Using a lubricant when installing spark plugs was once common practice, but today, you might want to think twice before adding anything to your spark plug threads.
The habits you form first can be the hardest ones to break.
The Proving Grounds crew takes on another round of The Mystery Box Challenge with new parts and a few new faces.
Air filters are an easy service item to overlook, but most manufacturers recommend a new filter every year or 15,000 miles.
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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.
This seemingly-impolite question can defuse tense situations in the shop or auto parts store.
23 of the most informative, interesting, and funny car-related accounts on the socials
Despite being fascinating, breakthrough innovations, they were hated when first introduced, and are now routinely stolen for scrap.
His lofty intentions were misconstrued into a shopworn excuse for building crummy cars
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
A practical approach to auto repair shop management.
The flat-rate system doesn’t reward tenacity.
We read the astrological signs and predicted your automotive future.
75,000 state residents agree that independent repair shops should have ready access to real-time vehicle data.
I hate buying ratchets. Here’s what I think of my newest one, an ICON 56193.
As dashboard cameras become more common, repair professionals should know how to deal with them.
Reverse is an innovation that’s easy to take for granted—but it was a revolutionary addition to the automobile.
“Rebuild in a can” is not the right way to fix the tool, but it will get you by until you can repair it correctly.
