Volkswagen Feature: Don’t Miss Out On Missed Maintenance
“We don’t work on those V8s.” I’ve often heard that said in reference to the 4.2L VW and Audi 8 cylinders. Some criticisms are that the timing belts require too many special tools and you can’t see the engine. I hear a lot of excuses when it comes to V8 Audis and VWs, but, in reality, they are not much different than the V6s and most models don’t require too many special tools. There are many shops that don’t want to do a timing belt replacement on the 4.2 V8, but it’s time to buy the tools and stop sending good paying jobs to competitors.
New Permatex Catalog Features Comprehensive Coverage Of Maintenance And Repair Products
Permatex has released a new 88-page, full-color product catalog. The catalog features the latest and most comprehensive coverage of advanced chemical products available for a wide range of maintenance, repair and cleaning tasks. It includes the most current additions and updates to both the Permatex and Spray Nine (specialty cleaners and disinfectants) brand product lines.
ASE Launches Maintenance And Light Repair Certification
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has launched a new certification test aimed at those technicians primarily involved with vehicle maintenance and light repair services. The Auto Maintenance and Light Repair (G1) test is now available as part of the ASE certification program.
Preventive Maintenance: When Should Fluids Be Replaced?
Unfortunately, many shops have been accused of over-selling fluid maintenance services. For example, I had a customer who, for whatever reason, preferred to have his vehicle serviced at an out-of-town fast lube shop. Although his vehicle recently had the automatic transmission replaced, the fast-lube shop insisted on selling him a transmission fluid flush. Not only did they sell him the first transmission flush, they attempted to sell him a second flush on a later visit.
Inspection, Maintenance Bill Introduced In Texas
The bill includes provisions requiring that the state inspection and maintenance program must apply to gasoline-powered vehicles between five and 25 years old. This would change the initial inspection from two to five years for passenger cars sold in the state and not previously registered in Texas or another state.
ITW Global Brands Introduces Innovative New Automotive Care, Maintenance And Performance Products
ITW Global Brands, through its flagship Rain-X, Black Magic and Slick 50 brands, has introduced nine new automotive care and maintenance products engineered for maximum performance to clean and shine tires and wheels, wash and wax vehicles, and recharge engines.
Top 5 Tools: Mike Crahan, Cherokee Complete Trailer Maintenance and Repair
The country’s top technicians tell you which five automotive tools help them the most.
Luber-finer Launches New Oil Filter Mobile Site, Designed To Help Identify Fleet Maintenance Cost Reductions
Luber-finer oil filters has announced the launch of its new oil filter Time Release Technology (TRT) Value Calculator mobile website. The new Luber-finer oil filter TRT Value Calculator has been designed to help fleet managers better understand current maintenance costs associated with oil changes.
How ‘Sweet’ It Is: Uncovering Unperformed Maintenance
Bob Howlett, owner of The Swedish Solution, Orange Village, OH, shares a vehicle inspection victory that resulted in his customer opting to get her 2004 Volvo XC70 fixed, rather than buy a new vehicle for her daughter.
Editor’s Notebook: Maintenance Matters! Vehicle Checks and Customer Education Yield Unperformed Maintenance Dollars
What’s the value of the un-educated consumer mindset toward preventive maintenance and its link to better-performing, safer, longer-lasting, more fuel-efficient vehicles? It’s a whopping $60 billion-plus. One of the main contributors of unperformed maintenance is consumer neglect due to the lack of knowledge about vehicle system operation, and the need for system checks at