Maintenance
Transmission Fluid Change Intervals and When to Do One
Your owner's manual says the transmission fluid is "lifetime," your neighbor says change it every 30,000 miles, and the quick...
DIY and maintenance writer
Sandra learned to maintain her own car after one too many repair bills she could not verify. She writes for people who want to understand what is happening before they hand over their keys, and she is honest about the jobs that are genuinely better left to a shop.
Maintenance
Your owner's manual says the transmission fluid is "lifetime," your neighbor says change it every 30,000 miles, and the quick...
DIY Repairs
Your temperature gauge creeps toward hot in traffic, or the heater blows lukewarm air on a cold morning and the needle never...
Tools and Garage
You park the classic car for winter, come back in March, and the battery reads 11.9 volts and will not turn the engine over.
DIY Repairs
Your brakes shudder through the pedal every time you slow from motorway speed, or the pads are due and the discs have a lip you...
Parts and Replacements
Stand in any parts shop and you will find two oil filters for the same car sitting side by side: one at 4 dollars, one at 15.
Games
The first time my Satsuma lost a wheel in My Summer Car, I was doing about 70 on the dirt road toward Peräjärvi.