10 Must-Have Car Tools

As a driver, safety is the first.  Here are 10 must-have tools that helps keep you safe on your travel.

1.       Backup tire

Often the backup tire is left in the trunk, lacking of maintenance. It is better to check the tire every 3 months and inflate the tire when necessary.

2.       Floor jack

A floor jack is necessary to change tire or replace brake pad.

3.       OBD2 code reader

Commonly every car driver should see the check engine light flashes sometime. An OBD2 code reader will allow the driver to diagnose what the problems may be. You can choose some small code readers like iOBD2 on the market that turn a smartphone to be a display of the trouble codes.

4.       Toolkit

Every car has a toolkit with frequently used tools such as wrench, screwdriver, and tire key. Checking and cleaning the tools regularly will help increase their service life.

5.       Flash light

A good flash light help not only examine the car when there is a trouble at night but also send a signal for help if there is an emergency.

6.       First-aid kit

It will help save life to have one in every car. Prepare bandage, gauze, disinfection liquid medicine and other emergency medicine in the kit.

7.       Insulating gloves

Wearing a pair of insulating gloves will keep your hands from dirty when you are carrying out an urgent maintenance or cleaning the car body. They protect you from electric shock when you have to deal with some electricity failures.

8.       A small fire extinguisher

A small fire extinguisher can save lives if a car accident results a fire.

9.       Tires leak-agent

It can take away the trouble of changing the tire when some sharp objects pierced the tire. Just inject it into tire and it will produce a layer of protective film in the inner tire.

10.   Original car manual

Due to different design of each car, even a skilled mechanic has to refer to the car manual to the structure of a car. With the original car manual, a driver can immediately understand potential reasons of a trouble.