SAVE 15% and let Haynes help you cut your household costs Let us help you offset rising household bills by slashing your vehicle maintenance costs | | The energy price cap has just been hiked, and with gas and electricity bills rising by nearly £700 a year on average, you're probably wondering what you can cut back on to soften the blow to your bank balance.
Part of the answer is to rethink how you have your car or motorcycle maintained and repaired, and do the work yourself, at home.
There's already a good chance that you carry out your own engine oil and filter change, which typically saves you £50-£150 on independent and main dealer garage labour fees. Coolant replacement may be another job you do yourself, typically saving up to £150 on labour.
That's a good start, but what else can a Haynes Manual with a 15% discount help you save on? Use the HELPER15 coupon code when you check out – this code can also be used on our Practical Lifestyle Manuals! | | | Already have everything you need from Haynes? Why not forward this email to someone you know who would like to save 15% on a Manual? | | How much more can Haynes save you? | | | Every Haynes Manual has been written from hands-on experience gained from the complete strip-down and rebuild of vehicles in our project workshop, and will help you to carry out all of the following jobs and much more: | | Your pads may have a sensor that activates a dashboard warning light. Otherwise, take a look at the brake fluid level in the reservoir, which drops as the pads wear. Or jack up the car, remove a wheel and examine the pads directly.
Typical garage fee savings if you do the job with help from Haynes: £50-£200 | | A quality shock absorber should last around five years, but that can vary according to your driving style and the state of the road. Always change shocks in pairs to optimise your car's handling.
Typical garage fee savings: £100-£200 | | Located within a vehicle's exhaust system, lambda sensors are used to check that the air/fuel mixture being fed into the engine is correct. Use a fault code reader to diagnose a malfunctioning O2 sensor.
Typical garage fee savings: £50-£150 | | Look closely at the belt for signs of cracking and check that there's no oil or coolant dripping onto it. If it is old, hardened or contaminated and no longer grips properly it's time for a new one.
Typical garage fee savings: £100-£250 | | A failed thermostat will prevent the engine from operating within its ideal temperature range and affect its performance. This can be especially dangerous if it's stuck closed, because it means the coolant won't be able to reach the radiator.
Typical garage fee savings: £200-£300 | | | | | | |  |
