The Real World: ORDER UP!
There’s valuable information hidden within the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Decoding it may mean the difference between the right — and wrong — parts.
AAA Releases its Top Picks for New Vehicle Technology
Nation’s largest auto club highlights new vehicle features that improve safety, enhance convenience and are just plain cool.
WIX Filters Shares Filtration Knowledge with NASCAR Technical Institute Instructors
The training session, led by WIX’s Manager of Technical Services and Customer Training, Paul Bandoly, covered the importance of filtration maintenance and service, along with technical information on the composition of multiple types of filters.
Tool Rules: Welding on the Spot
Due to the misconceptions and lack of knowledge regarding squeeze-type resistance spot welding and its equipment, we conducted a welding machine challenge — a test that would simulate working on a vehicle and help school instructors, shop owners and collision techs make better decisions when purchasing a machine.
ETI Hosts Successful Detroit Tech Week, Welcomes New Board Members
More than 100 Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) members from more than 40 companies flocked to Detroit for this year’s Detroit Tech Week.
Stock Swap
Adapted from Boe Kalinoski’s article in ImportCar
The Evolution of the Automotive Service Technician – An Inside the Industry Perspective, Kimberly McWaters
These days, a scene from an automotive service bay is somewhat like a scene from an operating room. A group of highly skilled men and women meticulously pour over their work, using sophisticated instruments and finely tuned minds to diagnose and repair the complex workings of the intricate machinery before them. Technological advances have resulted
The ABC’s of OBD II
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in Underhood Service