Fix your car, explained simply.
Step-by-step repair guides in plain English. No shop talk, no guesswork. Just what the problem is, what it takes to fix it, and what it should cost.
Trouble codes, decoded
Your scanner shows a code like P0420. We tell you what it means, if you can keep driving, and what to check first.
Jobs, step by step
Brakes, batteries, plugs, filters, and more. Each guide lists the tools, the parts, and the exact specs for your truck.
Honest costs
What the parts cost, what a shop charges, and how to tell if a quote is fair before you say yes.
Starting with the Ford F-150
The F-150 is the most common vehicle on US roads, and the 2015 to 2020 trucks are now at the age where owners do more of their own work. So every job guide here starts with those trucks: real part numbers, real torque specs, real steps. More vehicles will follow once the F-150 set is complete.
Guides
Repair guides
New guides are published one at a time. See the guides page for what is out and what is coming next.
The first guides are being written now and will show up here as they are published, one at a time. The full list of planned topics is on the guides page.
First guides in the works
These are the first topics on the list, in the order they will be published.
- P0420 Code: What It Means and How to Fix It
- P0171 Code: What It Means and How to Fix It
- P0300 Code: What It Means and How to Fix It
- P0128 Code: What It Means and How to Fix It
- P0430 Code: What It Means and How to Fix It
- P0455 Code: What It Means and How to Fix It
Safety comes first
Every guide here starts with the safe way to do the job. Never get under a car that is held up by a jack alone, always use jack stands. And if a job feels like too much, there is no shame in a shop. Our cost guides will help you check their quote instead.