Tire Review Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As a tech, you can assess whether the front or rear rotors need your attention by speaking with your customer about where they are feeling the abnormality while driving. Identifying Brake Rotor Issues Like many vehicle problems, issues with brake rotors can be brought to the driver’s attention by an unusual driving feel. Sponsored by ADVICS.

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Troubleshooting A Tech Engineering Vehicle 98

Automotive Training Centre

JULY 23, 2024

Are you passionate about the automotive industry and considering a career in automotive engineering or maintenance? These features make the MG Comet EV a tech-savvy vehicle that can meet the daily needs of modern drivers.

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Automotive Electric Vehicles Electronics Electricity 299

Automotive Training Centre

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Although Foxconn is widely recognized as a tech giant, particularly for its role in manufacturing Apple products, its influence is expanding into the automotive sector. If you’re attending automotive school , chances are you’re learning about the evolving technologies and key players shaping the industry’s future.

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Automotive Electric Vehicles Electronics Electricity 298

Automotive Training Centre

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This isn’t merely a tech enthusiast’s fancy; it’s an environmental necessity. Traditional boats, especially those with two-stroke engines, release significant pollution into the air and water, degrading marine ecosystems. Another intriguing development is the advent of solar panels in E-boats.

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Mechanic Electricity Transportation Auto Mechanic Training 278

Tire Review Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As a tech, you can assess whether the front or rear rotors need your attention by speaking with your customer about where they are feeling the abnormality while driving. Identifying Brake Rotor Issues Like many vehicle problems, issues with brake rotors can be brought to the driver’s attention by an unusual driving feel. Sponsored by ADVICS.

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Troubleshooting A Tech Engineering Vehicle 98

AutoShopOwner

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When a tech completes a timing belt in 3 hours, but the job is billed to the customer at 4 hours, we don't reduce the labor charge. BUT, if we project a check engine diagnosis to take 2 hours, but the tech completes the testing in 1.5, why do so many shops reduce the labor charge to 1.5 to the customer?

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Service Advisor A Tech Engineering 130

Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here is a tech tip you can use if you are seeing more hybrids and stop/start vehicles with noise complaints at your shop. Noise problems can be challenging to replicate on these vehicles because the gasoline engine doesn’t run constantly and starts only under specific conditions. So, how do you force a hybrid vehicle to start?

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Engineering Vehicle A Tech Management 130

Tomorrow's Technician

AUGUST 26, 2024

If I was lucky, I could restart the engine and move along without too much delay. For quite some time, there have been some hybrids with electric motors that are big enough to get the car rolling before the engine starts. When the engine shuts down, it can hold the pressurized oil for quite a while – a surprisingly long time, in fact.

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Engineering Hydraulics Car A Tech 130

Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It is not a mistake; it is a Tech Assist feature from Litens called the Lift. The engineers expect you to use a socket and breaker bar on the tensioner’s pulley mounting bolt. Over the past 40 years, almost every vehicle assembled at a factory has had the accessory belt drive tensioner installed when the engine was out of the vehicle.

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A Tech Engineering Vehicle IT 130

Brake & Front End

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It is not a mistake; it is a Tech Assist feature from Litens called the Lift. The engineers expect you to use a socket and breaker bar on the tensioner’s pulley mounting bolt. Over the past 40 years, almost every vehicle assembled at a factory has had the accessory belt drive tensioner installed when the engine was out of the vehicle.

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A Tech Engineering Vehicle IT 130

Tomorrow's Technician

APRIL 30, 2024

It wasn’t the first turbocharged engine produced by the German automaker, but it certainly set the bar high. In fact, this engine was so well received by critics and enthusiasts, it’s been called “the German 2JZ.” However, as with all mass-produced engines, there are some common issues which will be faced by the vehicle owners.

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Engineering Mechanic Vehicle Management 100

Tomorrow's Technician

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

There is a myth out there that if an ABC system is malfunctioning, a tech can flush the fluid and perform an aggressive test drive involving cornering hard and going over speed bumps that will free trapped debris in the valves. The sound will be drowned out by engine and road noise. This type of driving is dangerous.

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Hydraulics Car Vehicle Engineering 189

Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Why Alejandra was nominated: Alejandra nominated herself for the Techs Rock Awards. She writes, “Thank you for… the opportunity to represent the true spirit of a tech that rocks!” Alejandra Rivas is a student at Western Technical College and a technician at Love’s Travel Stops in El Paso, Texas.

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ASE Trucking Technical Education 130

Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Even further, Paul requested and volunteered to take 27 hours of formal, online technical training designed for trade school instructors teaching high-voltage service (including more theory and engineering). Within the first three years as a tech, I achieved L1 Master Technician status.

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ASE Technical Management Electricity 130

Automotive Management Network

JULY 1, 2021

Typically, they only read data from the engine control unit (ECU). Shop owners should understand that every dollar that they invest in specialty tools like diagnostic tools is not only an investment in their shops, it’s an investment in their techs. This is combined with test and validation work done by the tool manufacturer.

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Management Manufacturing Auto Repair Shop A Tech 52

Eastwood

OCTOBER 3, 2023

For many, that means applying to a university, a community college, or a tech school to continue their education with a specific career goal in mind. But the majority of our students are college-bound students…that might normally be pushed towards mechanical engineering…but just have a deep-seated need to do something with their hands.”

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Technical Mechanic Education Automotive 98

Advanced Technology Institute

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Heavy vehicle techs repair and maintain engines, electrical systems, transmissions, and hydraulic systems of such vehicles, which requires particular knowledge or the makes, models, and the right techniques necessary to repair, install, and maintain them.

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Vehicle Education Apprenticeship Trucking 52

Automotive Management Network

MAY 31, 2021

From that data you can better understand: Traffic patterns – With enough years of data, you will be able to predict fluctuations in demand for not only service, but types of repairs, from pothole damage to overheated engines. If your staff is not fully comfortable with scheduling or using the tech, that’s what regular training is for.

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Auto Repair Software Management Automotive 52

The Mechanic Doctor

OCTOBER 17, 2023

From digital diagnostic tools that can instantly pinpoint an engine malfunction to advanced ELD fleet management systems, the modern mechanic’s toolbox is undergoing a revolutionary upgrade. Today, these devices track and record real-time data, including vehicle location, engine run-time, and even driving habits.

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Mechanic Management Vehicle Software 52

AutoFix

APRIL 9, 2024

In wrapping up, transforming your shop into a tech haven isn’t rocket science. Let’s roll up our sleeves and make our shops the dream destinations for top-tier techs. Keep wrenching, folks, and remember: A happy team is the engine of your shop’s success.

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Auto Repair Insurance A Tech Management 52

Shop Marketing Pros

JUNE 9, 2023

Like most, I was a tech before becoming a shop owner. Hint: LOTS So you fix cars, but can you fix their BMW’s check engine light? Yet, many shop owners allow their website to be filled with stock photos and stock content, and they allow it to be built on outdated or poor technology that doesn’t perform well for search engines.

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Auto Repair Shop Auto Repair Management Education 130

Tire Review Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

It doesnt stop when a new hire leaves orientation, or when a tech completes a certification course. We know the enthusiasm of the customers experience can never rise above the enthusiasm of our team members, so creating and fostering a culture where our team members thrive is a fluid, ongoing process, she says.

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IT Retail Customer Service Management 98

Tire Review Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

It doesnt stop when a new hire leaves orientation, or when a tech completes a certification course. We know the enthusiasm of the customers experience can never rise above the enthusiasm of our team members, so creating and fostering a culture where our team members thrive is a fluid, ongoing process, she says.

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IT Retail Customer Service Management 96