Archive for January, 2012

Automotive Repair: Locating Battery Drain Using Voltage Drop

Posted by admin on January 21, 2012

http://workshop.search-autoparts.com

You can’t measure voltage drop across a resistance unless current is flowing, right? Well, if something is draining the battery, there must be current flowing where there shouldn’t be. SO…let’s measure across easily accessible resistors…the fuses! And see where that current flow is.

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Insurance Insider discovers auto body insurance repair dangerously gone wrong

Posted by admin on January 21, 2012

Jackie is a college student in Rhode Island whose Dodge is damaged in an accident during a snowstorm. She brings the car in for repair to an autobody shop recommended by here insurance company, only to find it still has problems once it’s fixed. After three attempts to repair the vehicle at the insurance auto body shop, she turns to Providence auto body. Shockingly, an independent repair analysis finds so many quality and safety issues that the Dodge is declared a total loss ! Learn more at www.providenceautobody.com

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FREE Auto Body Repair Tips! – Auto Body Tools – DA Sanders, In Line Sander – How To Sand a Car

Posted by admin on January 21, 2012

Get Your FREE auto body Guide! http://www/LearnAutoBodyAndPaint.com

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Auto Body Training Q&A – The Difference Between Primers,

Posted by admin on January 21, 2012

http://CollisionBlast.com – This is a Q&A about the difference between primers and body hammers and dollies – Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/auto-body-q-a—the-difference-between-primers-body-hammers

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Do most auto shops change your oil while you sit in your car?

Posted by admin on January 18, 2012

or do most have you drop the car off and/or sit in a waiting room while they change the oil?

No, i have not :)

Repaired car to unregistered auto body shop and don’t not have registration number for insurance?

Posted by admin on January 18, 2012

I repaired my car to unregistered auto body shop but now insurance company ask registration number and invoice bill of that auto body shop. They send me document Certification of automobile repair.
Can I send them back without registration number? I have invoice bill

Is this in New York? If so, simply take the document to the body shop and have them fill out their portion, then return it to the insurance company.

A Midas shop caught charging for work not done

Posted by admin on January 12, 2012

I brought my car to a Midas to get an oil change, tire rotation, and brake check, but they didn’t rotate the tires or check the brakes! When they got caught, they tried to cover it up with excuses, but I knew better…

For those of you who keep saying “Why don’t you do it yourself?”, here’s why: last year I was living in an apartment and was not allowed to work on my car ANYWHERE: not in my parking space, not at the laundromat, not at the grocery store, not at the mall, etc. If I parked somewhere and popped the hood, a cop would show up and start questioning me and tell me to leave. To avoid getting harassed by the police, I had no choice but to bring my car to a shop. Unfortunately, I chose the cheapest shops because I live by myself, and paying $900 rent plus electric bill, phone bill, gas, car insurance, etc., was not easy.

I don’t care so much about the tire rotation since the tires were in good shape, my beef is that they didn’t look at the brakes, which is something I couldn’t do because the rear drums were on tight and wouldn’t come off. The work order said check the brakes, so why didn’t they? Just because the tires are okay doesn’t mean that the brakes are okay too!

For you “experts” who claim that it’s not necessary to rotate tires, consider this: just because the tread looks okay doesn’t mean you should leave the tire in the same position all the time. This is especially true on a FWD car, since the front tires handle the steering, braking, driving, and extra weight, while the rear tires don’t do much besides braking. By rotating the tires, each tire eventually handles a different corner of the car, so they all take turns bearing the load. This saves wear on the three components of the tire: the tread, the sidewall, and the bead.

I rotate my tires every 3,000 miles regardless if the tread looks okay, because I want my tires to last as long as possible. I don’t care if the mechanic thinks otherwise, it’s not his choice. It’s my vehicle, my money, and my choice. Now, my choice is not to go to Midas!

I wonder if they even changed the oil? From now on I am going to mark the old oil filter with a Sharpie marker so that I can tell if they changed the oil or not. These places are out to make a buck, so I need to take precautions to avoid getting ripped off!

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The NEW Shop Tour

Posted by admin on January 12, 2012

http://www.ericthecarguy.com/default.aspx

Well I’m all moved in and ready to start work, in fact last week I worked on a couple of friends cars and I love it, with all that space it’s nice to just be able to move around without feeling cramped.

Stay dirty

ETCG1

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Auto Repair: Cooling System – Radiator, Thermostat, Hoses, etc. – 2 of 4

Posted by admin on January 12, 2012

More info: http://www.metacog.com

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Auto Mechanic

Posted by admin on January 12, 2012

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