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
- Scheduled Maintenance Intervals
- 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
- What car maintenance is really necessary?
- Shop Software
- Prius 2nd Gen – Repairing the Multi-function Display
- Prius 30k Service
- Honda Insight Auto Stop
- Replacing A Prius Transmission
- 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
- Plastic Welding
- Honda Oil Pan Drain Plug Thread Repair
- TIRE PRESURE SENSORS / TPMS sensors
- All about timing belts
- alignment head to “toe”. An explanation of wheel alignment.
- Tires – Rotation
- When should Honda valve clearnace be checked
- Air Conditioning Repair
- Tire plug repair: a lawyer’s wet dream
- Brake Inspection
- A glove Box Repair on a 1997 Acura Integra
- On car control arm bushing replacement, 2001-2005 Honda Civic
- 2001 / 2002 / 2003 Prius P3009 High Voltage Leak Detected
- Oil Change Stickers, Interval Recommendations, and California Law
- How to bed-in your brake pads for the best performance
- P1560 – Encoder Fault
- 2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Inverter Repair
- Honda Civic High Pressure Direct Injection Fuel Pump
- Fuel Injector Cleaning and flow testing
- 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
- Car Inspection
- Prius Jump Start
- Prius Transmission Repair
- 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
- They don’t make them like they used to
- 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?
- 2012 Toyota Prius – P0101 MAF Sensor Circuit Range
- 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
- P0AE1 on a 2012-2015 Honda Civic Hybrid
- 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
- The Gen2 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid (2018-2023)
- What to do if your car overheats
- Honda blower motor not working
- check hybrid system
- How to Replace Head Gasket
- Sometimes you get the shaft
- Prius overlanding?
- COMPANIES THAT CAN SHIP A CAR OUT OF BERKELEY
- P0A80 – Replace hybrid battery pack
- Subaru 16546 AA10A vs. Subaru 16546 AA12A vs. Denso 143-3199
- Throttle Body Cleaning – Scam or essential maintneance
- Mazda oil filters: 1WPE-14-302 vs. 1WPY-14-302
- 2010-2015 (Gen3) Prius P0B3D – P0B83
- How Much Value Should You Assign a Good Tire Treadwear Warranty?
- Hybrid Battery Repair
- Honda Multipurpose Camera Failure – U3000-49
- What’s the difference between 04465-07010 and 04465-07011?
- Why did Toyota hybrid battery prices increase so much in 2025?
- Subaru Enhanced Flooded Batteries for Stop/Start systems.
- 1998 – 2004 Toyota Tacoma V6 Air Filter Housing
- P2647 Honda – VTEC rocker arm oil pressure switch high voltage