car repair

Learn how to quickly and easily bleed your car's brake system without the assistance of a second person! It's a lot simpler than you think!

A bit of surface brake rotor rust is perfectly normal, though it shouldn't be left on for long. Fortunately, it's not difficult to remove.

Here are the best torque wrenches to buy for your car maintenance and upkeep needs, as recommended by the Bob Vila.

With regenerative braking causing many electric cars to use their physical brakes less frequently, it means those cars need to take additional maintenance steps into consideration.

Many vehicles for sale on the used market come with a great price tag due to faulty head gaskets. Are they still safe to drive?

Although it might require some dedicated tools, you don't need to go to a mechanic to reset your car's TPMS or its sensors.

There's no shame in having a trained mechanic replace your car's alternator. However, you can cut the bill in half by doing it yourself, which isn't too difficult.

A car alternator that's going bad from age, heat, or wear presents several symptoms. And if you're unsure if the battery or alternator is at fault, you can test them.

Your car's alternator keeps its 12-volt battery charged up and powers its lights and electrical accessories once the engine is running by generating an electrical current.

With so many people willing to give advice when it comes to basic car maintenance, it's hard to know what to trust. Here's five examples of common myths in car repair.

Oil changes, tires, and fluid checks are the essential car maintenance items to help keep you out of the repair shop.

Avoid these eight bad maintenance habits that can cost you more money in car repair costs in the long run.

Before you try to replace your tire pressure sensors, you have to consider your TPMS type, part numbers, radio frequencies, and your wheels. And that's before they're installed and reset.

If you're changing your oil every 3,000 miles on a modern car, you're basically burning money. Here are some other maintenance items you may be doing too much!

Learn the the lifespan of your average spare tire and the maintenance tips you need to maintain and replace a spare.

Although not every car transmission has a friction-disc clutch like manual ones do, even race cars rely on some form of clutch.

Shock absorbers, or shocks, are technically called 'dampers,' because they dampen the motion of the springs, which really absorb road impacts. And while struts function as and contain shock absorbers, they do work more work as part of the suspension.

A quality set of coilovers is more expensive than just replacing your factory shock absorbers or struts, and not everyone wants the lower ride height. But if you spend the cash, they can improve handling and performance. Whether or not that's worth the upcharge depends on where and how you drive.

Although you can't bring an entire toolbox on your motorcycle, a compact emergency tool kit can help you back to riding after a minor roadside inconvenience. But you don't just need to consider what tools to put in your kit--you also need to know how to use them.

Whether you're on the road or just running errands, no one wants to be stuck on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck over a minor issue. To prevent that, consider keeping an emergency tool kit in your car--here's how to construct one.