Auto Maintenance & Repairs How-Tos
How To: Replace your vehicles struts completely
If you need to replace the front struts on your car, but don't know how, this video should help. In this tutorial, you'll find out what tools you'll need and how to do it exactly. It can be a difficult job so make sure you have the time needed for this task.
How To: Replace a serpentine belt on your car
Like a timing belt, a serpentine belt is an important tool that helps make sure that various tools are working. A/C, alternator, and power steering pump are just a small set of examples. Finding the right one for your car is easy, but adding it to your car can be a very difficult task, even for experienced mechanics. So check out the tutorial and see if you have everything you need to replace your serpentine belt. Good luck and enjoy!
How To: Easily plug a tire and check for leaks
Having a flat tire can be very bad news not only for your car, but your wallet. So this next tutorial should help you out by giving you a few days to prepare, before you need to buy a new tire. This tutorial is going to show you how to easily plug a tire and check for leaks. This can help add about 100 miles on your car, but if you have anything that is broken, fixing it right away is important. So sit back, pay attention, and enjoy!
How To: Change your own vehicle's air filter
In this tutorial, we learn how to replace the air filer in our vehicle. Remember to do this every 12 to 13,000 miles you drive the vehicle. First, you will need to buy a new clean air filter that fits inside of your vehicle. Now, turn the engine to your car off and open up the hood. Next, undo the clamps around the air cleaner housing and lift the housing up. Now remove the dirty air filter and insert the new one in its place. Now, lower and secure the housing clamps again and you're all fini...
How To: Repair a car trunk that won't open
In order to repair a trunk that won't open, you will need the following: a screw driver. You will need to climb into your trunk, through the back seat. Remove the back seat. Pull the emergency release. Remove the trunk lock. Unscrew it. Look for anomalies. Bent screws could be the cause. You will need to repair any broken parts or replace them, if you decide not to replace the entire lock. Reinstall the lock in the trunk.
How To: Replace an inner tie rod on a Ford Explorer
In order to replace a inner tie rod on a Ford Explorer, you will need to loosen the jam nut first. Remove the pin and the nut, next. Loosen the outer tie rod. Count the rotations as you remove it. Remove the bellows boot. The inner clamp is not removable. You have to damage it to remove it. You will need an inner tie rod tool. Use your inner tie rod tool and adapter. Spin it. Compare the old and new part to make sure that you have the right one. Now, reinstall the rod. Align the vent tube wit...
How To: Change the headlights to a 2010 Hyundai Accent
Knowing how to do things yourself when it comes to your car, is very important. Not only can you save time by doing it yourself, but you save a bunch of money which is big during this time. So in this tutorial, you'll be taught how to change the headlights to a 2010 Hyundai Accent. It's easy to do and can be done in less than an hour. So good luck and enjoy!
How To: Change the headlight 2010 Kia Sportage
If you own a 2010 Kia Sportage, it's important to know how to replace things on the vehicle. Doing so will not only improve the look of your car, but make it perform longer as well. One thing that you must know how to fix is the headlights. If your bulb goes out at any time of the day, you can actually get a ticket, and that's no fun. So in this quick tutorial, you'll find out how to change a headlight easily. So good luck and enjoy!
How To: Buy the right distributor for a VW beetle
If you own a VW Beetle Bug, check out this helpful and insightful tutorial. This video focuses on buying the right distributor for a VW Beetle and how having a certain type can be a problem for you and your car. So pay attention, good luck, and when repairing or fixing cars, remember to use the correct tools and wear the right equipment. Enjoy!
How To: Easily fix leaks and drips on a VW Beetle Bug
One of the worst things to find out about your car is that you have a leak. Oil, transmission, coolant, whatever it may be, leaks are no fun. So in this tutorial, you'll be focusing on one of the more common leaks, oil. Find out how to easily fix leaks and drips for a VW Beetle Bug. It should be easy to do and will result in less of a mess and a better running car. Enjoy!
How To: Easily check your engine light
There's nothing worse than when you're driving to work or to the grocery store and all of a sudden, the check engine light comes on. This is one of the most dreadful lights that a car possesses. Not only does it signify that there's something wrong with your car, but it may also be a sign that if int's not taken care of properly, your car can be further damaged by it. So in this tutorial, you'll learn some basic reasons for why and what the check engine light means. Good luck!
HowTo: Rebuild an All American Fuel-Squirter (AKA the V-8 Carburetor)
BangShift forum member John Cerone posts an incredibly exhaustive step-by-step guide to rebuilding an American V-8 carburetor.
How To: Easily change your wiper blades before winter
The best time to change your wiper blades is a couple months before the rainy season begins. Doing this will help ensure that you have working wiper blades that will be there for you whenever the rain may come. In this tutorial, you'll find out the secret to changing your cars wiper blades. It may sound hard, but it really is easy to do. Good luck and enjoy!
