FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 1, 2008
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Use ChiltonLibrary.com to help you fix your car!
www.cityofaustin.org/library/databases.htm

Need to know how to change your car’s oil? Or how often you should change your spark plugs? ChiltonLibrary.com is the place to go for quick online access to repair, maintenance, and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs on the road today.

Experienced mechanics, do-it-yourselfers, and students in the automotive trades have a 24-hour, on-call “mechanic” to provide information on numerous automobile makes, including Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Honda and Toyota. An Austin Public Library Card and an Internet connection is all that’s required to access ChiltonLibrary.com online.

With information on actual auto tear-downs provided in step-by-step procedures, work on the engine, chassis, electrical, drive train and suspension is made easier with ChiltonLibrary.com’s photos, illustrations, and repair procedures.

ChiltonLibrary.com includes these features:

• Domestic and import vehicle repair information through the current model year, with updates added monthly
• Detailed step-by-step service instructions
• Close-up photographs and illustrations
• Vacuum and wiring diagrams
• Easy printability
• Troubleshooting and diagnostics
• Maintenance and specification tables
• Explanation of trouble codes to help users easily identify the problem with their vehicle

  APL Cardholders can access ChiltonLibrary.com from their home and office computers 24 hours a day. It is available to everyone at all Library locations. To find out more call 974-7400 or stop by and ask any of your neighborhood librarians for more information.

  
  

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