As businesses struggle to stay afloat in this tough business climate, AVI has released a management training video series with AMI approved instructor George Witt, to help independent auto repair shops survive. The series How to Survive in Tough Times and Prosper consists of three DVD’s: Critical Components of the Front End, Eat Your Competition Alive, and Secrets of Running a Zoo.

There are a lot of differences between the increasingly popular hybrid electric vehicle and a traditional gas vehicle. That is why AVI has provided these 17 case studies to help you up your voltage by getting to know the technical issues that you will encounter when servicing these vehicles. This program is loaded with inside information and time saving tips to help you repair these vehicles more efficiently and effectively.

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If you are turning imports away because your techs lack the training and expertise to diagnose and repair these vehicles, then you are missing out on a significant portion of the repair market. Dave Scaler from the Mechanics Education Association (MEA) can help you take on tough problems on the most popular imports on the road today.

By Dave Hobbs. Para What? It’s amazing how many IATN posts I see with good techs struggling in the area of parasitic battery drains. How much is too much? How to test? I guess I shouldn’t be amazed. I literally grew up in the family auto electric shop and this kind of thing was our bread and butter. For the rest of the shops out there who have to be experts in everything from the turn signals to the transmission, it can be a bit confusing. So what is a parasitic battery drain?

By Ryan Kooiman. How many times have you been scrolling through your scan tool, and somehow run across a screen that said something like: TID $01 CID$11 Min:$01E1 Max:NA Cur Val:$02DC Result:Pass This was my first experience with Mode $06.