Car maintenance Tips and Tutorials Archive

Haynes shows you how to check the CV boots on your Honda Civic and CR-V, and how to replace them if they've gone bad...

Every time you start your car, all those lights on the dash come on and then, after a few seconds, they all go off again… except that sometimes they don’t. ...

Replacing the passenger cabin air filter is just a matter of swapping the old for the new, so it's not common for them to give any problems. It is a good practice to dust, or vacuum out the area where the filter sits to ensure there's no dirt in the area. ...

What is the best way to jack up your car to change a tire? The jack supplied with your vehicle is designed by the manufacturer only for raising the vehicle to change a tire in an emergency. Don’t even think about using it for anything else! No matter what jack you are using, you should never rely...