Basic car maintenance tips | What you should know about your car You should do your car maintenance at least once a week. This will increase the life of your car and you will get better engine performance. Just open your car bonnet and let's start maintenance of our car. After opening your bonnet you will see 5 containers with lids and 1 engine dip. 1.Engine dipstick - This is used to measuring engine oil. Just remove it and wipe it with a clean cloth. Now to measure the engine oil level dip it inside completely then removes it out. Now it the level of oil is showing F that means it full and if it's showing L then it's low. In the engine dipstick, you can easily see these 2 points F and L. If it's L now you need to put some engine oil. To put the engine you will see and container in your bonnet. You can also check oil viscosity by engine dipstick. Just touch the oil see If it's proper thick. If it's the same as water then you need to change your engine oil. ...