How to check your cooling system for summer
Car overheating? Temperature gauge higher than normal? Here are a few things to check to help you and your car keep their cool this summer.
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7 Things to Do to Get Your Bike Ready for Spring
It’s time to get your motorcycle out of storage and check the battery, tyres, brakes, fluids and more. Check out Martynn Randall’s bike maintenance tips.
How to stop noisy tappets
Are your engine's tappets noisy when you start it from cold? You could spend a lot of time and money replacing them or you could try this fix that's worked for Martynn's BMW Z4...
Driving At Night: 9 Night Driving Tips
Driving at night needn’t be stressful if your car’s in good condition. Stay safe once the clocks go back with our expert tips on night driving.
How to prepare your brakes for winter
It's important to check that your brake pads are in fine fettle ahead of winter, says Martynn, and to know what to do if all is not well...
Why brake fluid needs to be changed regularly
What happens to brake fluid if it's not changed when it should be? Martynn reveals the shocking state of the 'fluid' in a motorcycle he's been renovating...
Use a solar panel to keep your car battery charged
Keep your battery topped up while the sun shines (and even when it doesn’t) with a solar charger that plugs into your car’s OBD port.
How to use a pressure tester to find a coolant leak
Tracing a coolant leak can be frustrating. Haynes’ technical editor Martynn Randall explains how to use a pressure tester to get to the source of the problem.
What’s the best way to bleed brakes?
Bleeding brake and clutch hydraulic circuits, especially when you're working on your own, is a lot less hassle when you use low-pressure air...
E10 petrol – can your car or bike run on it?
"What is E10 petrol? Can I use it in my car?" Martynn Randall explains why E10 fuel's introduction at UK filling stations in 2021 is going to give some motorists big headaches...