Vehicle Checklist

1. What is it doing?
______Noise	______Visual	______Odor
______Performance	______Handling

______Leaking Fluid	______black
	______yellow/green/pink/orange
	______brown
	______reddish
2. Where does it come from?
Inside car
______Left	______Center	______Right
______Front	______Rear	______Instrument Panel
______Seat	______Door	______Window
______Roof	______Floor	______Rear Fender
______Trunk
Outside car
______Left	______Right	______Under car (front)
______Front	______Rear	______Under car (rear)
______Under hood
3. When does it happen?
______When car is not moving and engine stopped
______When car is moving and mostly:
______During braking
______During change from acceleration to coasting
______When shifting from forward to reverse
______During turning
______At ___ mph
______On rough roads
______While accelerating (increasing load)
______While decelerating (coasting)
Mostly when using:
______Brakes	______Heater/air conditioning
______Steering wheel	______Rear window defogger
______Starter	______Radio/power antenna
______Clutch	______Windshield wiper/washer
______Other
When the engine is:
______Idling	______Hot	______Cold
______Being started	______Warming up
4. Does it vary with:
______Car speed	______Engine speed	______Trunk load
______Engine load (acceleration)
5. How often does it happen?
______Always	______Comes and goes
______After ___ miles