Auto Repair And Tool Experts
The Least Understood Emissions Component is the EVAP System How many times has your check engine light come on for an EVAP leak or EVAP system failure? Problems with the evaporative emissions system are the most common cause of a check engine light in cars with OBD-II or newer. Usually you just take the car […]
Snap-On Talon Grip Pliers are Top Quality; Do Icon or Any Others Compare? Needle nose pliers and pliers in general are an oft forgot about essential tool for auto mechanics and like many other hand tools, Snap-On sells some pretty good ones. Like most things Snappy though, they aren’t cheap. High-quality tools are sold at […]
Chevy’s 2024 All-Electric Blazer Late last year, Chevy announced the all-electric 2024 Chevy Blazer and aside from how it looks- I wanted to do some research on it and see how it compares to the competitors. I was actually a huge fan of the old-style Chevy Blazers and even Trailblazers after them. That’s why I […]
Newest Portable Boost Pack, Yesper Selling on Amazon One of my favorite automotive tools to review are portable jump starters because the convenience of buying one can not be over-stated. Whether it’s for use in the auto repair shop, to stick under the back seat or to keep in a backpack to charge your cell […]
Snap-On Makes the Best Screw Drivers One of the best tools made by Snap-On is the company’s hard-handle screw driver sets. In many years of trying, I have had a hard time finding a set of screw drivers that were as good as or better than the ones sold by Snap-On. Heck, I couldn’t […]
Milwaukee 48-22-9214 Pry Bars- How do They Compare? One of the most important tool in any mechanics tool box is his or her pry bar. It’s uses are virtually unlimited and every technician should own an assortment to deal with everything from tire work to engine and transmission replacements. One thing that some times gets […]
Replacing Stretch Belts Used to be Hard I remember the first time I ever replaced a stretch style power steering belt on an older Ford Taurus. I remember a couple things about that job very vividly- they are bloody knuckles, swearing, more bloody knuckles, swearing and then a zip tie. Before tools like the […]
EZ RED Dropped a New Light and It’s Awesome For some of you, EZ RED brand tools may be unfamiliar but here in my tool collection, there is a growing number of the companies cheaper automotive lighting options. It started with the neck light- which was eventually licensed to Snap-On because it was that […]
Are Milwaukee’s Neck Lights Comparable to Snap-On or EZ Red? With the wild success of the Snap-On line of hands-free neck lights, it was inevitable that Milwaukee would soon come out with a set of it’s own. They did so recently with the REDLITHIUM 2117-21 neck flashlights featuring the company’s patented TRUEVIEW™ High-Definition LED lighting […]
Laundry Soap Designed for Mechanics to Remove Grease are Rare Its actually kind of surprising that there are not more laundry soaps designed to remove grease from the clothes of mechanics. Although any companies use a laundering service for mechanic uniforms, there is still a pretty large need for laundry soap that’s designed to […]