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Top tips to make looking after your car easy. Find out how to choose the best oil, check your motor before a long trip and change its windscreen wipers

new e10 petrol
Maintenance

Will my old BMW 635CSi be OK running on the new E10 petrol?

We’re getting a lot of questions from drivers who want to know if their car is suitable for running on the new E10 petrol. This reader has a 1989 BMW…

By James Foxall2nd November 20214th November 2021
storing a car for winter
Maintenance

Someone said you should change all the fluids before storing a car for winter. Is this true?

There are various important things to do before storing a car for winter. And many of them are far more important than changing all the fluids for the sake of…

By James Foxall7th October 202123rd November 2021
cabin filter
Maintenance

My car smells strange inside. Can I change the cabin filter on my car myself?

Your car has vents in the cabin that pull air in from the outside. But before it comes out of the vents, that air goes through a filter. This is…

By James Foxall2nd September 202116th September 2021
bad smell
Maintenance

How do I get rid of a bad smell in a car? I spilled some cream sauce

There aren’t many worse things than being couped up in a car with a really bad smell. Part of the problem is a car is such a confined space. Bad…

By James Foxall29th July 202118th August 2021
repair or replace
Maintenance

My 14-year old Honda Accord needs £800 of work to pass its MOT. Should I repair or replace the car?

It’s true that the older cars get, the more likely they are to require expensive work. From what we understand, our reader’s Honda Accord needs a new exhaust and some…

By James Foxall1st July 202115th July 2021
right coolant
Maintenance

I need to top up my coolant. How do I choose the right coolant for my car?

Along with oil, coolant is a vital fluid for an engine. It’s worth checking the coolant in your engine regularly and if it needs topping up, getting the right coolant…

By James Foxall3rd June 202110th September 2021
oil filter
Maintenance

Is changing the oil filter necessary and how easy is it on my VW Polo?

Changing the oil is a vital part of any engine’s service. The more oil is used, the more it degrades and the less effective it becomes at lubricating the various…

By James Foxall11th May 202125th May 2021
alloy wheel corrosion
Maintenance

Can alloy wheel corrosion be buffed out?

Alloy wheels can suffer corrosion for a wide variety of reasons. How it’s treated depends on the cause of it. In some cases, repair might be a simple do-it-yourself job.…

By James Foxall22nd April 202111th May 2021
oil change
Maintenance

Can I do an oil change on my car myself to save some money?

Performing an oil change on a car is, on paper, one of the simpler maintenance jobs. As oil is continually circulated through an engine to lubricate moving parts it needs…

By James Foxall1st April 202111th May 2021
engine fan
Maintenance

My engine fan keeps running when I lock the car. Is that wrong?

If there’s one thing internal combustion engines are good at, it’s generating heat. But all that cool air flowing into the engine bay as you drive along stops things getting…

By James Foxall11th March 202122nd October 2021

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