How to check and change your car’s auxiliary drive belt
Don't neglect your auxiliary belt - it tends to fail without warning and will leave you stranded. Here's a video guide on how to check and change yours...
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How to change your car’s headlight bulbs
Rob Keenan runs a BMW 2 Series.
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Damn! A headlamp bulb’s blown. Don’t worry, Haynes has a video tutorial that talks you through replacing it yourself.
How to check your car’s fluid levels
Rob Keenan runs a BMW 2 Series.
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Haven't checked your brake fluid or engine oil in a while? Don’t worry, Haynes has a video tutorial that talks you through the major fluid checks...
How to check and change your car’s spark plugs
Rob Keenan runs a BMW 2 Series.
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Are your car’s spark plugs causing an engine misfire? Perhaps you're changing them as part of your car's service? Haynes has all of the information you need...
How to check and diagnose a car’s common fault codes
Rob Keenan runs a BMW 2 Series.
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Work out what your car's brain is thinking with an OBD port reader. It's a lot easier – and cheaper – than you’d think. Haynes shows you how...
How to check and change your car’s windscreen wipers
Rob Keenan runs a BMW 2 Series.
Find him on Twitter @zorba_t_greek
Wondering when and how to change your car's wiper blades? Haynes shows you how to check and replace them...
A short history of the BMW 320i
The BMW 320i was part of the first-generation BMW 3-series (E21), which ran from 1975 to 1981, during which time over 1.3 million cars were made. It was designed to replace the innovative 02 series models with a slightly longer, lower and wider body but keeping the 2-door compact sedan (saloon)...
A short history of the Toyota Corolla
Our cutaway features the 5th generation Corolla, which ran from 1983-1987. This was the Corolla at the height of its powers. Toyota used an ‘E’ designation for successive Corolla generations, and this iteration, the E80, sold in vast numbers – no fewer than 3.3 million.
A short history of the Volvo 700
The Volvo 700 looked like a pastiche of a mid-eighties American town car, but underneath it was a solid, stylish load-carrier.
A short history of the Porsche 914
You could take one look at the Porsche 914’s crisp, angular lines and think it was a typical product of the eighties or nineties. But you’d be wrong. The 914 first hit the road in 1969, the year Nixon became US President, the first Apollo moon landing took place and supersonic jet Concorde made its...