Owner's book · not a shop
Open HoodKnow the car. Then the window. Factory specs in plain English — don't authorize until you can say this at the counter.
Owner's book · not a shop
Open HoodKnow the car. Then the window. Factory specs in plain English — don't authorize until you can say this at the counter.
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How-to · Tires · PSI, rotate, spare, TPMS
DIY-safe driveway job
A flat on the shoulder is a roadside job, not a personality test. You loosen the lugs on the ground, lift at the factory point, swap the spare, and torque when it is down. The donut is a get-home tire — 50 mph, short distance, then a real tire.
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How to Change a Tire (plus jacking it up)
ChrisFix treats jacking and the wheel swap as one skill: chocks, points, stands vs roadside jack, star pattern.
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I have a donut on. Please mount and balance a proper tire, torque the lugs, and set door-jamb PSI.
Ask at the shop
Ask whether the flat is repairable (nail in the tread center) or needs a new tire. Plugs from the outside are not a shop repair.
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Set tire pressure from the door-jamb sticker
The number on the tire sidewall is a maximum, not your fill target. Your car’s cold PSI is on the driver’s door sticker. Low tires wear the edges, waste fuel, and light the TPMS horseshoe. Check them cold — before you drive.
Tires
Understand and reset a TPMS light
A solid horseshoe means a tire is low. A flashing horseshoe usually means a dead sensor battery or a failed relearn after a rotation. Air the tires to the door sticker first. Then drive. Only then chase sensors.
Tires
What a proper tire repair looks like
A string plug from the outside is a get-home hack. A proper repair is from the inside: injury removed, patch-plug through the tread center. Shoulder and sidewall punctures are scrap. This is the film you want if a shop says they “fixed” a tire.
Tires
Rotate the tires
Front tires wear differently than rears. Rotation moves them so a set lasts longer. Directional tires (arrow on the sidewall) can only swap front-to-back on the same side. After a rotation, reset TPMS if the car needs a relearn, and torque the lugs in a star.