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Category: Maintenance

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

paintwork repairs
Maintenance

A garage did paintwork repairs on my car but within two months all areas were rusty again. What should I do?

We get a lot of questions from drivers who’ve bought cars only for them to go wrong. But what are your rights if you have body or paintwork repairs done…

By James Foxall5th April 202219th May 2022
adblue refill
Maintenance

My car is asking for an AdBlue refill. How do I know how much to put into it?

Our reader has a 2018 Mercedes-Benz which has the AdBlue warning light on. They want to know how much AdBlue to put into the car. Finding out how much AdBlue…

By James Foxall22nd March 20225th May 2022
flat battery
Maintenance

I got a flat battery while cleaning my car. Should this have happened?

Our friends at breakdown companies tell us that the most frequent cause of breakdown is a flat battery. And the AA says it frequently gets called out by people like…

By James Foxall24th February 202213th April 2022
car wash
Maintenance

Which is best: jet wash or old-style mechanical car wash?

Our reader wants to know the best and easiest way to clean their car. We would always recommend washing a car by hand. Whether that’s a hand car wash while…

By James Foxall18th January 20227th March 2022
engine flush
Maintenance

My dealer suggested doing an engine flush on my four-year old Peugeot 2008. Should I go ahead?

The dealer servicing our reader’s four-year old Peugeot 2008 suggested they have an engine flush. Our reader wanted to know if we recommend this as a sensible idea. What is…

By James Foxall4th January 202217th February 2022
protect the paint
Maintenance

I’ve just bought a new car and want to know the best way to protect the paint this winter

Let’s face it, many of us take our cars for granted. We buy them for thousands of pounds, or spend hundreds on monthly payments, then we just leave them outside…

By James Foxall7th December 202127th January 2022
fitting a car battery
Maintenance

How easy is fitting a car battery? I want to buy one online before winter

It’s very sensible fitting a car battery before the weather gets really cold. Of course the easiest way is to get a garage to do it for you. And if…

By James Foxall11th November 202116th November 2021
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

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