Maintenance & Repair (Page 3)

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How to Clean Headlights in a Few Easy Steps
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How to Clean Headlights in a Few Easy Steps

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Updated on May 5, 2023

How to Remove Scratches From a Car
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How to Remove Scratches From a Car

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Apr 28, 2023

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These Are The Essential Fluids That Keep Your Car Alive

By Peter Nelson

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Here’s How to Use a Breaker Bar

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Apr 20, 2023

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Project Car Diaries: My $925 Audi S4 Is Side-Questing Me Into Little Fixes Everywhere

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Apr 19, 2023

When Diagnosing a Car’s Issues, Don’t Forget to Start Simple
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When Diagnosing a Car’s Issues, Don’t Forget to Start Simple

By Jonathon Klein

Posted on Apr 18, 2023

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Project Car Diaries: What a BMW Oil Leak Taught Me About Aluminum Parts

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Apr 12, 2023

Here’s How To Insulate a Garage
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Here’s How To Insulate a Garage

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Apr 10, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Testing Cheap Seat Repair Tricks That Actually Work
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Project Car Diaries: Testing Cheap Seat Repair Tricks That Actually Work

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Apr 5, 2023

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Here’s How To Perform a Boost Leak Test

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Mar 28, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Flying off Track in My Civic Type R Reminded Me To Revisit Brake Pads
Maintenance & Repair

Project Car Diaries: Flying off Track in My Civic Type R Reminded Me To Revisit Brake Pads

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Mar 22, 2023

Here’s How To Jump a Motorcycle’s Dead Battery
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Here’s How To Jump a Motorcycle’s Dead Battery

By Hank O'Hop

Updated on Mar 22, 2023

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What Is Boost Leak?

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Mar 20, 2023

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Project Car Diaries: Deep in the Valley of Deferred Maintenance With My $925 Audi S4

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Mar 15, 2023

What’s an Impact Driver, and How Does It Work?
Maintenance & Repair

What’s an Impact Driver, and How Does It Work?

By Hank O'Hop

Updated on Mar 13, 2023

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Here’s How To Use a Brake Caliper Wind Back Tool

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Mar 10, 2023

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Maintenance & Repair

Here’s What Wheel Weights Are

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Mar 9, 2023

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Maintenance & Repair

Here’s How To Remove Serious Rust From Your Car

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Mar 8, 2023

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Maintenance & Repair

Here’s How To Buff Your Car

By Robert Bacon

Updated on Mar 2, 2023

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Maintenance & Repair

Here’s How To Do a Parasitic Draw Test

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Feb 24, 2023

How to Remove Light Surface Rust From Your Car
Maintenance & Repair

How to Remove Light Surface Rust From Your Car

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Feb 23, 2023

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Maintenance & Repair

How To Test Electrical Connections

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Feb 22, 2023

White Smoke From Your Exhaust: How To Diagnose and Fix It
Maintenance & Repair

White Smoke From Your Exhaust: How To Diagnose and Fix It

By Tony Markovich

Updated on Feb 21, 2023

How to Remove Spot Welds with a Drill
Maintenance & Repair

Here’s How to Remove Spot Welds With a Drill

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Feb 20, 2023

How to Rotate Tires
Maintenance & Repair

How to Rotate Tires

By Peter Nelson

Updated on Feb 15, 2023

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Maintenance & Repair

How To Use A Torque Wrench: Your Ultimate Guide

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Feb 14, 2023

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Maintenance & Repair

Cross-Threading Hardware Sucks, But Here’s How I Fixed It

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Feb 9, 2023

Project Car Diaries: Rust Holes, Meet My Harbor Freight Welder
Maintenance & Repair

Project Car Diaries: Rust Holes, Meet My Harbor Freight Welder

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Feb 1, 2023

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Maintenance & Repair

How to Start Welding

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Feb 1, 2023

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How Do Tire Pressure Sensors Work?

