A brake service job isn’t complete unless the reservoir cap’s diaphragm has been pushed back into place. This simple step is easy to forget, but it helps to reduce brake fluid contamination and ensure proper system function.
Technician A is preparing to recover the refrigerant from a customer’s vehicle. What are the steps he should take when performing this service?
Giorgetto Giugiaro influenced everything from groundbreaking supercars to beloved city vehicles.
Pete Meier explains why these single-use bolts should always be replaced for safety and proper function.
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Tracking Pininfarina’s career from the beginning to 1987.
Grab a generic OBD-II scan tool and take these first steps to turn it off and keep it off.
Patching a punctured tire is a common job, but are you up to date on the latest guidance for safe plug locations?
How one dealership stayed open through the uncertainty of a cyberattack.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
The shop maintenance task you can’t afford to forget.
Need a smooth finish on a part you’re cleaning up with a file? Lemmy shows how draw filing can achieve a clean result with a totally different method of holding a traditional file.
Here are some outlandish—and not so outlandish—examples of mechanic and dealership TV commercials.
Ever wonder why virtually all cars and trucks have glove boxes? A visionary woman and her little book about driving changed in-vehicle storage over a hundred years ago.
You don’t need an expensive scan tool to diagnose the cause of an illuminated check engine light.
Use it or lose it. Looking for an easy way to win over your customers that they’ll enjoy every time they drive? Look at their vehicles from a hypermiler’s perspective.
Pete Meier explains how a dial indicator is necessary for a true wear check.
Four proven ways to run a tighter ship at your shop.
