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.
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Do you have a study guide to prepare for your ASE exams? Which parts of that study guide do you use the most? Dorman Training Center instructor Pete Meier explains.
Why wouldn’t your shop purchase a few of these?
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Technicians debate using the min/max function of a digital voltmeter to test the battery and charging system on a customer’s vehicle to determine if the alternator has failed. Who is correct?
Any of these mistakes can lead to an unwanted oil leak or worse—a blown engine.
If your parking brake is weak or not working at all, a stretched cable is usually the issue.
It’s your job to tell customers about warning signs and bad repairs.
From the factory with the spare’s valve stem pointing up, but you can flip it over and reinstall for easy checks and refills.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Is carb cleaner actually more dangerous than brake cleaner?
Four reasons to buy a ½” breaker bar adapter.
PTFE tape is essential for threaded connections that need a good seal.
Saving time and labor while giving PPI customers a clear picture.
If you have tools that use 9 volt batteries, it’s cheap and easy to convert them to rechargeable batteries. Watch to learn how it’s done!
A little glimpse into the world of making old parts new.
Inspection of a belt goes beyond the old standbys of checking for cracks and fraying.
On a car with disc brakes, what is the most likely symptom of a vehicle with rotors that measured out-of-spec for thickness variation when measured at several places on the rotor surface?
