Repair Guides
Plain, step-by-step guides for the car jobs you can do yourself, and when to leave a job to a workshop. Each guide links to the parts for your car.
General guide; check your car's handbook.
12 guides
- Filters
Change a Diesel Fuel Filter
Drain the water, fit a new diesel fuel filter and get the air out of the fuel system so the engine starts and runs smoothly.
- Ignition
Change an Ignition Coil
Find the coil that causes a misfire, then unplug it, lift it out and fit a new coil on top of the spark plug.
- Engine
Change Engine Oil and the Oil Filter
Drain the old oil, fit a new oil filter and drain plug washer, and fill the engine with the right amount of the right grade.
- Brakes
Change Front Brake Pads
Check the pads and discs, fit new front brake pads in pairs, and make the brakes firm and safe before you drive.
- Ignition
Change Spark Plugs
Take out the old spark plugs one at a time on a cold petrol engine and fit new ones by hand, then to the handbook figure.
- Filters
Change the Air Filter
Open the air filter box, take out the old filter, clean the box and fit a new engine air filter the right way round.
- Filters
Change the Cabin (Pollen) Filter
Find the cabin filter, often behind the glove box, and fit a new one with its air flow arrow the right way for clean air inside.
- Wipers
Change Wiper Blades
Lift the wiper arm, unhook the old blade, click a new one of the right length into place, and keep the glass safe while you do it.
- Brakes
Check and Change Brake Discs
Measure your brake discs against the smallest thickness stamped on them, and fit new discs with new pads on both sides of the axle.
- Cooling
Check and Top Up Coolant
Check the coolant level in the expansion tank on a cold engine, top up with the right coolant, and know the signs of a leak or overheating.
- Brakes
Check the Brake Fluid
Check the brake fluid level and colour in the reservoir under the bonnet, top up with the right type, and know when to see a workshop.
- Tyres
Read a Tyre Size
What the numbers and letters on a tyre's side mean, how to find the size your car takes, and what to match when you buy.
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