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Diy car maintenance & repair for women

  • 16-08-2013 9:47pm
    #1
    siobhansiobhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭


    does anyone know of classes for women in car diy. would love to know how to change oil, change head light, change brakes etc etc in louth, monaghan:cool:
    im sure there's women out there who would love to do it


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Motor car maintenance in O'Fiaich College (at Dundalk IT) - 8 weeks Wednesday 7.00-9.00pm starts 18/9/13. Personal protective equipment must be worn.

    I doubt the class will be all women, but there will be no issue with a woman joining.
    You can apply online here:
    http://www.louthnightclasses.ie/


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    I don't think there's classes specific for women but there's plenty of DIY classes around.
    Do you know anyone who does their own car service? If so you could ask them to show you the basics.
    Another way is to simply learn as you go, check out some youtube vids - if this girl can do it so can you :)



  • #4
    cletus
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    I'd second what biko is saying. A haynes manual (or similar), youtube and one of the many forums dedicated to specific car makes and model.

    Obviously a basic socket set to begin with, and add tools as you need them for specific jobs.

    If you plan on doing oil changes, or anything under the car you'll need axle stands and a hydrolic lift, both of which can be got relatively cheaply in halfords


  • #5
    dgt
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    Man or woman, the principle is the same. Should be no issues with women joining a DIY class :)

    All the best with learning the basics! :D


  • #6
    siobhansiobhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭siobhansiobhan


    good idea will try it out cheers


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  • #7
    RandomAccess
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭RandomAccess


    Re that youtube clip,
    Those ramps are nice, would be a good job for working on a driveway assuming there's not much of a slope. Not sure if the oil plug was more than finger tight, and saying "fill up the oil tank" in the video is horrible advice. In reality there is a set number of litres of oil to be added, any more risks damage to the engine.
    So make sure you are informed before you start, that course the guys mentioned plus a Haynes manual would make it all a step by step process.


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