INITIAL INSPECTION

• VEHICLE IS LESS THAN SIX YEARS OF AGE FROM ORIGINAL IN-SERVICE DATE
• VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 180,000KM
• ODOMETER SHOWS NO SIGN OF TAMPERING AND THE METRAGE IS SUPPORTED BY THE BODY COMPUTER AND BY THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE
• ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FAULT CODES, IF ANY, HAVE BEEN REPAIRED

UNDER HOOD

• ENGINE BLOCK, CYLINDER HEAD, INTAKE , EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE FREE OF CRACKS, DAMAGE OR OBVIOUS IMPROPER REPAIR
• OIL AND FILTER HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT TIME OF INSPECTION
• OIL LEAKS, IF ANY , HAVE BEEN CORRECTED
• AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID IS AT THE PRESCRIBED LEVEL AND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF ADDITIVES OR FOREIGN MATERIAL, NOR IS IT DISCOLOURED
• COOLING SYSTEM HAS BEEN PRESSURE-TESTED AND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF LEAKS, ADDITIVES OR DEFECTIVE HOSES
• A CYLINDER COMPRESSION TEST HAS BEEN PERFORMED
• POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR ASSEMBLY OPERATE PROPERLY, SHOWS NO SIGN OF LEAKS AND FLUID IS AT PRESCRIBED LEVEL.  CONDITION OF FLUID IS GOOD
• BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SHOWS NO SIGNS OF LEAKS OR DAMAGED LINES AND FLUID IS AT PRESCRIBED LEVEL
• AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SHOWS NO SIGNS OF LEAKS OR ABNORMAL NOISES AND COOLS VEHICLE PROPERLY

UNDER VEHICLE

• TRANSMISSION CASE IS FREE OF CRACKS OR DAMAGE
• ALL FLUIDS ARE AT THE PRESCRIBED LEVELS AND SHOW NO SIGN OF ADDITIVES
• FLUID AND OILS LEAKS, IF ANY, HAVE BEEN CORRECTED
• THERE IS NO SIGN OF PHYSICAL DAMAGES WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUTURE MECHANICAL FAILURE
• UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE LUBRICATED AND SHOW NO SIGN OF EXCESSIVE FREEPLAY
• DISC BRAKE CALIPERS, WHEEL CYLINDERS, BRAKE LINES AND FLEXIBLE HOSES SHOW NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE OR DETERIORATION
• STRUTS DISPLAY NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE OR WEAKNESS
• SUSPENSION IS NOT MODIFIED

ROAD TEST

• ENGINE IS OPERATING SMOOTHLY AT IDLE AND NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS AND HAS NO ABNORMAL NOISES.
• ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND WATER TEMPERATURE ARE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.
• AUTOMATIC OR STANDARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS PROPERLY UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HAS NO ABNORMAL NOISES
• VIBRATIONS, EXCESSIVE BAKCLASH, ABNORMAL WHINE OR NOISES, IF ANY, HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.
• VEHICLE DOES NOT EXHIBIT SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION
• BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION EFFORT IS NORMAL AND NO BRAKE PULL OR NOISE IS EVIDENT
• STEERING EFFORT SHOWS NO SIGN OF EXCESSIVE PLAY, WANDER OR EFFORT