Cart Maintenance

With a little simple maintenance, you can extend the life your golf car, and enjoy your vehicle for years to come.

AGE

The age of a golf car has little to do with its value. Unlike your car, a well maintained 10-year-old golf car can have as much or more value as a poorly maintained 5-year-old golf car. The condition of the body, frame, top, batteries, and charger are the key areas of concern when determining the value of a trade-in.

AIR

To fully understand clean air’s impact on an engine, consider this: Engines running at full speed consume, on average, 10,000 gallons of air for every gallon of gasoline.

The air cleaner element shoulders the huge responsibility of making clean air. Unfortunately, it is also an engine’s most neglected part. Too often, engines deemed as not running right are magically fixed when the air cleaner is removed and cleaned or replaced. Air cleaners are designed to filter the air. Accordingly, they will eventually become clogged and will need replacement.

Unfortunately, end-users of off-road recreational vehicles do not regularly replace the air cleaner. This severely compromises the engine’s life.

BATTERY OPERATION AND CARE

Charging: Correct charging methods extend battery life and range between charges.

Charge new batteries completely before they are used the first time. Charging time will probably be at least 12 hours. New batteries need up to four hours more charging time than “mature” batteries.

Schedule enough charging time, if possible, so the charger shuts off automatically. Age of battery, the condition of the battery, state-of-discharge, temperature of the electrolyte, AC line voltage level, and other variables affect charging time.