Expert advice on car maintenance
Most popular car maintenance articles from our car-care experts.
To keep your car in good shape, every two to three weeks is a good rule of thumb for how often you should drive your car.

How Often Does My Car Need to Be Driven?
By Rick Popely
January 9, 2023To keep your car in good shape, every two to three weeks is a good rule of thumb for how often you should drive your car.
For some vehicles, you're advised to change the coolant every 30,000 miles. For others, changing the coolant isn't even on the maintenance schedule.

How Often Should I Change Engine Coolant?
By Rick Popely
October 26, 2022For some vehicles, you're advised to change the coolant every 30,000 miles. For others, changing the coolant isn't even on the maintenance schedule.
Proper tire pressure is much more crucial to your car than you may think, and it results in a safer and more economical experience on the road.

How to Properly Check and Put Air in Tires
By Robby DeGraff
October 25, 2022Proper tire pressure is much more crucial to your car than you may think, and it results in a safer and more economical experience on the road.
Because there are several possibilities, and because brakes are a crucial safety feature, it is best to have a pro diagnose noise.

Why Are My Brakes Squealing?
By Rick Popely
October 25, 2022Because there are several possibilities, and because brakes are a crucial safety feature, it is best to have a pro diagnose noise.
Vehicles have an adjustment screw or bolt on the headlight assembly for adjusting headlight height, and some also have a screw for horizontal aim.

Headlight Adjustment: How Do I Know My Headlights Are Aimed ...
By Rick Popely
October 23, 2022Vehicles have an adjustment screw or bolt on the headlight assembly for adjusting headlight height, and some also have a screw for horizontal aim.
It's important to take care of your car before you put it into storage. Here are a few tips to make sure your car is ready to go when you are.

How to Store Your Car for Winter
By Robby DeGraff
October 23, 2022It's important to take care of your car before you put it into storage. Here are a few tips to make sure your car is ready to go when you are.

Do I Need Gas-Line Antifreeze During the Winter?
By Rick Popely
October 20, 2022If you live in a place where the temperature never gets down to freezing, you might be able to get by with plain water in place of windshield wiper fluid.

Do I Have to Use Windshield Wiper Fluid or Is Water OK?
By Rick Popely
October 20, 2022If you live in a place where the temperature never gets down to freezing, you might be able to get by with plain water in place of windshield wiper fluid.
Oxygen sensors are not among the maintenance items that need to be replaced regularly, so they typically are replaced only when they fail.

When Should the Oxygen Sensor Be Replaced?
By Rick Popely
April 26, 2022Oxygen sensors are not among the maintenance items that need to be replaced regularly, so they typically are replaced only when they fail.
VSA stands for vehicle stability assist, which is the proprietary term for the electronic stability control system used on Honda and Acura vehicles.

What Does VSA Stand For?
By Rick Popely
April 18, 2021VSA stands for vehicle stability assist, which is the proprietary term for the electronic stability control system used on Honda and Acura vehicles.