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How to check car tyre pressure and put air in them

Published 18 November 2021
By Sunday Times Driving
Tyres are arguably a car’s most important safety feature. Here's how to check car tyre pressure and put air in them.
What spanners: older drivers nervous of DIY wasting £390m on car repairs

Millennials better at car maintenance than parents

It's a commonly held belief among older drivers that young people don’t know a dipstick from a crankshaft, but new research suggests...
Published 21 March 2018
Haynes How-To: change an engine's air filter

Haynes How-To: change an engine's air filter

An engine’s air filter is rather a person’s lungs. Without the filter, your car can’t run properly and may incur serious damage.
Published 28 December 2017
Haynes How-To: change front brake pads

Haynes How-To: change front brake pads

Drivers rarely give much thought to their car’s braking system. Yet it is one of the most important safety features of any car.
Published 21 December 2017
How to change a car wheel, step-by-step

Haynes How-To: change a car wheel

A puncture, pothole or unforgiving kerb can strike at any time. More often than not, however, it will be when it’s dark, raining and you’re nowhe
Published 29 November 2017
Haynes How-To: jack up a car

Haynes How-To: jack up a car

Hundreds of thousands of Britain's drivers like to carry out maintenance on their car. From changing spark plugs to draining engine oil, fitting
Published 17 November 2017
How to check and change engine coolant

Haynes How-To: check and change engine coolant

Coolant is an engine’s lifeblood. It keeps it at the correct operating temperature, helping it to warm up quickly in cold weather and not get too
Published 10 November 2017
Haynes How-To: change a headlight bulb

Haynes How-To: change a headlight bulb

Without a full set of functioning headlight bulbs you’re making night-time driving more difficult for yourself and aren’t making yourself as...
Published 03 November 2017
How to restore car headlight covers

How to restore car headlight covers

Most modern headlights have a polycarbonate plastic cover rather than glass to protect the delicate bulbs and lenses inside
Published 11 October 2017
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Video: Microsoft's HoloLens holographic headset is...

The days of spending hours hunched over a car’s engine bay, wondering what on earth is preventing it from starting, could soon be over. Hologram...
Published 22 January 2015
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Slick operations with the YouTube grease monkeys

The videos that will save you hundreds of pounds
Published 15 December 2013