Communication – The Heart of Automotive Repair
When I look at all the issues that go wrong in the automotive repair industry, the majority of the time it relates back to communication errors. It usually starts out by someone assuming that they know what the other person is talking about and then it escalates from there. The best one is when the [...]
Maintenance Benefits
The reason why regular auto maintenance is so important. THE REAL COST OF DRIVING Q: Do you know how much it costs you to drive a new vehicle? A: The average cost of driving over a four-year period is $32,404.00 — excluding gas, tires and sales tax! Compare this to spending $1687.07 in maintenance. For [...]
Common Auto Problems
Emissions Failure Emissions failure means that your vehicle is sending too much fuel out of the tail pipe that is not being used by your engine. It is the same as a large gas leak! If you fail because of high limits of hydrocarbons (HC), it means that raw fuel is being sent out of [...]
What is a Catalytic Converter?
What is a Catalytic Converter? The catalytic converter is one of the greatest emission control inventions in the history of monitoring carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. It starts in the engine, but the catalytic converter is the last stop for exhaust gases and the last chance to clean that disgusting air before it shoots into [...]
My Brakes Are Squeaking
What causes brakes to squeak? Dirt on the brakes: Squeaking is a normal reaction of the brake rotor when the pad is new and just wearing in. The pad material is worn away by the braking action, in the process causing brake dirt. This gets on the rotor, or drum, causing the brakes to squeak. [...]