Auto Repair Tips

How to Diagnose Car Alignment Issues: Tips for Drivers from Technicians Think your car may have an issue with its alignment? Automotive Training Center's (ATC) technicians and students put together a list of telltale signs that your vehicle is out of...

Auto Repair Questions & Answers The car realm is full of questions, especially if you’re not an auto enthusiast. The good news, though, is that we are, and we enjoy having our instructors and prospective auto technicians weigh in to share their w...

Troubleshooting Tips for Your Car’s AC Unit There’s nothing worse than your car’s air conditioning calling it quits partway through the summer. But just because your car’s AC unit can’t keep its cool doesn’t mean you have to lose yours. ATC has put tog...

4 Parts You Won’t Find on an Electric Car’s Maintenance List In the ever-changing automotive landscape, we at Automotive Training Center always keep our eyes peeled for new developments in drive technology, specifically to consider how they might cha...

The Point of Rear Spoilers and How to Install Them Contrary to what most people think, a rear spoiler does much more than just make your car look cooler. In addition, you don’t need to pay extra money to have someone else install one on your car when i...

Your Windshield Repair and Replacement Guide From acting as your main visibility pane to holding together the integrity of the vehicle, your car’s windshield plays a major role in keeping your drives safe. But, after many seasons of harsh weather o...

When is it Time to Replace Weather Stripping on Your Car? Weather stripping is the rubber material that edges your vehicle’s doors and windows, creating a safe, dry seal between your car’s interior and the great outdoors. Like all of your car’s parts...

Technician Training 101: How to Flush Brake Fluid Drivers who care about their vehicles will make an appointment to have their brake fluid flushed. An often-overlooked maintenance step, flushing the brake fluid ensures that a vehicle can stop effectively...

5 Car Maintenance Myths You've probably heard about some unorthodox trick that will improve your car's driving ability or save you money. If you're an aspiring automotive technician committed to maintaining your car to optimize performance, you'll be...

Keeping Your Cool: How to Address Engine Coolant Before Things Go Wrong Coolant is one of the essential fluids that keeps your car running at peak performance, but it’s also one that most owners tend to overlook until it’s too late. The best way...

How to Replace your Car's Muffler in 4 Steps Automotive technicians frequently replace mufflers, and it's fairly easy to notice when one needs to be replaced. When driving, you'll hear significantly loud noises or rattling coming from the bottom of...

4 Ways to Diagnose Your Vehicle: What to Check and How to Check It If you own a car, it’s likely you take it to the dealership a few times a year for those important maintenance visits. You may have always wondered what kind of maintenance you can p...

Installing a Performance Camshaft Installing a camshaft is a routine repair that many tuners and mechanics enjoy. It’s less work if you have a hoist, but the lack of a hoist will not prevent you from performing this repair. You can replace the cam w...

Secrets to Preventing Transmission Issues Any automotive enthusiast will tell you that keeping your transmission in good condition is key to a long vehicle life span and maintaining efficient performance. Transmission problems can hinder your vehicle’s a...

5 Easy Do it Yourself Car Projects Do-it-yourself projects can seem intimidating, but most are actually fairly simple, cheap and don't take too much time to complete. Here are five easy do-it-yourself projects that you can complete in your own driveway....

How to Repair your Defroster Grid Lines Defroster grids on vehicles can be easily damaged, but instead of going to a repair center and paying hundreds of dollars to have someone fix them for you, you can easily repair them for much less. The defroster...