Auto Repair & Maintenance for Beginners

Dave Stribling

Oct 2023 · Dorling Kindersley Ltd

About this eBook

Your one-stop resource for basic car care and repair.


Working on your vehicle can be intimidating with the complicated engines, sophisticated electrical systems and other high-tech components, but with this helpful guide by your side, you learn to fine-tune and identify common car problems and make your own repairs! In it, you get:

- Quick tips on jumping a battery, changing a tire, and replacing a headlight.
- Easy steps for checking and changing filters, spark plugs, belts, and oil.
- Guidance on keeping your transmission and exhaust systems running smoothly.
- Advice on servicing your car's cooling systems.
- Suggestions on checking tire pressure, rotating tires, and replacing brakes.

About the author

Dave Stribling is an automotive enthusiast and owner of a specialty shop that integrates modern automobile technologies with older vehicles. Trained as a automation engineer, Dave put his skill of putting square pegs in round holes to good use by putting new, modern engines and computers into older vintage cars. A specialist in vintage Ford Mustangs and Ford vehicles, Dave has written technical columns and feature articles for various publications for more than 20 years. In April 2009 Mustang Monthly magazine named one of Dave's custom Mustangs to its list of the Top 45 Most Significant Mustangs Of All Time. Dave often teaches technical clinics to various groups in the Midwest on collector cars and collector car markets. Author hometown: Crawfordsville, IN.