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  • Top 10: Essentials for maintaining your car at home (Article)
    It can be used to tighten or loosen as well as for final checking of torque.   Silverline oil filter removal tool -  £6 A routine oil change will require a tool to get the oil filter off – but thankfully the cost is just a few pounds. New oil filters cost very little and once the oil is drained they are very easy to replace, providing you have the correct tool.
  • Used Van Buying Guide: Sprinter 2013-2018 (Article)
    For short-drop vehicles service intervals would be shorter, while longer-haul users would have lengthier intervals between services and oil changes. These could be as much as 37,000 miles or two years although we'd always recommend an oil and filter change every 12,000 miles or 12 months, whichever is sooner. All Sprinters also came with MobilioVan lifetime mobility guarantee, as well as Mercedes-Benz Service 24hr, which provided breakdown cover throughout the UK and Europe.
  • Top 10: Diagnostic scanners (Article)
    Such systems typically cost a considerable amount but there are some affordable options, such as the Launch CRP Touch Pro. It can be used to adjust and reset electronic parking brakes, oil change lights and steering angle sensors – as well as a wide range of other features. It also benefits from a large colour touch screen and a one-year warranty. Consequently, if you need something more advanced yet affordable, this could be just the ticket.
  • How to buy a used camper van (Article)
    On some vans the replacement cycle can be pushed to up to five years or 80,000 miles whichever comes first, but no longer. If the service bills don't show a timing belt change, then budget to have it done. Automatic transmission fluid should have been changed every two years, brake and power steering fluid every two years. If the van has a manual gearbox and the oil in that was changed within its first 18 months on the road, this is a valuable plus point worth paying more for.
  • Halfords Catalogue 1965 (Article)
    Can you buy it today? Oil pressure gauge on Amazon for £28 *   Information is power - and nowhere is that truer than in the world of classic cars. After all, if you haven't got that oil pressure guage fitted, how will you know when you're about to break down?
  • Top 15: Must-have kit for the classic car owner (Article)
    Go to www.drapertools.com and quote item number MWD110AGL. Oil / Coolant Catch Pan Carrying out your own oil changes or planning to drain your classic’s cooling system? Then invest a few pounds in a catch pan like this, complete with large handles and pouring lip for easy carrying and disposal.
  • Top 10: Air Purifiers (Article)
    It’s powered via USB so it can operate almost anywhere, and it is sufficiently compact to sit on your desk. It comes with a filter brush, a light and can operate as an oil diffuser too. MONDADO Air Purifier Another purifier that employs both HEPA and carbon filters for high-level performance, the Mondado can output up to 111 cubic metres of air per hour, making it suitable for rooms up to 20 square metres.
  • Top 10: Gifts for Women (Article)
    >> Read our full review Women's Home DIY: Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual How many blokes at Haynes does it take to change a light bulb? None. The girls have beaten them to it. They've also fixed the leaky tap, put up the shelves, tiled the kitchen, insulated the loft and changed the oil in the car. Why wait around for a tradesman, friend, family etc to help you do DIY around the house when you can learn all the skills you need to do it yourself?
  • Top 10: Gifts for Women (Article)
    >> Read our full review Women's Home DIY: Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual How many blokes at Haynes does it take to change a light bulb? None. The girls have beaten them to it. They've also fixed the leaky tap, put up the shelves, tiled the kitchen, insulated the loft and changed the oil in the car. Why wait around for a tradesman, friend, family etc to help you do DIY around the house when you can learn all the skills you need to do it yourself?
  • Top 10: Father's Day Gifts for petrolheads (Article)
    That’s enough to get most at home maintenance jobs done – though there are various other essentials an aspiring home mechanic will need for jobs like oil changes or brake maintenance. But don’t worry – we’ve got a top 10 guide to those here too. Click here to see it .   How To Drive by Ben Collins - £12.99 RRP Former Stig and professional stunt driver Ben Collins is probably one of the best people in the world to teach you how to drive – and that’s precisely what he has done in his new book.
  • How to buy a used van (Article)
    If this isn't the case, then at the very least you want paperwork to show the van has had regular servicing, with the oil and filter changed every 12,000 miles or 12 months (whichever is sooner). The second is to trust your instincts. If something doesn’t look or feel right then walk away and find another van to buy.
  • Camper van finance advice and deals (Article)
    Always ask about the details, because it isn't uncommon for some inclusive servicing packages' to be little more than a yearly oil change. And this will leave you liable to the costs for the majority of the dealer maintenance . Planning to take your new camper van abroad? Some PCH plans will restrict trips out of the UK, without prior written approval.
  • How to buy a classic car (Article)
    Your complete guide to buying a classic car
  • Top 10: Gifts for teenagers (Article)
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  • Top 10: Gifts for teenagers (Article)
    aff=512&utm_source=AffiliateWindow&utm_medium=Affiliates&utm_content=Standard&utm_campaign=Feed&aff=512&awc=550_1571410912_122d766b241525c8631ff859ef6b3f88">Star Wars set comes with four masks featuring your intergalactic favourites; Chewbacca: A moisturising mask packed with coconut oil to hydrate your skin - Darth Vader: A powerful mask infused with anti-ageing black tea extract - Yoda: Cucumber, it’s full of. Cool and soothe, it will - C3PO: Oh my goodness, you’ve got a golden glow!
  • Top 10: Cafe racers in 2023 (Article)
    The ride and handling are better, too, courtesy of new KYB front forks. Perhaps one of the most notable changes to the Street Twin is the addition of rider modes. This gives you a choice of Road or Rain settings and there’s quite a marked difference between them, with the Road setting giving a much sharper throttle response.
  • Used Van Buying Guide: Dispatch 2007-2016 (Article)
    The majority in the classifieds are the 1.6 HDI 90 model, upping the budget to £3000-£4000 doing little to change that. Here you’ll shave a good 40-60,000 miles off the odometer, and start finding post-2012 facelifted examples which come with better levels of standard equipment. Crew vans start to appear at this price point, many being priced a touch high with opportunistic sellers highlighting the potential to convert them into campers.
  • Christmas Gift Guide 2019 (Article)
    width=409&height=409&mode=max" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/d8b01fa500004408a51e1b1ca8df7132" /> Each pack comes with four masks featuring your intergalactic favourites;  Chewbacca: A moisturising mask packed with coconut oil to hydrate your skin - Darth Vader: A powerful mask infused with anti-ageing black tea extract - Yoda: Cucumber, it’s full of. Cool and soothe, it will - C3PO: Oh my goodness, you’ve got a golden glow!
  • Buying and selling a van on eBay (Article)
    Happily this is reduced for vehicles, so you pay one per cent of the final value, with a minimum of £25 and a maximum of £45. For business sellers this changes to 0.9 per cent, with a minimum and maximum of £21.99 and £39.49. As a seller, eBay also insists that you have a Paypal account and that you offer these as a means of payment for your vehicle.
  • How to buy a scooter (Article)
    If you passed your driving test before 1 February 2001, you can ride a moped without any training or changes to your licence. To ride any other two-wheeler with an engine larger than 50cc, you must complete a CBT course. Drivers who passed their test on or after 1 February 2001 can ride a moped as soon as they have passed a CBT course.
 

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