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The most likely reasons for bad clutch performance, a noisy clutch, or strange behavior by the clutch pedal. Look for your symptoms here.

How to test your vehicle yourself to investigate common and not-so-common reasons for a sluggish engine.

The color of the exhaust smoke can give you valuable information about the state of health of the engine.

How do you maintain a car tire? And how to put air in tires? A beginner's guide to general maintenance of car tires.

Match these common symptoms to your possible manual transmission issues for a faster diagnosis.

Diagnose the most common problems with your car's starting system without special equipment or knowledge, based on the symptoms described here.

DIY Toyota I4 (5SFE) engine oil leak repair. Plenty of photos and step-by-step repair instructions.

Do-it-yourself Front Wheel Drive (FWD) wheel bearing replacement for most Toyotas and many other cars. Lots of photos, and details about tools needed.

Find the source of valve train noises and other symptoms using this simple guide.

How I used a "Save-a-Thread' thread tap kit to repair a blown-out spark plug in my customer's Ford Crown Victoria.

This article provides step-by-step instructions for replacing a broken exterior driver's side door handle on a Lexus ES300, which should also work on the very similar Toyota Camry.

If you own a recreational vehicle, this article will show you several options for living totally rent free all over the US.

This article, with video, will show you how to replace both the rear shock absorbers and suspension springs on a '04 Toyota Sienna.

Though old news, 6-speed DSG transmissions are still on the road in many vehicles. So let's look at some of the more common problems you might encounter with yours.

When you want to diagnose engine noise, let your ear and these simple methods guide you.

This article, with segmented videos, will show you step-by-step how to replace the water pump on a '06 Toyota Camry V6 with the GR-FE engine.