Go to your nearest auto parts store and purchase the right air filter for your car. Most places will have a list or be able to determine the right part for your year, model, make etc. My car, which is a 2000 VR6 Jetta, took a Fram filter-- (Height 1.25, ... more >>

You going to want to safely remove your A/C refridgerant, and several other things before you can access the Timing belt to change it. Remove the negative battery cable, right front wheel and inner splash guard, accessory drive belts, ... more >>

Raise your vehicle and secure it on jack stands. Remove the wheels, only after the car is safely secured on the jack stands and the back wheels are blocked. Open the hood of the car and remove the cap to the brake fluid reservoir.Remove the bolts keeping ... more >>

Note the two ends on the rubber portion of the blade. The open end is the lead end. It doesn't have any stops or blocks inside. The other end is the trailing end. It has a divot, which is where the metal portion of the blade locks into the rubber ... more >>

Drain and flush the cooling system to begin with the proper ratio of coolant to water in the system.Check the capacity of your cooling system in your owner's manual to calculate the amount of coolant to add. In most cases, manufacturers recommend a ... more >>

Place your lug nut stud in the freezer. When fitting the stud, you want there to be as little room as possible between the metal pieces. Freezing the stud will allow the metal alloy to constrict. Then when it heats up again the fit will be even tighter ... more >>

Keep track of the hours of operation on your Polaris ATV. You'll see in your service manual that it specifies that your valves should be serviced every 100 hours. It is necessary to inspect your valves at these recommended intervals to ensure that your ... more >>

Purchase a mechanical switch rated for the power required by the automobile's battery and other systems. Placing a switch that is under-rated in the circuit will simply blow the switch when it is closed and the automobile is running. If the switch fails, ... more >>

Check all the latches that hold the top open or closed. You'll feel sheepish but happy if this is the cause of the problem.If the hood won't close, make sure the lid for the boot (hood hideaway or cubby) is open. If it's not, open it.Check for a blown ... more >>

Prepare the solution. Pour 72 ounces of baby oil into a pump squirt spray bottle before racing. Dilute the baby oil with three parts water.Spray the car's entire surface, including the engine compartment, exterior body, wheel wells, undercarriage and ... more >>

Locate the circular plastic cap or caps on the passenger-side plastic piece just below where your windshield wipers rest. You can best see these when the hood is down.Open the hood. Remove the cap or caps by prying them off with a flathead screwdriver. ... more >>

Fill the coolant tank and measure the amount one day later. If it's empty or significantly lower, you probably have a leak -- especially if you refill it and see the same problem the next day.Use a coolant pressure tester to check for any leaks. This is ... more >>

Lift the hood of your car and find the back of the headlight. Most headlights have their part number etched the back or side of the bulb. You may need to pull out the old bulb to see the number.Look in the car's owner's manual. All car owner's manuals ... more >>

Use ethylene glycol base anti-freeze. It's used in the majority of cars. This is a 50/50 mixture of water and ethylene glycol; it also contains corrosion chemicals. The corrosion inhibitors are the main difference between most coolant brands. Since ... more >>

Know that everything in the coolant system is working correctly.Get the front end of the car and the top of the radiator higher than the highest water passage in the engineallow enough time for the engine to cool. If you fail to do this, it may not ... more >>

Locate the front gear differential dipstick on your car's engine. This can be marked in a variety of ways, so check your owner's manual for the exact location.Remove the dipstick to check the level of differential fluid. If the level is low, you will ... more >>

Avoid chips altogether. Some are unavoidable and are kicked up by oncoming traffic. However, driving too close to vehicles, or driving behind vehicles which drift onto a gravely shoulder increases your chances of getting a chip. Nip it in the bud. A chip ... more >>

Find the air filter housing(a circle about a foot across)Remove the screwsTake out the old filterClean the housing off real goodPut the new filter in and screw the lid back ... more >>

Find the low pressure fill valve on the unit. This will be before the compressor, but after the receiver/dryer. It is usually a schrader valve, or a quick coupling with a dust cap. Use only the correct refrigerant that your unit is designed to operate ... more >>

Horsepower is a measure of output: one horsepower is the amount of power required to lift 33 thousand pounds, one foot off the ground, in one minute. It is defined by a formula: load times feet per minute, divided by 33,000.If you know these numbers, you ... more >>

Locate the knob or dial that controls the brightness of the dashboard lights. If the control is not immediately evident, check your owner's manual.Make sure the brightness control is turned on. If it is and the lights aren't working, the problem may be a ... more >>

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Hello everyone; We’re going to learn how to use your fingers to apply a wonderful product to a new replacement lead acid battery for your car, that will allow you to cure your battery's cancer - and therefore get longer battery life from your investment ... more >>

Use the right grade and correct amount of motor oil in your vehicle. Refer to your car's owners manual for specifics on what is right for your car.Check the oil level in your vehicle by reading the dipstick. All dipsticks show when the motor oil level ... more >>

Look at your dashboard before putting the key in the ignition.Turn the key to the on position (not the start position) without taking your eyes off the dash lights. All the lights should light up for five or more seconds so you can check that they're ... more >>