Bosal Creates Aftermarket Rewards Program for Technicians
Bosal USA has created a new special rewards program for professional automotive technicians who buy and install Bosal replacement and performance exhaust products. Through the new program, Bosal customers will be able to earn points based on the value of their Bosal purchases and redeem those points for merchandise and apparel.
Suspension Vibration Diagnosis
The song “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys may have been a big hit in its day, but there’s no such thing as good vibrations or noise when it comes to a customer’s vehicle. Vibrations are annoying and may be a warning signal that something is amiss. So don’t ignore such symptoms. Investigate any unusual
How Much Maintenance
How much maintenance is really necessary to keep a vehicle in good, running condition, safe and reliable? It’s a controversial subject for which there is no simple answer. Maintenance recommendations and requirements vary depending on the year, make and model of the vehicle, the type of driving it undergoes, the environment in which it operates,
Nissan Suspension Repairs
Basic Safety Checks Benefit Both Your Shop and Your Customers
Servicing Ford 4-Cylinders: Contour, Escort, EXP, Focus, Probe, Ranger & Tempo
Ford has used a variety of four cylinder engines over the years, ranging in displacement from 1.6 to 2.5 liters (see engine application chart on page 22). All of these engines are overhead cam engines, some with a single cam others with dual cams, and all have timing belts that need to be replaced at
Weather Report
Today’s forecast is hot — damn hot with sprinkled patches of grease, burns, scrapes and fussy service managers. Does this sound like your shop in the summer? The alternative calls for waaaay cold with reports of numb fingers and aching feet and toes from standing on ice-cold concrete for eight hours at a time. The
Midas Completes First Independent Shop Conversion, Grows Nashville Shop Count to Eight
Ron Atkisson, who opened his first Kar Plus shop in Nashville in 1984, has become a Midas franchisee and will convert four Kar Plus shops in the Nashville area to the Midas brand. He also will reopen two previously closed Nashville-area Midas shops.
ANSA’s Silverline Brand Sponsors Scheid Diesel Motorsports Dragster
ANSA Automotive’s Silverline brand of stainless steel performance exhaust is one of the major sponsors of Scheid Diesel Motorsport’s diesel dragster. Currently, this rail dragster is the world’s fastest.
Shop Management: Time for Sale
If you do not charge for diagnostic time to diagnosis undercar problems, you might as well put a sign on the door that says "ROB ME."
Rancho Wins Second Straight SEMA “Best in Show” Award
For the second consecutive year, the engineering team at Rancho has captured honors for the best new off-road suspension for a popular light truck or sport utility vehicle model. Rancho’s first-to-market Hummer H3 suspension system was judged “Best New Off-Road/4-Wheel Drive Product” at the 2005 Specialty Equipment Markets Association (SEMA) Show.