Editor’s Notebook: Well-Informed Consumers
New car sales figures are in the news a lot these days, especially in light of the Big 3’s poor performance and as analysts try to predict total vehicle sales, import vs. domestic new car sales figures, and whether Toyota will outpace GM in new car sales this year. Kelly Blue Book’s website has put
Top Five Tools
John Conley, ASE master tech L1, owner/technician Bumper To Bumper Automotive, Inc. Norwood, MA It’s probably hard to pick the top five tools, I have many favorites. I treat tools like employees; They work for me. If I had to pick five I would have to say: Hunter Alignment System DSP 600 — In only
Infiniti Tech Tip: Engine Cranks, but Won’t Start
If the owner of a 1997 Infiniti I30 complains of an engine that cranks over normally, but is difficult to start or will not start at all, follow the service procedure provided by Mitchell 1 in this tech tip.
RTI Offers Tips to Keep Your Refrigerant Recycling Machine in Tip-Top Condition
There’s nothing worse than having customers wanting service and your refrigerant recycling machine is not operating. The following are suggestions to keep your recycling machine in tip-top condition and ready to make money for your shop.
Hard-to-Find Steering and Suspension Parts: They Can Make or Break the Job or the Vehicle
A partially disassembled car is sitting in the shop. The vehicle’s owner is calling daily, asking if it’s fixed. In desperation, you’re haunting salvage yards, hitting every source you know, then following up every source your sources know, and still … you can’t find that part.
BFS Expands Automotive Industry Funding Program
Since 2000, Business Financial Services has provided funding to more than 8,500 businesses. Approximately 43% of these fundings went to automotive service and retail companies. BFS has $60 million available for automotive businesses this year.
Motorist Assurance Program to Launch Aggressive Automotive Trade and Consumer Outreach Initiative in 2007
The non-profit Motorist Assurance Program (MAP) will launch an aggressive automotive trade and consumer outreach initiative in 2007 to help build consumer trust and satisfaction with the automotive maintenance and repair industry.
Tech Tip: Prescription for RX-7 A/C Repair
One summer afternoon, he dropped the car off for its 60,000-mile service and mentioned the air conditioning had stopped working. Also, air was only blowing out of the defroster ducts. After a "quick" test drive, I brought the car in to check out the problem.
Cliplight Introduces Auto Industry’s Only Warranty for Mobile A/C System Sealant
Cliplight Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer of professional tools and service products, introduces the Super Seal Premium (SSP) Warranty. SSP is the only a/c sealant product to offer a warranty covering damage to mobile a/c system components.
AMI Receives $10,000 Commitment from Ohio Shop Owners
Dan and Ron Nagy, AAM, of Nagy’s Collision Centers, located in Doylestown, OH, and Wooster, OH, have committed $10,000 to the Automotive Management Institute’s (AMI’s) resource development effort EXCEL.