Category Archives: In The Shop

360-view cameras

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Dan

I’m not personally a huge fan of all the features cars have these days, mostly because of how having more features means more problems. But there are a couple features I love and wish I could have in my car.

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Couldn’t Shift Into Park

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Dan

It was a typical day at work until the manager told me to drive to a nearby store’s parking lot to help out a customer with her car. She’d recently purchased it, and suddenly it was unable to go into … Continue reading →

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Dirty Air Filters, Volume 2

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Dan

Last year I shared pictures of some of the dirtiest air filters I’d seen. There are more.

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Dashboard Removal

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Dan

Car interior work is never fun, because you always risk breaking an expensive trim piece or getting them dirty, or parts not going back together right. Probably one of the least favorite jobs of any mechanic is anything that requires … Continue reading →

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Chrysler Air Conditioning

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Dan

Mechanics like to beat on engineers whenever their designs make it hard to work on. Sometimes it’s not their fault, but other times it just doesn’t make sense why things are the way they are. Whoever designed the air conditioning … Continue reading →

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More Rodent Damage

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Dan

Animals like to eat. They like to eat things that aren’t food sometimes. Sometimes, those things are parts of our cars.

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Be Careful Where You Hook

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Dan

When you’re hooking a car with something, whether with a tow truck or when tying to down to a trailer, you have to be careful where you hook it.

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Surprise Passenger

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Dan

It’s a regular Saturday morning at work, when one of the techs finds some fur in the engine compartment of a car he just pulled in. It turned out to be a live cat that rode for 45 minutes next … Continue reading →

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Don’t Plug the Sidewall

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Dan

When a tire gets a puncture, usually it can repaired with a tire plug.

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Blown-out Run-flat

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Dan

Usually when you get a flat tire, you need to immediately put on your spare tire. Some cars don’t have the space for a spare tire, so they come with either liquid tire sealant, or the car is equipped with … Continue reading →

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