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  • WEB-EXTRA VIDEOS: Auto Primer Tips, Volume 1
  • From "Auto Primer"
    episode DAPR-101


    DIY's Auto Primer is an introductory course on the basics of keeping your car safe and trouble-free. Following are three web-extra videos featuring automotive tips from Auto Primer host and professional race-car driver Leilani Munter. Each of these bonus videos is one minute in length.

    Scroll down for the first three videos in this special series available only from DIY broadband and diynetwork.com.

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    Video 1: Checking Your Tire Pressure

    Auto Primer host Leilani Munter discusses the importance of maintaining the proper pressure in your tires and shows how you can check your tire pressure yourself.

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    Video 2: Getting Good Gas Mileage

    Thinking those trips to fill up at the gas station are coming a little too frequently? Leilani offers some tips that may make a noticeable difference in your vehicle's gas mileage.

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    Video 3: Keeping a Maintenance Log

    Taking proper care of your vehicle is serious business, and good documentation will help ensure that yours gets everything it needs. Leilani offers tips on creating a maintenance log and the types of information that you should keep track of.


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