Learn About Cars & How to Work on Them - AutoZone Advice & How-To's

Maintenance You Can Do At Home

Man removing an STP max filtration cabin air filter from the packaging while sitting in the passenger seat of a car.

How to Replace Your Cabin Air Filter

Changing your vehicle’s cabin air filter only takes a few minutes and helps protect your lungs by keeping the air inside your vehicle clean. Filters should be replaced every 15,000 to 30,000 miles.

Man showing one step of how to install an air filter by placing it into the car.

How to Replace Your Car’s Air Filter

The engine air filters helps the air entering your engine and protects the engine from dust and debris. Use this how-to guide to learn how to easily replace your air filter.

A man using a ratchet to remove a spark plug.

How Do I Replace Spark Plugs?

Replacing worn spark plugs can greatly improve your engine’s performance and efficiency.

America’s #1 Battery Destination

All three tiers of Duralast batteries sitting on top of the edge of a road in the desert.

Which Duralast Battery is Right for Your Vehicle?

What makes the batteries different? Warranty length, amount of lead plates, power for your vehicle, and expected battery life. Learn about the different battery options at AutoZone.

How To Test a Car Battery With a Multimeter

So you think you’re having battery trouble? Learn how you can easily find out if you’re right using a multimeter.

A woman with jumper cables preparing to show how to jump start the battery in her jeep wrangler with a Chevy van

How to Jump Start a Car Battery

A jump start will help bring your car back to life for a short time during a battery failure. After a jump, head straight to AutoZone or a repair shop for a more permanent repair.

See Better, Drive Safer

A Jeep wrangler sitting in an open garage at night with the headlights on.

How to Adjust Your Headlights

Need to adjust your car’s headlights? It’s not as complicated as you may think.

Removing a headlight bulb from a headlight casing placed on the fascia

How to Change Headlights

Got a headlight bulb out? Or maybe you just want to see better at night. Either way, AutoZone has you covered.

The tail light of a Pontiac G8, at an angle

How to Replace Tail Lights

Tail lights are crucial to your safety when driving on the road. Luckily, changing them out is a simple DIY job. Learn how to change out your tail light bulbs.

Stay Safe In The Rain

Woman changing the wiper blades on a Jeep.

How to Check and Change Wiper Blades

Having trouble seeing in the rain? Might be old or dirty wiper blades. Finding the right wipers at AutoZone is easy, and replacing them is a simple job on most vehicles.

A driver's seat view of cars driving on the freeway in the rain.

Wet Weather Driving Tips

When it is wet and raining, your best practices for safety are slower speeds, better visibility, and firm control.

AutoZone associate installing new blades as the customer's windshield wipers were not working

Should You Leave Your Windshield Wipers Up?

Some people leave their wiper blades up when it’s cold out. Learn why that’s a bad idea and what you can do instead.

Stop Here for Brake Advice

mini cooper coming to a stop on a clear, open road while demonstrating how to bed brakes

Bedding Brakes: How It’s Done and Why It Matters

Find out why it’s important to break in your new brakes, and how to do it.

How to Replace Brake Pads and Rotors

Your brake pads and rotors help your vehicle make safe stops, so it’s important to replace them when necessary. Use this guide to help you get started replacing brake pads and rotors.

How to Bleed Brake Fluid by Yourself

Brake fluid should be replaced every 2-4 years, or if your brake pedal feels spongy. With a brake bleeder tool, you bleed your brakes in about an hour without any additional help.

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