General Car Maintenance

How to Prepare Your Car For Winter

By oneloved

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Is your car ready for winter weather? Here's how to make sure!.. more »

How to Prepare your car for winter time

By logan

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Steps to take when preparing your vehicle for the winter months.. more »

How to Prepare Your Car For Winter. Surviving Winter.

By Doodlebugs

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Now is the time to get your car ready for winter. Here are some things you will want to remember... more »

How to Prepare Your Vehicle for Winter

By 02SmithA

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Winter is just around the corner and the snow has already begun to fall around parts of the United States. It is vitally important that you have your vehicle ready for the winter conditions. What steps should you take?.. more »

How to Prevent Costly Car Repairs

By jmessina10

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If you neglect routine car maintenance, you will eventually have some costly car repairs on your hands. Proper maintenance will also help with your gas mileage. An engine that is not running at peak performance will decrease your gas mileage. ... more »

How to PREVENT ICE AND FROST FROM GETTING ON YOUR WINDSHIELD

By scooterport

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If you are like me, you get aggravated getting up in the morning and having to scrape ice off of your windshield. Here are 3 ways to prevent ice or frost from even building up... more »

How to Pump Gas Safely

By Shari

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There are some parts of the world where you are not allowed to pump your own gas but for the most part, anyone can do it. Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself, your car and your wallet... more »

How to purchase tires at steep discounts, and save allot of money.

By Sensei

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Lets face it, going to retail tire dealerships is not fun, or exciting. Customers pay a premium for tires these days, then add fees like stems, mounting and balancing too. All this can add up to a heavy price even if each tire is less that one ... more »

How to Quickly Defrost Your Auto Car Front Window

By yessharon

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As the weather turns colder you may find your car windows covered in frost in the early morning. Follow the steps below to quickly defrost your windows... more »

How to Quickly Remove Ice from Car Window

By sandhillkar

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Waking up on a winter morning with ice on my car windows used to be a very challenging problem. I spent a lot of time scraping and defrosting the car windshields. Now I pour this product onto my automobile windows and the ice begins melting away! ... more »

How to Re-calibrate Your Car's Short Drop Windows

By MaraKaye

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Some vehicles are equipped with a short drop glass in order to improve the doors sealing. This feature lowers the glass when either door is opened. The glass will return to the closed position when the door is closed. It is possible for your ... more »

How to Reduce the Price at the Pump

By OnlineSimRacer

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Want to save up to 12 cents a gallon off your gasoline bill? Invest in a tire gauge and make sure your tires are properly inflated.The U.S. Department of Energy says proper tire maintenance can improve fuel economy by more than 3 percent. ... more »

How to Remove Bugs from a Windshield

By Kilogramm

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Sick of those disgusting bugs on the windshield? Now you can remove them quick and fast with absolutely no effort!.. more »

How to Remove Dead paint from an automobile, tractor, lawn mower, etc.

By ElectricalNut

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If you have an older paint job that you need to revive, just try this!.. more »

How to Remove Rust from Chrome on Your Car

By Kilogramm

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Tired of seeing that rust on your chrome bumper day to day? Get rid of it quick with these easy steps!.. more »

How to remove the stale smell from your car's Air Conditioning

By Chrisrosefx

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Over time with condensation your car's air conditioning could start to have a moldy smell. Getting rid of this moldy, stale smell is very simple. All you need is about twenty minutes and a can of BG Fridgi Fresh... more »

How to Replace a Leaking Schrader Valve on your Car Tire

By scotto987

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Do the tires on your car seem to be loosing air but you can't find a puncture? Take the air valve cover off and listen closely for leakage. Even if you can't hear leakage, replacing the schrader valve can ensure that no air will escape through ... more »

How to Replace the Bulb in a 1998 Camaro's Taillight

By Sarah Wilson, CCRP

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They have made lights so difficult to change until many just prefer taking the car to the shop instead of being bothered. Changing the bulb in a Camaro's taillight is not difficult at all. Here is how it is done... more »

How to Replace the Cabin Filter in a PT Cruiser

By RTtucson

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This is one of those easy to do, yet easy to forget about tasks. In addition to being easy to do, it can reap big health benefits, especially if you suffer from allergies. The cabin filter’s job is to filter the air that enters the car interior... more »

How to RESET the Change Oil Light on a 1991 - 1993 Chevrolet Silverado

By ElectricalNut

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If you've recently changed the oil in your 1991 - 1993 Chevrolet Silverado, yet you still have that annoying little CHANGE ENGINE OIL reminding you to change your oil ..... more »

How to RESET the Change Oil Light on a 1995 - 1996 Chevrolet Corvette

By ElectricalNut

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If you've recently changed the oil in your 1995 - 1996 Chevrolet Corvette, yet you still have that annoying little CHANGE OIL on the trip monitor reminding you to change your oil ..... more »

How to RESET the Change Oil Light on a 1997 - 2001 Chevrolet Corvette

By ElectricalNut

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If you've recently changed the oil in your 1997 - 2001 Chevrolet Corvette, yet you still have that annoying little CHANGE OIL on the oil life monitor reminding you to change your oil ..... more »

How to RESET the Change Oil Light on a 1998 - 2001 Chevrolet Camaro

By ElectricalNut

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If you've recently changed the oil in your 1998 - 2001 Chevrolet Camaro, yet you still have that annoying little light reminding you to change your oil ..... more »

How to Safely Use a Remote Starter for Your Car

By JStarr

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Remote starters are a popular auto add-on now days, especially in areas where the climate is cold. It's quite appealing to have a prewarmed vehicle waiting for you to hop into on that cold winter morn. A car left idling gobbles up money and ... more »

How to Save Gas

By ***ABC123***

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Everyone wants to find a way to save gas. There a few things you can do that will lower how much gas your car uses in a week... more »

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