Looking for a project to tackle with your newfound free time? Tired of forking over heaps of hard-earned cash for automotive repair jobs you could have just as easily done yourself? Then DIY auto ...

Dropping your car off at a professional mechanic can be costly, in terms of both time and money. Going to a pro can leave you without your car for days if a necessary part is in short supply, and if ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

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The cost of car and home repairs may have you wanting to do the work yourself. It can save you money, but it does have its risks. A DIY job gone wrong can cost much more than if you had hired a ...

In case you’ve never heard of them, Haynes Automotive Manuals are the gold standard of DIY car repair books. The publisher — whose on-the-nose tagline is “Haynes Shows You How” — offers how-to volumes ...

Most automotive DIY projects boil down to the same thing: Some cleaning, disassembly, repair or replacement, and assembly. Except every do-it-yourselfer knows that projects are more akin to snowflakes ...

Once upon a time, you could diagnose the culprit of your Mazda MX-5 Miata's check engine light with a paperclip. We now use ...

Back in 2020, Haynes said it was ceasing the physical production of its iconic car repair manuals. In January 2022, another well-known line of manuals, Chilton, went a step further and ended the ...

CHICAGO -- Gearhead Workspace is the only DIY auto repair shop in the city of Chicago. The garage - located in the Bridgeport neighborhood - has all the tools and space customers need to fix their own ...

We surveyed mechanics nationwide to give you a better idea of what fixing your car’s AC might cost, whether you need a simple recharge or a full compressor replacement. The quotes we gathered averaged ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. J.R. Whalen: Here's Your Money Briefing for Tuesday, December 3rd. I'm J.R.