Car Maintenance Tips
Do Cam Belts Really Need Changing Every 5 Years? The Number Nobody Published
Five years is a figure the motor trade works to, ...
What a Tyre Sealant Kit Actually Does (and How Far You Can Drive)
A tyre sealant kit is a temporary fix. Haynes gives ...
Does a Failed MOT Devalue a Car? The Part of the Record Buyers Should Actually Read
A failed MOT stays on the public record for good, ...
America Is Investigating This Engine. Britain Has Not Recalled One Car
A US safety investigation into a small petrol engine opened ...
What Happens If You Never Change Your Cam Belt? The Engine Decides, Not You
The belt fails, and on most modern engines, the failure ...
Starter Motor or Flat Battery? The Four Tests That Tell You
Watch the dashboard lights as you try to start the ...
Why Your Car Overheats in Traffic But Never on the Motorway
A car overheating in traffic but not at highway speed ...
Will Cracked Tyres Fail an MOT? The Line the Tester Works To
Surface cracking on its own is normally recorded as an ...
Cat A, B, S and N: What a Written-Off Car Actually Means Before You Buy One
There are four write-off categories under the insurance industry's salvage ...
Can a Mechanic Tell If Your Cam Belt Has Been Changed? Not as Easily as You Would Think
A mechanic can look for signs that a cam belt ...