“Taking care of your car doesn’t require you to be a mechanic,” says Alex Black ... quick and beneficial.” All the basic tune-up tasks you’ll read about here are possible for any ...

Secondly, keeping your car running efficiently all by yourself is very satisfying. Some jobs are too large and require the eye of a qualified, professional mechanic, but there are other basic jobs ...

Nick Polimeni works as a vintage race car mechanic for GMT Racing in Connecticut, readying them for the racing prime time.

Auto mechanics have many of us at a disadvantage, of course, because many people lack basic car repair and maintenance ...