We missed last week’s Shop Shots, but we are back today! This is your behind the scenes pictures of Volkswagen service. The good, the bad, and the crazy! Okay lets get to it! This is a fuse. Well, it is what is left of a fuse. This fuse came out of a Tiguan. We have […]
There comes a time in every mechanic’s life when something goes wrong. It might be a slightly rounded bolt head, or something really bad like a cleanly broken off stud. Today I want to show you guys some of the tools auto mechanics use when things go wrong. Removing The Bolt I want to start […]
This is a question that I get from people that I meet. It usually goes something like this. Oh, you are an auto mechanic. Well, I don’t know anything about cars. How can I tell if a mechanic is ripping me off. I feel like, as a women, I am always getting taken advantage of […]
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that I am taking a few days off. Well, to tell ya the truth, I will be working. 🙂 I am taking a few days off from the blog. I am changing a few processes so it will take some time to iron that out. […]
Ok, before I get into this story, everyone needs to know a few things I am not blaming the tech working on the car I am not blaming the customer completely I am not commenting on DIY vs Paying someone I am only telling the story of what happened. A few weeks ago, a customer […]
Hey everyone, it’s Wednesday so we are rocking the Shop Shots today. I don’t really have much more to say, so lets get into the pictures! What you are looking at here is a deceptive little trick. This is a picture of an Oxygen sensor(red arrow). That sensor monitors the efficiency of the catalytic converter. […]
Yesterday we talked about what it takes to be a top level, Master mechanic. One thing that I left out was LUCK! Yep luck. Yes a good mechanic needs to have top notch diagnostic skills. But it never hurts to get lucky. I thought I would tell a few stories about getting lucky fixing cars. […]