How To: Replace the AC condenser on a Nissan Altima
This video demonstrates how to remove the air conditioning condenser from a Nissan Altima. If your air conditioning isn't working, especially if you live in a hot, traffiky part of the world, your life is probably pretty miserable. This video will help you to rectify the situation yourself at home without having to pay half of your monthly salary to a mechanic.
How To: Remove the crankshaft sensor on a Nissan Sentra
If you own a Nissan Sentra and know anything about working on cars, you've probably realized how blessed you are to own such an easy car to repair yourself. This handy video shows how to perform one piece of maintenance on the car quickly and easily, removing the crankshaft sensor. You'll need to do this if your sensor has corroded as the one in this video has.
How To: Remove a bolted hub wheel bearing
In this video Richpin explains how to remove a bolted hub wheel bearing that has gotten frozen onto the car and cannot be removed by conventional means. He explains how to recognize the problem, presents the homemade tool he uses in the repair, briefly explains how to make the tool, and then uses it in conjunction with a sledgehammer to break the bearing off of the car.
How To: Hotwire a Nissan Patrol if you lose your keys
This tutorial is only for those who need it! Please don't be stupid and try to commit a crime. Anyway, in this tutorial you'll find out how to hotwire a Nissan Patrol in the likely event that you lose your keys. Messing with a cars wiring can be bad news if you don't have any idea of what you're doing, so be careful. Good luck and enjoy!
How To: Change a flat tire on a moter scooter
In order to change a flat tire on a motor scooter, you will need the following: the wrench that came with your scooter, a tire tube, a socket wrench, an allen wrench, a standard wrench, and a Phillips head screwdriver.
How To: Remove window tint
Is the tint on your windows losing its luster? In this video, learn how to remedy a bad window tint. All window film deteriorates with age and eventually have to be removed. Two of the most common symptoms of dying film are the dreaded "purple film" and the "bubbling film". Purple film is caused by non-metallic dyes in the film breaking down and changing color. Bubbling film is a sign that the adhesive used to apply the tint to the window is failing. After a single bubble appears, many more w...
How To: Make ethanol/alcohol fuel
Gas prices haven't significantly lowered for some time and it looks like they won't either. So some people are trying to find another way to fill up their cars in order to get to work or wherever else they need to go. One way is by making ehtanol fuel or gas. This is a great way to replace gasoline and can be used to power your car and/or a generator. This tutorial will give you the steps needed to make some. Enjoy! Make ethanol/alcohol fuel.
How To: Install a four gauge power wire
This video will show you how to install a 4 gauge wire with a 100 amp fuse that powers a 2600 watt amp and a big capacitor. Follow along as this tutorial takes you step by step through the process of installing a four gauge power wire.
How To: Remove a car door panel
If you need to remove a car door panel, check out this video first. It takes a bit of practice, and a little bit of tugging, but it is relatively easy to do. You will just need to remove a few screws.
How To: Remove tint from a car
Removing tint from a car can be complicatedly sticky and leave a really bad result on your windows. If you feel like a change, or if you got a ticket for too dark tint, follow the steps in this tutorial and learn how to remove the tint yourself. This will save you money and save your windows in the process. Check it out!
How To: Do your own car window tint
Sick of people looking in your windows at stop lights? Check out this tutorial and learn how to install your own window tint and give your car a cool new look. It's really not that hard to do, but you need to do it right in order to avoid rookie mistakes like bubbles and peeling.
How To: Check and replace the fuses on a car
Kim, a staff mechanic of Driverside, demonstrates how to check the fuses in a car. In majority of the cars the main fuse box could be located on the left side of the kick panel situated near the driver seat. Inside the car, he opened a cover stating fuse box (near the driver seat), by turning a small lever, he dispatched the fuse cover with ease. A pilot map can be found behind the back of the cover panel. The Map elucidates all kinds of fuses distributed in the car and their amperages. Then ...
How To: Remove rear window tint
There are several ways you can remove window tinting. This video will show you how you can use a steamer and razor blade to peel and scrape of the tinting of a back window in a car. The steam heater will get the tint coat to separate from the glass. Depending on how old and the quality of the tint will determine how easy this process is. Hopefully you have a good tint job which will allow for easier removal. You can use Windex to finish removing any residue left when you are done. You may nee...
How To: Remove car window tint
Depending on what state you are in will have different laws on the amount of tint that is legal to have on your car window. If your tint is too dark for the state you are in there is a way that is not too difficult for you to remove the tint yourself. You will have to heat up the car but having it in the sun and running it with the heat and defrost on until the window is hot. Then you will simply have to catch the edge of the tint with a new razor blade and start to peal. It should come off i...
