In most case scenarios, the issues that arise with your automobile could be handled by yourself at home. The cost for basic repairs or service for your car over just a few visits to a mechanic as you probably already know can punch a serious hole in your bank account. 

It is due to this reason that many car owners have taken matters into their own hands literally. However, not all of them have been successful based on the fact that out of ten car owners who attempt to repair or service their own vehicles only half are successful, whilst the other half fails miserably. 

The secret behind the success of those who manage to pull of their own repair work on their cars successfully is not really a secret, but more towards common-sense. These do-it-yourself heroes actually took the trouble to get a car workshop manual that set them off on the right direction from the get-go. 

For those who intend to get greasy with their cars without any formal training on repairing cars, a workshop manual is an asset to say the least. 

The information contained in workshop manuals is prepared specifically for those who have no knowledge of engines or machine mechanics. Having a workshop manual by your side as you tinker with your car is equivalent to having a map when you go jungle trekking. 

Most people have entire toolkits in their boot or garage for emergencies, in case they need to fix their car on their own, they have the tools, but the funny part is that most people forget the most important tool of all which is an auto repair workshop manual for their car! 

This is akin to having a compass without a map, smack in the middle of nowhere. Workshop manuals are incredibly important for a variety of reasons, for starters, it will provide you with a list of all the tools that you will need to take your car apart and put it back together again. 

These manuals will also provide you with information on what is wrong if your car starts misbehaving and point you to the source of the problem directly and gives you clear and present details on what needs to replaced, tuned or fixed. Another factor that often comes up among D.I.Y mechanics is the format of the auto repair manual, digital or traditional? 

My answer to this question has always been and will always be ‘get an old fashioned book and keep it in the toolbox’. Trying to repair your own car without a workshop manual is not only foolish, but also dangerous as the potential to misfit parts or rewire improperly could lead to accidents and cost you more than just a hole in your bank account. 

It is advised that those starting off to repair their cars on their own at home start with simple tasks using the workshop manuals such as oil changes, changing fuses, topping up brake fluid and move their way further into the manual step-by step safely and confidently. 

Joseph Norton