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A Pan You Don't Cook In (Oil Pan Gasket Replacement)

You probably have a cabinet in your kitchen filled with pots and pans. Your vehicle has one very important pan in it as well. It's the pan that holds oil for your engine called, naturally, an oil pan....
Published on: Feb 16, 2025

Simple Answers from Auto Tech Center: Synthetic Oil

{{ image('MzQ2') }} Question:What is synthetic oil and should I use it?Auto Tech Center Answer:Regular oil, also called conventional oil, comes from dead dinosaurs. Conventional oil molecules are lon...
Published on: Jun 09, 2024

Importance of Maintenance Schedules

Your vehicle isn't the only aspect of ANN ARBOR life with recommended intervals: you have dental cleanings, physical exams, laundry, mowing the lawn and paying the bills.What would happen if you didn'...
Published on: Apr 02, 2024

Auto Tech Center Technician Training

Your car’s so important to your life: when it breaks down, you need it back on the road as soon as possible – with the problem fixed right the first time.  If you’ve ever check...
Published on: Feb 16, 2024

Important Things to Know About the Cost of Auto Repair

AtANN ARBOR full-service automotive service center, profit margins are a lot narrower than many people imagine. Cars are far more complex, thus the tools and diagnostic equipment are also more complic...
Published on: Oct 29, 2023

Quality Replacement Parts

Let me tell you about an experience at a well-established Italian restaurant that had changed hands a few months ago. The previous owners were an Italian couple that used old family recipes and fresh ...
Published on: Aug 17, 2023

Serpentine Belt Replacement At Auto Tech Center

Your serpentine belt is a long belt that’s driven by your engine.  It winds around several accessories that power important automotive systems.  Let’s go over them. First, the...
Published on: Apr 20, 2023

Diesel Maintenance at Auto Tech Center

A lot of people are excited about the new diesel engines that are becoming available in passenger cars and SUV’s and they’re curious about the preventive maintenance requirements.  Pe...
Published on: Sep 30, 2022