My name is Charles. I am a Volkswagen technician, and have been a mechanic, a grease monkey, and a car enthusiast for many years. I started this site mainly to connect with my customers in a way that I can’t in the shop. However, it’s my hope it can also serves as a community forum to share information, impart a little wisdom, and have a little fun. Let’s get started.

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Power Probe Review and Demo ~ Video

Power Probe Review

A ton of you guys have asked me for a Power Probe review and demo. Well today we take a look at the Power Probe II AND the Power Probe III. I am luck enough to work in a show with some amazing guys. My good buddy Tony let me borrow his Power Probe to […]

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Thoughts on Techs Moving Away From Dealerships ~ Episode 38

techs leaving dealers episode 38

Happy Wednesday everyone. I hope that you are all rocking it this week. Today you have me in the car with another GoPro video. I really do like doing these. Once the sun is up later, I can start doing them more. It doesn’t make for a great watch when it is dark outside. I […]

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How The VW Evap Purge Valve N80 Fails ~ Video

Purge Valve failure n80

Today we take a look at more failed VW parts. This is the show where we look at how VW parts work, how they fail, and ways we can diagnose failures. We are looking at the Evap Purge Valve also known as the N80 valve. Something I didn’t mention in the video is, the N80 […]

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Viewer’s Questions ~ Podcast Episode 37

Automotive Podcast 37

Happy Monday everyone. I hope that you all had an amazing weekend. I can tell you that you guys freaking CRUSHED IT, on the 1st Lava Soap giveaway. I have 2 more so stay tuned for that. This is Episode 37 of the Podcast, and like all Monday’s I am taking your questions. To get […]

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Volkswagen DSG Transmission Explained ~ with Engineering Explained

VW DSG TRANSMISSON

Hey Everyone. You may remember a while back I posted some picture of an upcoming video collaboration with Jason from Engineering Explained. Well I had Jason out to the garage and we shot some fun videos of the DSG transmission. Rumor has it, there will also be an outtakes video coming soon 😉  It IS […]

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