Learning More About How Cars Work,
Auto Repair and Maintenance
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AAA / Its Time for a Reality Check From the AAA's New Mexico division. Has good maintenance information and a useful Q&A section.
Auto$mart Program A Canadian Government site that has extensive information about fuel economy and publications relating to the subject, eh.
Automotive Weekend Mechanics Club The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association offers tips and links to other auto sites. Also has directories of parts stores, repair shops and a part-finding section.
Autoshop101 - Automotive Training Resource Site Authored by Prof. Kevin Sullivan of Skyline College of Automotive Technology. The site emphasizes the electrical systems of automobiles and has lots of pictures of components and in depth information. It's aimed at technicians, but if your question is electrical this is a good place to look for an answer. Offers automotive training support for automotive technicians, students, and teachers. Online ASE style electrical practice tests, technical articles, online tutorials, etc.
AUTONET.CA - From Canada. New & used cars info, new car dealers, trucks, reviews, new car prices, etc. Also has extensive automotive maintenance pages, eh.
Autoshop Online - Tips Page This is a direct link to the Car Care Council's repair and maintenace pages.
Autosite.com - Repairs/Maintenance AutoSite is one of the major automotive web sites. This is a direct link to their maintenance and repair section. Some links are provided, but mainly has good maintenance tips.
Diva Female Car Insurance UK Not only does this site have information about insurance for, I guess, female cars - as if there were any other kind - but it also has a number of maintenance tips and safety precautions geared especially, but not exclusively, for female drivers.
Family Car. com / auto101 Excellent, detaied descriptions of automobile operation and car care tips. This is another major automotive site.
FTC / Taking the Scare Out of Auto Repair A good government operated site with basic information about how to choose a repair shop, repair charges, warranties, service contracts and more. Also has links to places where you can find valuable government published books and pamphlets on these subjects.
How a Car Engine Works This a link to the automotive section of the How Stuff Works site. This is a comprehensive site and has links to other "how it works" sites. You can spend a lot of time on this site learning about many other technology areas in addition to automotives. Good explanatory animations.
GetUsedParts.com Search salvage yards online to locate used car and truck parts. The site also has extensive automotive directory listings.
Bob Hewitt's Autorepair A lot of maintenance info presented in an anecdotal fashion. Future aim is to organize content by subject. There are links to numerous additional auto sites.
Hubcaps.com Need a hubcap for your '54 Packard? Or do you simply like to groove and reminisce while looking at pictures of hubcaps and wheel covers of your youth? You would think a site called "Hubcaps.com" would have more hubcaps than you can shake a stick at - and they do!
iCARumba The intent of this site is to ease car care for the non-mechanically inclined. There are troubleshooting tools, a car care encyclopedia, maintenance schedules and service bulletins, a national directory of repair shops, etc. This site has a lot of Java applets so you would be well-advised to let them load completely before clicking to another page or they may crash your browser.
MAD - Motor And Diagnosis Information source for trouble shooting, repair and maintenance for various makes and models of cars. Also has a good and complete directory section.
My Car Wizard.com My Car Wizard.com is a tool to educate yourself through pictures and detailed descriptions of how a car works. Also has a database of US car rental agencies that can be searched by city and an online repair manual directory.
Nutz and Boltz Has a few links and you can hear the Nutz and Boltz radio program if you have the right plug-in. Publishes a newsletter and they'd love you to subscribe.
Number plates Club Claims to be the UK's largest online club for personalised number plate owners and enthusiasts. I believe it. Learn about the vagaries of the UK registration system, the status seeking - the enormous prices - some are willing to pay for a particular number. Disregard that one number may be similar in many respects to another, mortgage the house anyway.
Paradise Garage Has links and also book picks. A good site to learn more about car maintenance, especially good for do-it-yourselfers.
PartRunner Nationwide part request hotline. Quickly locate quality used car parts from thousands of junkyards across the U.S. and Canada. Nationwide listing of auto recyclers. Find local junkyards. View inventories. Buy rebuildable/salvage vehicles.
PartsPalace.com A Parts Palace, this site offers auto parts at up to 60% off dealer cost and free shipping on contintental USA orders over $50. International Shipping is also available.
Salem Boys - Answers to Frequently Asked Auto Repair Questions From Tempe, AZ, Technician Mark Salem answers questions and also has a good on-line reference manual.
ServiceAdvisor.com Has some basic service information and some Q&A's, but also has lots of links to more information.
Standardshift.com A site for dedicated manual transmission fans and the curious alike. Message board, videos, and a FAQ on how to drive a car with a manual transmission.
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