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Should You Charge More When Dealing with Tire Sealant? (VIDEO)

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Check Engine Light On?

Grab a generic OBD-II scan tool and take these first steps to turn it off and keep it off.

Why don’t you keep gloves in your car’s glove box? (VIDEO)

It isn’t the “registration and insurance card box,” after all.

Brake drum – ASE practice questions (VIDEO)

What do you check during drum brake service?

How to choose a memory saver tool for cars and trucks

These simple tools can be worth their weight in gold if you know how to use ‘em.

Welding tips for automotive repair: What you need to know (VIDEO)

Any auto repair shop worth its salt has at least one welding rig to handle all kinds of jobs.

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The Other Way to Use a File that Many Mechanics Don’t Know (VIDEO)

Need a smooth finish on a part you’re cleaning up with a file? Lemmy shows how draw filing can achieve a clean result with a totally different method of holding a traditional file.

Noisy disc brakes – ASE practice questions (VIDEO)

What causes brake noise?

Fuel pump designs are changing. Do you know what kind of fuel pump you’re troubleshooting?

Many vehicles today have made the switch to DC brushless fuel pumps. They don’t work like the older brush-type pumps do.

Mechanic trivia: Which vehicle has a longer passenger side wiper blade? (VIDEO)

Almost every vehicle on the road has a longer wiper blade on the driver side. On older vehicles, you’ll also see two of the same size wipers working together. But can you think of any models that have the longer wiper blade on the passenger side?