Using a lubricant when installing spark plugs was once common practice, but today, you might want to think twice before adding anything to your spark plug threads.
Think you know your dash lights? Shop Press contributors Keith, Miriam, Chris, and Greaser try their best to identify all kinds of lights, symbols, and indicators.
Spark plugs have a tough enough job to do—don’t make it any harder by servicing them improperly!
A scathing new analysis from the Mozilla Foundation says every single car brand failed its standards for security and respecting user privacy.
Auto care news and advice you can use.
These simple tools can be worth their weight in gold if you know how to use ‘em.
There’s no magic bullet, but sometimes one or two answers is the difference between pass and fail.
Life can’t all be brake jobs and pre-delivery inspections. Beating time is the name of the game, but it doesn’t always work out. Watch as a few Dorman mechanics talk about the jobs that make more sweat than bread in this video.
Dressing chisels and punches, however, is a housekeeping task I’ve found not everyone knows they should be doing, and dress your punches and chisels!
There are two kinds of people in the world: race fans and people who haven’t watched these movies.
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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?
Starting a shop and managing it to the big leagues require very different skills. Odds are you don’t have both, and that’s okay.
It’s the perfect tool for some jobs.
We read the astrological signs and predicted your automotive future.
The Proving Grounds crew is back again for a new grudge match in the garage called The Mystery Box.
A recent J.D. Power study found that a few simple amenities in your service center’s lobby go a long way toward making your customers want to come back, but few businesses have them.
Exhaust work is straightforward and (I think) easy to understand. Here are some pointers for service techs to avoid comebacks when hanging pipe.
Lubricant? More like lubri-can. A very cheap staple of most shops, I’ve learned to use it in a few unconventional ways.
