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10 car repairs you can probably do yourself

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How handy are you? If something goes wrong with your car, do you pop the hood to check things out or are you clueless like me and have no idea what you're looking at?

A recent poll from YouGov asked people what type of car repairs they can do themselves. Here are ten things people said they've done without the help of a mechanic:


1.  Install new windshield wipers.  36% of Americans have done it before.

2. Adding wiper fluid, 34%.

3.  Change your own oil?  28% of Americans have done it themselves.

4.  Install a new battery, 27%.

5.  Change your air filter, 26%.

6.  Change a tire, 21%.

7.  Replace a headlight, 21%.

8.  Replace a spark plug, 15%.

9.  Change a fuse, 14%.

10.  Replace a side mirror.  Only 6% have done that one.