# Learning tools **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota, camry\ **Created:** [April 19, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-tools/47672 "2010-04-19T13:50:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![durtyMD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@durtyMD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/durtyMD)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-tools/47672/1 "2010-04-19T13:50:13Z")
Hey guys, I am a student who is interested in learning about cars. Are there any good interactive websites with pictures and videos about the stuff they teach you about? In my mind I would love a site that has lots of different common car sounds with audio and then pictures about what it is diagnostic of and how you can fix it. I would love to be able to see a car driving in a parking lot with a squeal or a whirr and be able to diagnose exactly what’s going on. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunnr43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@roadrunnr43](https://community.cartalk.com/u/roadrunnr43)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-tools/47672/2 "2010-04-19T14:00:50Z")
easiest way to learn this stuff is read performance magazines (not bolt-on stuff) such as Hot Rod, Car Craft etc., hang out with old dudes, and ask questions. personal experience is important too. you learn how to troubleshoot after a few years. but your not going to be able to fix a lot of cars though. with all the electronics now, you can know what it is, but they’ve rigged everything to blow, unless handled by someone with a sign out front saying “mechanic”. older cars are different. we have retrospective n them. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-tools/47672/3 "2010-04-19T14:33:54Z")
I would start with [howstuffworks.com](http://howstuffworks.com) [edited for correction] ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-tools/47672/4 "2010-04-19T16:33:23Z")
It’s [howstuffworks.com](http://howstuffworks.com) You can also check out [youtube.com](http://youtube.com) since they have a lot of DIY videos with and demos with lots of sound. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/learning-tools/47672/5 "2010-04-19T17:20:35Z")
Oops!