Category Archives: In The Shop

Get A Grip On Your Exhaust

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Dan

Just when you think you’ve seen all the cheap exhaust fixes, you find another.

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Frequent Interior Work

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Dan

One of the jobs I dislike but am given a lot is interior work. In some cases it’s remote start installation on brand new cars, but other times it’s a bit more. In the past couple weeks I’ve spent a … Continue reading →

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Rounded Off Drain Plug

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Dan

There are two things wrong with this picture, one may be more obvious than the other.

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Dirty Air Filters, Volume 3

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Dan

Over the past year since the last batch of dirty air filters I posted, I’ve accumulated pictures of a few more impressively filthy filters.

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Learn From Your Mistakes

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Dan

Last week I had a rough day that reminded me that it’s okay when you make mistakes, you just have to learn from them.

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Odd Seat Adjustments

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Dan

As a general rule I try to always leave customers’ seats in the positions they arrived in so they don’t have to adjust them when they get the car back. Sometimes that means I have to squeeze into cars with … Continue reading →

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Throwback: Just Making It Work

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Dan

This week we’re revisiting a post from two years ago. Many times when working on cars we encounter bolts in really awkward locations, that make it a pain to work on. The Toyota 4Runner has a bolt buried behind the … Continue reading →

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OBD Port Not Working? Check The Fuses

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Dan

If you ever plug a scanner into the OBD-II port on a car and it doesn’t turn on or can’t connect, chances are it’s just a blown fuse, as they often share with some other circuit.

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No Caliper Bolts

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Dan

Another car came in for a complaint of an unusual noise. I drove it around the parking lot and clearly heard a clunking from the rear when going over bumps. When I put it on my lift it took longer … Continue reading →

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Over-Undercoating

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Dan

Road salt and snow take their toll on cars, and most of it happens underneath the car. Because of that some people get their cars undercoated, which is a rubbery coating that gets sprayed on a lot of stuff under … Continue reading →

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