Your multimeter is a versatile tool. But for certain diagnostics, you need an oscilloscope to get a closer look at a vehicle’s electrical systems.
What an oscilloscope shows that your DVOM can’t (VIDEO)
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The Tightwad’s Way To Install Any Wheel Bearing Race
Stop beating your sockets to death.
Shop Profile: Locked N Loaded 4×4
Learn about a shop that’s making Jeeps all they can be.
Why you should empty the master cylinder before bleeding brakes (VIDEO)
Removing old fluid from a vehicle’s braking system can be a time-consuming chore, but it doesn’t need to be.
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Efficiency is the Name of the Game
Four proven ways to run a tighter ship at your shop.
The cars of Stephen King stories: books and film adaptations
It’s much more than just Christine.
Shop Profile: Top Auto Center
Just when you thought The Golden Rule was out of style, this independent repair shop and used car sales center proves otherwise.
Are you servicing your car’s oil correctly?
It might be time to rethink oil changes.
No bead seating tank? No problem!
There’s two ways to use tire mounting compound.
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Dead Battery? (Video)
Diagnosing the cause of a battery drain can be a challenge today.
“Hot Rod Magazine: 75 Years” book review
The celebration of a magazine that was, for some, where their love of working on cars began.
Shop Profile: DeLorean Midwest
A Midwest mecca that offers services, sales, parts, and restorations—but only for DeLoreans.
Watch this video on the four stages of grief for mechanics
A Facebook reel that applies a psychological model to wrenching.
The first step I now take in vehicle diagnostics
I’m a slow learner. Don’t be like me.
VIDEOS
“Can you drive a stick?”
It’s been asked of every new mechanic for more than a century. Does it matter in 2025?
Five best car and truck tips from mechanics to non-mechanics (VIDEO)
Want to make your vehicle last? Not sure how to talk to a shop about car repairs? Nick and Lemmy offer their five top recommendations.
Pulse width modulation and automotive lighting
Once the most basic of circuits, the humble lamp has also progressed.