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Is Your DVOM Ready for Work? (VIDEO)

How to check the battery and fuses in your DVOM/multimeter to make sure that it’s ready to go for your next job.

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Service writers vs. technicians (VIDEO)

Examining the differences (and similarities) between these key roles in the automotive service industry.

EPA emergency action allows nationwide summer sales of E15 gasoline

Get ready for an increase in fuel system corrosion repairs on older vehicles and small engines.

What are the first mods repair professionals make to a vehicle? (VIDEO)

Car mods to do first: auto technicians’ favorites!

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Efficiency is the Name of the Game

Four proven ways to run a tighter ship at your shop.

How long should a car last?

Do rising car prices portend rising service life?

Can we please update the Check Engine light?

Like corded phones, floppy disks and TVs with antennas, the Check Engine icon doesn’t make sense anymore. Let’s change it.

Photo Gallery: Tate Automotive in Cross Plains, Tennessee

Our photographer Mike Apice was recently visiting a Dorman facility in Portland, Tennessee, when he stopped in to a small repair shop in nearby Cross Plans. Here’s a look inside.

A sheep at the wheel: what I learned at the Ford ST SUV Experience

My new Explorer ST goes like a scalded dog. Ford’s Performance Driving School taught me how to avoid getting bitten.

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Auto care news and advice you can use.

Dead Battery? (Video)

Diagnosing the cause of a battery drain can be a challenge today.

Serviceability Hall Of Shame: captive chassis mounts

When released from captivity, these things will give ya a case of the spins.

Are stainless cars (finally) having their moment?

Rust-resisting stainless steel cars are back. Will they have better success than their predecessors?

Don’t do dangerous stuff: a reminder to be safe in the shop

I was raised in times and places where it was considered a mark of pride to get the job done, no matter the risk to your own body. That, friends, is bunk.