How To: Change your car's headlights and taillights
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to change a car's headlight and taillights. There are 3 types of headlights for a car. The 3 types are: sealed beam, halogen bulb and HID lights. This video shows viewers how to change halogen bulbs. Begin by opening the hood of the car. Remove the fastener or wire harness and then remove the bulb. Now replace it with a new bulb and put the wire harness or fastener back on. This video will benefit those viewers who have a vehicle and would like to lea...
How To: Unlock Your Car Door with a Shoelace in 10 Seconds
Have you locked yourself out of your car? Well, as long as you have a shoelace, you may be able to get back in.
How To: Use a car jack to replace a tire
Everyone who drives should know how to use a car jack in case of a flat tire or blowout. Check your owner's manual to find out where your car jack and spare tire are located. In most cases, they are somewhere in the rear of the car. The video shows us how to use a telescoping jack, though the more common type of jack requires a scissor motion to raise the car and lifts from the side rail. The telescoping jack lifts from the axel and to raise the jack you need to insert the rod into the hole n...
How To: Remove the front bumper on a Chrysler 300C
There may come a time when you need to fix your car and you may not have the money needed to do all the maintenance. So the next best choice? Do it yourself of course! In this three part video tutorial you'll find out what it takes to remove the front bumper and grill to a Chrysler 300C.
How To: Change oil, filter, and gasket on a Ninja motorcycle
Changing motorcycle oil prolongs the life of your bike and is a simple way to save money. This video tutorial demonstrates how to change the oil using a 2008 Kawasaki Ninja as an example, and shows how to replace the filter, screen and gasket. When working on your own motorbike, use the proper tools and safety precautions to insure a successful outcome.
How To: Change the spark plugs on a 4.7L V8 Jeep engine
A spark plug is a device that fits into the cylinder head of an engine and ignites compressed fuel with an electrical spark. This video tutorial demonstrates how to change the spark plugs on a 4.7L V8 Jeep engine. When changing spark plugs, wait until the engine has cooled down to reduce the risk of thread damage, and use proper tools and safety precautions to insure a successful outcome.
How To: Change a flat tire with AAA
If you have to change a tire out on the highway make sure that you are well out of the flow of traffic. If you have materials to help people see you put them out and make sure that you only use the jack if you are on a hard flat surface. Using a jack on a soft surface such as sand can lead to the car falling off of the jack. Set your emergency brake and turn on your emergency flashers. Check the owners manual for step by step directions and safety tips for changing the tire. Take out the spar...
How To: Change out the spark plugs on your car
1. First remove the Electrical connections by release the button to unlock them without pull them harshly. Gently remove the Bolts to make loose and take out the spark plug coil.
How To: Replace the burned out headlights in your car
In this Autos, Motorcycles & Planes video tutorial Tool Dude Tony will show you how to replace the burned out headlights in your car. It’s pretty simple. Open the hood. Then pull out the electrical connector by pressing down on the locking mechanism and pulling it straight back. Next remove the locking ring that surrounds the bulb. Pull the bulb straight back. Remove the new bulb from the packing, put it straight in without touching anything. Put the locking ring back and plug in the electric...
How To: Change a flat tire on a dodge charger
To change your tire on your dodge charger you need your jack, your spare, and your lug tool. To change the tire you will take the jack and place it under the proper spot underneath the car. You will find that the lug tool from your American car to look a bit different than a lug tool from a foreign automobile. A foreign tool will not be as bendable. Engage your emergency brake while changing your tire to prevent the car from moving especially if you have a flat by the side of the road. By rot...
How To: Change a flat tire for women
Runde Auto Group demonstrates how to change a flat tire. First, open your vehicle's trunk and remove the spare tire, the jack and the tools. You may need to loosen a wing nut to remove the tire from the trunk. Consult your owner's manual for limitations when driving on the spare tire. Put the jack under your car and line it up with the lip. Jack up the car using the lug wrench as an extender to take a little bit of pressure off the tire. Then, loosen the lug nuts using the lug wrench. Jack up...
How To: Build a B-series Honda engine
Are you an aspiring mechanic? How about a hands-on person with a couple free days and a spirit of ingenuity? In this three-part video tutorial, learn from Evans Tuning how to build a B-series Honda engine. Get step by step instructions on how to build this engine from scratch, from start to finish.
How To: Replace the camshaft sensor on a Nissan Altima
In this video, Richpin demonstrates how to replace the camshaft sensor in a Nissan Altima. The cam sensor is located by the cylinder box. First, remove the electrical connector off of the sensor. Push up on the lock on the bottom of the sensor to pull back and remove the connector. The sensor is held in by a bolt so remove the bolt with a ratchet wrench. Next, pull out the sensor. Wiggle it to remove the seal of the o-ring. Rub the residual oil on the new sensor's o-ring. Then, slide the new ...