These are some of the articles we’ve written over the years. Sometimes we write an article to answer a commonly asked question. Sometimes we want to show off a skill or something we were proud of. And then there are times we just want to vent. You can search by keyword. You can sort by any of the columns. Or you can just scroll up and down. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, you can check out our other article repository here.
- What’s Wrong with Quick Lube Shops?
- Nitrogen Tire Hype
- Why would you pay to diagnose a check engine light?
- How To Deal With Mechanics
- What’s a Tune Up?
- How can I find a good mechanic
- Prius 2nd Gen – Repairing the Multi-function Display
- Honda Insight Auto Stop
- Why did my MPG drop?
- California Requires Mechanics to Set Tire Pressure
- Bulletin – Catalytic Converter Rules For 2009
- Reflashing Toyota ECUs back in 2005
- Buying Tires
- The Snake Oil Story
- VIN Tag Crackdown
- A Beginner’s Guide to Welding Aluminum
- TIG Welding – Aluminum Cylinder Heads
- Honda Oil Pan Drain Plug Thread Repair
- TIRE PRESURE SENSORS / TPMS sensors
- When should Honda valve clearnace be checked
- Air Conditioning Repair
- Tire plug repair: a lawyer’s wet dream
- A glove Box Repair on a 1997 Acura Integra
- Oil Change Stickers, Interval Recommendations, and California Law
- How to bed-in your brake pads for the best performance
- Honda Civic High Pressure Direct Injection Fuel Pump
- Should I Put my New Tires on the Front or Rear?
- Comparing Auto Repair Prices
- Can I Keep Driving With a Check Engine Light?
- DI-Why Air Conditioning
- TPMS – Reset tire pressure light on the Honda Civic 2016-2020
- Prius Jump Start
- My Mechanic Broke my Car!
- 2017 Honda CRV – Nope, I wouldn’t recommend this car to a friend
- How to reset check engine light
- Low Tire Pressure Light
- Dim Headlights
- Digital inspections – a tool for communication, or fraud?
- 2014 Subaru Forester Body integrated unit (biu)
- Hybrid Battery Life
- Fuse 37, Nissan Rogue keeps blowing fuses
- How Does a Steering Angle Sensor Work?
- Setting up a digital microscope – AFSCOPE C212
- KTM Super Duke 1290 “Front Brake Light Switch” Message
- Subaru rear hatch won’t open. 3 beeps
- Replacing a TPMS battery
- How to dispose of hazardous waste in Berkeley
- Why is it so hard to find Subaru oil filters?
- Prius won’t turn off? Here’s the solution!
- Is Toyota prepaid maintenance worth it?
- What’s up with Subaru lug studs?
- Death from above
- Yes to valve stems, but no to TPMS grommets?
- What happens when you put diesel in a gas engine
- What to do if your car overheats
- How to Replace Head Gasket
- Sometimes you get the shaft
- Prius overlanding?
- COMPANIES THAT CAN SHIP A CAR OUT OF BERKELEY
- Mazda oil filters: 1WPE-14-302 vs. 1WPY-14-302
- How Much Value Should You Assign a Good Tire Treadwear Warranty?
- Why did Toyota hybrid battery prices increase so much in 2025?
- P2647 Honda – VTEC rocker arm oil pressure switch high voltage