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Jan 26, 2023

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Maintenance & Repair

How to Change Your Air Filter

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

Here’s What a Decade of Owning My Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG Has Cost Me
Maintenance & Repair

Here’s What a Decade of Owning My Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG Has Cost Me

By Kristen Lee

Posted on Dec 28, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

How To Remove and Install Car Bushings and Bearings

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Dec 5, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

A Limited Slip Differential Makes My BMW 128i As God Intended

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Nov 30, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

Which Engine Oil Weight Is Best For My Car

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Nov 24, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

How to Use a Fluid Transfer Pump

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Nov 21, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

How To Get Your Motorcycle Ready for Winter

By Robert Bacon

Posted on Nov 17, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

Here’s How To Use Silicone Sealant or RTV

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

DeWalt Impact Wrench
Maintenance & Repair

Time to Get a Handle on Your New Favorite Tool: How to Use an Impact Wrench

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

How the Mods on My BMW 128i Helped Me Set a Personal Best Lap Time

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

Your Suggested Fix For My Can-Am Maverick X3 Project Worked
Maintenance & Repair

Your Suggested Fix For My Can-Am Maverick X3 Project Worked

By Jonathon Klein

Posted on Oct 25, 2022

Gold Tape and a Turbo Blanket Improved My Honda Civic Type R’s Responsiveness
Maintenance & Repair

Gold Tape and a Turbo Blanket Improved My Honda Civic Type R’s Responsiveness

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

Swapping My BMW’s Wheel Bolts for Studs and Lug Nuts Made Life Easier

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Relocating the Honda Civic Type R Throttle Pedal Is a Must-Do Mod
Maintenance & Repair

Relocating the Honda Civic Type R Throttle Pedal Is a Must-Do Mod

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

Porsche Panamera
Maintenance & Repair

Five Examples of Easy Car Maintenance That’s Annoyingly Complex on Modern Cars

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

Here’s How My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Fared Running 3,567 Miles in Nine Days
Maintenance & Repair

Here’s How My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Fared Running 3,567 Miles in Nine Days

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

What I Hated Most About My Mk6 VW GTI and How I Semi-Fixed It
Maintenance & Repair

What I Hated Most About My Mk6 VW GTI and How I Semi-Fixed It

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

A Sneaky Coolant Leak Could Be the Slow Death of My Mercedes E-Class
Maintenance & Repair

A Sneaky Coolant Leak Could Be the Slow Death of My Mercedes E-Class

By Lewin Day

Posted on Oct 17, 2022

Junkyard Audi Parts Made My GTI Extremely Grippy, but I Went Too Far
Maintenance & Repair

Junkyard Audi Parts Made My GTI Extremely Grippy, but I Went Too Far

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 13, 2022

My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Handled 2,000 Miles in Five Days Like a Champ
Maintenance & Repair

My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Handled 2,000 Miles in Five Days Like a Champ

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 13, 2022

I Put Throttle-Driven Eyebrows on My Car. Now It Looks Mad When I Floor It
Maintenance & Repair

I Put Throttle-Driven Eyebrows on My Car. Now It Looks Mad When I Floor It

By Lewin Day

Posted on Oct 11, 2022

One Small Hiccup Caused Major Frustration in Removing My GTI’s Transmission
Maintenance & Repair

One Small Hiccup Caused Major Frustration in Removing My GTI’s Transmission

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

I Fixed My Nissan Z With Hardware Store Plumbing and My 3,000-Mile Road Trip Is Underway
Maintenance & Repair

I Fixed My Nissan Z With Hardware Store Plumbing and My 3,000-Mile Road Trip Is Underway

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 7, 2022

What Learned I About My Civic Type R at Its First Track Day
Maintenance & Repair

What Learned I About My Civic Type R at Its First Track Day

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Oct 6, 2022

Wedge-shaped sports car in front of US map.
Maintenance & Repair

My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Is Trying To Cross the USA After a Year in Storage

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Oct 3, 2022

A VW GTI at the Golden Gate Bridge.
Maintenance & Repair

Here’s What It Cost To Own My 2010 Volkswagen GTI for Three Years

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Sep 28, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

The BMW 128i Is a Criminally Underrated Endurance Race Car

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Sep 26, 2022

Replacing My 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel’s Engine Almost Defeated Me
Maintenance & Repair

Replacing My 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel’s Engine Almost Defeated Me

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Sep 20, 2022

I Bought the Honda Civic Type R of My Dreams and I’m Already Planning Mods
Maintenance & Repair

I Bought the Honda Civic Type R of My Dreams and I’m Already Planning Mods

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

I Tinkered With My BMW 128i’s Computer Coding and Didn’t Break It

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Sep 2, 2022

How To Replace a Radiator
Maintenance & Repair

How To Replace a Radiator

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Aug 29, 2022

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Maintenance & Repair

How Track Days Affect Your Car’s Maintenance Schedule

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

1969 Charger Project Car
Maintenance & Repair

1969 Dodge Charger Project Chronicles: Updated Steering and Outdated Induction

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Aug 24, 2022

An engine mount on an engine block.
Maintenance & Repair

How To Replace Engine Mounts

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Aug 24, 2022