Starting a shop and managing it to the big leagues require very different skills. Odds are you don’t have both, and that’s okay.
Your guide to understanding controversy and proposed legislation that directly affects how repair professionals earn a paycheck.
Air filter elements come in a variety of shapes and designs, but which one is right for you?
With 84% approval, it’s the latest electoral show of support for providing owners and independent garages with more ability to repair motor vehicles.
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Technicians discuss battery testing, one says open circuit voltage of less than 10.5 volts indicates a bad battery, while the other says that a reading of 12.5 volts indicates an 80% state of charge. Who is correct?
Torquing accurately without a torque wrench is harder than it sounds, as you can see we learned in this contest in the Dorman Proving Grounds.
One of the most noticeable changes we’ll experience with more electric vehicles will be the noises from their acoustic vehicle alert systems, or AVAS.
Troubling new report from TechForce Foundation shows that fewer and fewer people are graduating from technical schools with automotive degrees.
We read the astrological signs and predicted your automotive future.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Why a compressor clutch doesn’t engage, and tips to find the cause quickly.
Does the shop retain right of first refusal, or is moonlighting A-OK?
From Colonel Hogan to Mr. T to Fonzie, here’s a completely unscientific list of television wrenches.
ID Jeeps generation by generation with a few easy tricks.
Is your brain filled with automobilia obscurity? Prove it.
Think you know your dash lights? Shop Press contributors Keith, Miriam, Chris, and Greaser try their best to identify all kinds of lights, symbols, and indicators.
Spark plugs have a tough enough job to do—don’t make it any harder by servicing them improperly!
A scathing new analysis from the Mozilla Foundation says every single car brand failed its standards for security and respecting user privacy.
