I want to get into cars

What car do you drive?
Are the brakes just worn, or is it a different problem?
Disc or drum?

See
They're just worn. Honestly not sure if they've ever been changed (Maybe once) over the 230k miles it has

Hope you don't have to change the rotors or else one of those screws might break and fuck you
>what screws?
you'll find out.

debian is hella easy to install now tho

Also from /g/. Honestly I got into cars the same way I got into computers. I wanted to customize it, make it mine, do things nobody does because I'm a cancerous hipster.

You can start with an oil change, air filter, spark plugs if you need them changed. All routine maintenance. It's the windows installation of cars.

As things break down or need further maintenance, like your brakes, Google or YouTube it. It's like babbys first Linux installation. As long as you have a few basic tools lying around you can do this yourself with a bit of effort and you seem to have the right mindset to learn.

After that if your car is old, just look for common inefficiencies like an old fuel filter.

By now you know where most things are because your curiosity will likely have led you to learn more about your car, and you'll feel more comfortable taking on bigger things.

The one piece of advice to follow, don't learn about cars, learn about YOUR car. They're all a little different but they all work the same way more or less and learning about one will open the door to learn about most of them and how all the parts function as a whole.

Good luck, you have the initiative and drive, you just have to get your hands dirty now.

>spark plugs
You've motivated me to change the spark plugs on my WRX, user! Thanks for all the positive ohhhhh gooooood

Literally no special tools, a retard could do tier
>cabin air filter
>engine air filter
>refill windshield wiper fluid

Needs a socket set at most tier
>replacing interior components
>stereo headunit swap
>fixing broken power window

Needs to jack up the car tier, may need a couple extra tools
>oil change
>transmision fluid change
>power steering flush
>clutch bleed
>tire rotation

Needs to jack up the car OR special tools/remove components
>brake pads/rotors
>throttle body /IAC cleaning
>spark plugs
>oxygen sensor replacement

Needs special tools OR at least an 1 hour tier
>serpentine belt
>alternator swap
>brake bleed

Getting pretty advanced tier
>Intake manifold cleaning
>Timing belt

Hope you have all day or a buddy tier
>clutch swap

Mechanic tier
>engine swap
>transmission swap
>proper AC system purge

Technician tier
>automatic transmission rebuild
>engine rebuild

yeah it's pretty much the same as computer shit. you have the usual categories
>easy as piss
oil changes, air filter, video card swap
>easy but sucks if something fucks up
brake pads and rotors, spark plugs, distro upgrade, changing a puppet manifest
>not hard but a pain in the dick so pay someone else to deal with it
installing coilovers/springs, anything to do with fucking telco shit
>takes fucking forever to get right and is annoying if you don't
valve adjustment, ECU mapping, NOC monitoring/alerting
>fuck this fucking shit
modern cars with a datacenter worth of onboard computers and sensors, dealing with azure bullshit

Brakes are easy as piss
>remove wheel
>remove caliper
>replace pads
>reverse process

Anyone could do it after watching a YouTube video.

>tfw removing caliper rusted to brakes with cylinder not compressed
>tfw screw in piston
brakes are easy theortically but still PITA