When you work on your own car, having access to the right instructions and diagrams can be key to completing a repair. Chilton repair manuals have helped shadetree mechanics the world over, which made ...

The growing movement for right-to-repair laws has significant implications for car owners, affecting everything from the cost ...

Today's drivers have complete, manufacturer-specific repair information at their fingertips, which is transforming how we approach car maintenance and repair.

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 ...

The iconic Haynes series of automotive repair manuals are going digital, the publisher dropping its easily stainable paper volumes in favour of copies that can be downloaded on demand. This is ...

So you've been wanting to work on your own car more and heard "one of the best tools is a repair manual." True, but they're never as easy as Lego instructions. Today I've got some tips on getting the ...

The image of the “shade tree mechanic” has changed as vehicles have become more computerized. Instead of parking under a shady tree, now you can rent space in a self-serve garage to work on your car ...

Someone in Minnesota took the “better late than never” saying literally, as they returned a book they borrowed from a local library back in 1975 no less than 47 years later. That’s right, the ...

Nov. 17 (UPI) --A Minnesota library said a car repair manual checked out in 1975 was anonymously returned along with an apologetic letter. The Washington County Library System said in a Facebook post ...

The way Susan Docker saw it, the $610 car repair bill just didn’t add up. It included a $400 charge for 8.7 hours’ labor — even though her Ford Tempo was ready in about half that time. When she ...