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Oxygen sensorsbegan appearing during the 1970’s to help computer-control systems achieve the best possible balance of performance, economy, and emissions. Today they are found on nearly all new gasoline powered cars and light trucks sold in this country.

In an effort to get you and the customer on an even footing, we offer this tongue-in-cheek glossary, defining certain terms commonly thrown around the shop. Some are strictly automotive in nature, some are common words that can take on special meanings when they enter the Automotive Zone.

Find a need and fill it. Do something that no one else is doing. Or, if you choose to do something that’s currently being done, do it better.

Day in and day out, they man the hotlines. Their job is to help technicians deal with specific brake repair problems.

Now that you understand the basic theory behind KE-Jetronic operation, it ‘s time to apply some of that theory with real life test procedures.

Last week, I made a call to a shop that will forever stand out as one of the worst phone answering jobs in record history.

To really make things work properly, we need to add some gearing to our transmission to make it truly effective.

Noises are very often a warning that something is wrong with the car, but pinpointing the source of that noise can be frustrating experience.

When the time finally comes, the defogger is expected to perform flawlessly and with little fanfare. It ‘s only when it doesn’t work that our attention is drawn to this simple electrical device.