How to Choose the Right Wiper Blades
Wiper blades need no introduction, but they're a vital safety component fitted to every car. Nor are they as straightforward as you'd think, with several different types being available.
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Checking Your Car's Fluid Levels
To check the various fluid levels on your car, you seldom need anything more than your eyes, and a clean rag, or some paper towel (to wipe the dipstick before taking a measurement). There are tools involved in changing fluids, but cars and trucks are designed so that you can monitor the important...
The High Cost of Free Repair Advice
We often get comments on our YouTube channel, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook posts asking why anyone would spend $20 or more for our products when free how-to videos are all over the internet. Besides those, commenters in enthusiast forums are consistently willing to tell you the right and wrong...
2002-2013 MINI Cooper Routine Maintenance FAQ
Haynes explains how to keep your MINI running sweetly with our routine maintenance guide. Simply follow our step-by-step guides
Five Tips For De-icing Your Car On a Frosty Morning
This winter you’ll be fighting two enemies on your windscreen – ice and condensation. But we can do this, right?
Five Ways to Be Ready for Shorter Days and Fall Weather
Halloween has come and gone, the leaves are changing, and the clocks have already changed - this is the perfect time to give your car a once over and make sure it is ready for the shorter days, colder temperatures, and increased precipitation that comes with the change of seasons. Your Haynes...
Troubleshooting: Common Brake Issues and Causes
Working out what's wrong with your brakes isn't hard, and Haynes can show you how...
2001-2011 Honda Civic Routine Maintenance FAQ
Haynes explains how to keep your Honda Civic running as sweetly as it should
Job Too Big For Your Garage? Rent a DIY Workshop
Not everybody has a garage or space to work on their car. Haynes explains what you can do.
Beginner's Guide: What Is a Timing Belt/Chain (and What Does It Do)?
The timing belt or chain in your car's engine keeps the opening of the valves properly timed with the motions of the pistons so they don't interfere with each other. To understand how it works and why, it may help to review how the typical four stroke engine works. All modern overhead cam...
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October 18, 2024