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Problems that could make average mechanics cry.

Diagnosis and repair write-ups, photographed as the work happened. Free to read whether you bring the car here or fix it yourself.

Heat on one side, cold on the other, and foam crumbs in your eyes. Fixed once, properly.

The misfire that isn’t a plug, and how a hairline crack can cost you a catalytic converter.

A Beetle that died in drive. The break was inside the insulation, from the factory.

What a quick-lube overtightening does to an aluminum pan, and the permanent fix.