Car in Park or jency brakeron, Watch hair clothing & jewelry] Choke: (Should be closed until engine stars, s then should open in a shor time.) Does throttle linkage move easily? $ Does engine rev prompty? Valves ticking? (With oi-fiter cap off s Engine shaking? s Transmission dipstick Level OK? Pink? s Or brown & burnt-smeling? Leaks: (Upon return) s Anything leaking around engine? Where?