The path to becoming an automotive specialty technician frequently begins in High School. Most schools in the United States offer basic auto shop courses for students who think they may be interested in working as a technician after graduation. This is also an...
Car Repair: A Serious Affair Car repair is a serious task. You take your damaged vehicle to a repair shop; you explain what might be wrong with it and then return home and start worrying about the cost of the car repair services. Right? Finding a reliable and...
Having spent several years in tech support with a company that sells manual transmissions, I have spoken with many customers that have made clutch installation mistakes that cost them dearly in terms of time, money and frustration. These tips are based on my...
The ASE certification or the Automotive Service Excellence, a way of distinction between incompetent and competent mechanics, was established in 1972. The ASE certification is awarded by the independent National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence to...
Auto technicians use both wrenches and computer programs with equal ease .. Cars today operate with the assistance of computer systems that control heating and cooling systems, fuel feed, ignition and and several of the conveniences such as the sound system and GPS...
By the year 2000, there were about 217 million vehicles on the road in the US, traveling 2.5 trillion miles, and consuming 160 billion gallons of gasoline. In light of these figures from the Center for Automotive Research, how could you not consider a career in the...
