Working on a right-hand drive vehicle requires deviating slightly from a mechanic’s routine.

The “best” parts for the job are highly dependent on the environment in which they operate.
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.
Their emergency shouldn’t be yours unless they pay a premium to fix it.
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A Facebook reel that applies a psychological model to wrenching.
Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Vermont, even Arizona, and many other state and city government fleets have held naming contests for their winter service vehicles. But who has the best?
We read the astrological signs and predicted your automotive future.
You don’t need to do anything—but if you do, there are only a few things worth doing.
Every tech has a story. What’s yours?
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Putting up freight and pulling orders is more than busywork. It’s tuition.
New report from IMR Inc. measures household perception of trade professions to help the automotive industry attract more skilled workers.
For decades, VW served its workers a unique German dish that I had to try for myself: currywurst.
What does your shop use? Where are you? Can you help us make a map?
Torquing accurately without a torque wrench is harder than it sounds, as you can see we learned in this contest in the Dorman Proving Grounds.
From the factory with the spare’s valve stem pointing up, but you can flip it over and reinstall for easy checks and refills.
A textbook yields a few pearls of wisdom for those in the automotive biz.
Four reasons to buy a ½” breaker bar adapter.