The inspection of a used car engine starts with very first with a visual inspection of the engine, engine compartment, and underside of your engine. At this point, you have not however begun the engine and it needs to be cold to the touch. When the engine is hot this means the car was operating lately and could potentially be a subtle indication of a problem.

When shopping for a used car you would like to inspect the engine when it is stone cold as this can provide you with the top insight into the actual condition of your motor. A warm engine will always start and run less difficult than a cold engine. This indicates that a car that is hard to get started or displays symptoms of put on cold get started up may seem to run and start smoothly when the engine has been warmed before your …