Category Archives: In The Shop

HVAC Dog Food Storage

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Dan

If you need a place to store extra dog food for those long trips with your pet, try storing it in your HVAC system. Actually, no, that’s a bad idea, usually it’s rodents that try that.

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Cheap Exhaust Repairs Can Cause More Problems

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Dan

Up here in the rust belt, also known as New York state, cars get rusty, and one of the rustiest parts is often the exhaust. Over time that typically leads to exhaust falling apart and needing to be repaired or … Continue reading →

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Destroyed Oil Pan & Subframe

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Dan

A Civic was towed in, and we were told that the customer had hit something in the road and that the oil pan was broken. That was a little of an understatement.

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Chewed Seatbelts

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Dan

I’m not a big fan of cars that have had dogs in them. They often smell or have hair everywhere, or have nose smudges on the windows. I haven’t often seen damage caused by dogs, though.

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Aftermarket Valve Stem Caps

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Dan

One area of cars that people like to customize that is surprising to me is the valve stems on the wheels. They’re such small, easily overlooked parts, yet some people care about them enough to buy special caps to change … Continue reading →

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Honda HR-V Suspension Carnage

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Dan

If there’s anything that can draw a small crowd of mechanics, it’s a car that’s gotten some impressive damage from a crash. Here’s a few pictures of a Honda HR-V that was sitting outside our body shop.

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Dashboard Removal

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Dan

Last week was the second time I’ve had the fun job of removing a dashboard to replace part of the HVAC system, this time on a Honda Fit.

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Rim Protector Failure

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Dan

Compared to even ten years ago, more and more cars are coming with bigger and bigger wheels, meaning thinner tire profiles. That means more potential for wheel damage from potholes and curbs.

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Quick Tip: Oxygen Sensor Thread Chaser

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Dan

I’ve got another quick tip for you, once again about exhaust systems and oxygen sensor replacement.

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Attempted Exhaust Hack Repair

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Dan

Sometimes a hackjob fix you really hope will work ends up not working. Even though this didn’t work, I took a bunch of pictures so I want to post about it anyway.

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