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Why Does an Electric Car Need a Radiator?

If it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it.

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Should a customer bring parts?

How does your shop weigh the risk and reward of customer-supplied parts?

There really are a ton of automotive door styles

Largely supercar fare, wild points of entry have no shortage of variety.

Is your shop ready for the 4-day work week?

A shop foreman who did it for a year gained some firsthand experience that might help you answer the question.

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Mastering the Numbers

A practical approach to auto repair shop management.

A simple tip for burping a radiator

I learned a trick from an old racer that works real well to bleed that rarely leaves me repeating my work.

7 low-tech tips to help bleed difficult brakes

Bleeding brakes is one of those jobs most of us know how to do, but when a hard-to-bleed system pops up, experienced techs have a few additional tricks up their sleeves to help get the job done.

Why service writers should always charge a diag fee – and let techs earn it

Vehicle diagnosis is no walk in the park. Proper diagnosis is critical and difficult, and it shouldn’t be done without doing the work.

Choosing the right oil filter’s more complicated than you think

Installing an old-fashioned filter on a modern vehicle because that’s what’s in stock may not be the best course of action.

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Why Some Vehicles Have More Than One Spin-on Filter (VIDEO)

Ever spot what appears to be a second oil filter under a vehicle? Lemmy and Nick discuss the advantages of spin-on transmission filters for fluid protection and service.