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... matching the key to the car so you'll be able to enter and start the car with it. A new Smart Key must be registered in both the Imobilizer system and the Smart Key system. Art's Automotive holds California ...
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
A new law will be in effect soon: all California auto repair shops will be legally required to set tire pressure on every car they work on. I've been absorbing the reaction from folks in the industry, ...
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
... I have turned off auto-ranging amplitude and set identical minimum and maximum scale values for both PIDs. If you use the default settings, you end up with a pretty useless graph.   The length of the ...
Friday, 14 November 2008
4. Useful Links
(FAQs/General FAQ)
... as well. ALLDATA Alldata originally was a company that provided Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) issued by car manufacturers for dealerships to independent auto repair garages. They have since grown ...
Thursday, 11 September 2008
5. Independent Japanese Automotive Specialists
(Cars/Japanese non-Hybrid)
... wonder whether we can handle your high-tech machine. Believe us, we sure can! Art's Automotive has built its legacy working on non-Hybrid vehicles! Our shop is fully equipped to do suspension alignment, ...
Thursday, 11 September 2008
... about auto repair and do have valuable technical insight. So if you have technical information, the quickest way to convey it to us is similarly: "My car does this when I do this and conditions are such, ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
7. Buying New Tires
(FAQs/General FAQ)
... automotive maintenance costs on a per mile basis. Gas seems fairly cheap if you consider its price one tank at a time. However, if you keep track of your costs per mile, you'll find that typical total ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
8. Prius: 30k Service
(Cars/Hybrids)
The 30K service on the second generation Prius is a pretty small service if you only do the items listed in the Scheduled Maintenance Guide. It's just some inspections, tire rotation (without balance), ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
The Auto Stop feature on the Honda Insight will not work if certain conditions are not met: 1. The engine must be warm 2. The car must be driven for at least 2 minutes. 3. The outside air temperature ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
We recently had an Insight hybrid with an oil leak coming from the joint between the timing cover, engine block, and cylinder head. It wasn't causing a lot of oil loss, but it was making a mess. Our customer ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
... of range. IATN, by the way, is "The world's largest online community of automotive professionals", and is a great place to find out if another mechanic has already struggled through the same problem you ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
12. Battery Recycling
(About Arts/Green Business)
Art's Automotive will accept alkaline batteries, NiMH batteries, NiCAD batteries, old cell phones, PDAs, and any other small form factor electronic device. Obviously, we don't charge for typical house-hold ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
13. Shop Software
(About Arts/Behind the Scenes)
We use Ingenious Shop Tools; Click here for the webpage I'm writing this page to help other auto repair shops choose the best shop management software. We had an absolutely awful time with the transition ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
14. How to deal with the mechanics
(FAQs/New Customers)
Tips for getting the most out of your visits to the mechanic: These tips are mostly for customers who go to other auto shops. At Art's we're lucky enough to have some of the best customers any mechanic ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
15. Cooling System
(FAQs/Maintenance FAQ)
What exactly is the Coolant System? Automotive engines get hot because of the explosions that take place in the combustion chambers and friction between the moving parts. The cooling system's job is to ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
16. OE Scanners
(Cars/Technophilia)
... the computers on your car. Every auto manufacturer works with a scan tool manufacturer to create a scan tool for use in its dealerships. These scan tools have diagnostic capabilities far beyond those ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
17. Snake Oil: Engine additives
(FAQs/General FAQ)
... most part, dead. But the same type of too-good-to-be-true advertising lives on with some modern day automotive elixirs, which we have dubbed "snake oils". Why pay $3500 for a new engine when all you need ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
18. What's a "Tune-up"?
(FAQs/New Customers)
... of an opponent’s argument that can easily be defeated. "Why aren't you attacking the auto manufacturer's definition of a tune-up?", you may ask. Well, because there isn't one. Toyota, Honda, Acura, Mazda, ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
19. How to find a good mechanic
(FAQs/General FAQ)
... Automotive. We usually answer it 3 times per day, so I thought we might save some time by putting our advice in print. One of the best ways is to ask friends who own the same type of car. The most useful ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
20. How to get around without your car
(FAQs/New Customers)
Art's Automotive does not have a shuttle service or loaner car, so how can you get back home, or, if you're not that lucky, work? There are several options available: BUM A RIDE Have a friend, coworker, ...
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
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