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Top 5 Car Skills Your Teens Should Learn

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:00:52 +0000

3 Biggest Struggles for New Technicians

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 16:57:01 +0000

Starting out as a mechanic can be hard. Buying mechanic tools, learning flat rate, dealing with management, warranty work, ASE testing, and more. There are so many things to learn when you are just starting out as a mechanic. Today I team up with UTI and shine some light on the struggles and help ease […]

My Experience at Automotive Tech School

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 13:47:00 +0000

As you know I went to Automotive tech school. I attended Universal Technical Institute in 2002. My experience at automotive tech school was great. If not for tech school I would never have become a mechanic, and wouldn’t be doing videos. A lot of you guys have asked me about my experience in tech school, […]

Does Humble Mechanic Have A Bad Day? ~ Podcast Episode 98

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:47:55 +0000

I get a lot of questions every day. Many are related to car issues. I also get a lot of questions about becoming a technician, or becoming a better technician. I also get asked “Do you ever have a bad day at work?” a lot. Today we are going to answer that question, and talk […]

Rally Car Technician For A Day ~ Podcast Episode 81

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:51:21 +0000

I have been a Volkswagen master tech for several years now. Reaching that level of certification was a goal of mine from the start of my career. I was extremely excited when I achieved that goal, but today it is just a normal part of life. In fact I don’t give it much thought anymore. […]

Preventing and Fixing Carbon Issues for Direct Injection Engines ~ Episode 80

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 09:46:52 +0000

Happy Friday everyone. Today I am back in the Passat with another automotive podcast. I get asked about carbon buildup on direct injection engines all the time. Generally they are asking about the newer VW engines the TSI. That would be engine codes CCTA and CBFA. These direct injection engines are developing issues with carbon […]

Mentoring Future Technicians ~ Podcast Episode 72

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:12:21 +0000

Today we look at an interesting topic. It is something that really hit me about a week ago, while talking to a student at N.T.I. We as mentors and leader in a shop have a far bigger roll in “bringing up” the next generation of good technicians than we think, or maybe want. I also […]

5 Ways to Stand Out as a Technician ~ Podcast Episode 69

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:08:47 +0000

Hey everyone. Today we are going to look at 5 things a technician can do to stand out to a customer. These are ways to stand out in a positive way. How to bring a little extra valve to what you do. The end goal is to earn a customer for life. With these little […]

Viewer Questions ~ Podcast Episode 51

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:38:03 +0000

Happy Monday everyone! After a crazy week off, the automotive podcast is BACK! I really missed doing this show last week. I also missed you guys. It really makes me realize how much I love doing this show. So it is GREAT to be back rocking and rolling. Today I will be taking your questions […]

The Future of Automotive Technicians ~ Episode 35

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:59:57 +0000

Happy Friday everyone. I hope that you had a great work week. Today we go a little out there, and talk about the future of being an automotive tech. Some of you may think that I am going a little off the deep end in today’s automotive podcast. But, stick with me and I think […]

How I Would Start As a Mechanic Today, Podcast Episode 27

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 10:36:23 +0000

Today on the Automotive podcast, I want to talk about how I would get started as a tech, if I was doing it today. I have talked about how I got started on other shows. But I think that if I was going to do it again, I may take a different approach. The internet […]

10 Habits of Successful Technicians; Podcast Episode 23

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:46:20 +0000

Happy Monday everyone. I hope that you all had a great weekend. Today we are talking about 10 habits of a Successful Technician. Even the best technicians or mechanics can stand to tune up our game. I sat down that thought of the things that I am really good at and the things that I […]

Podcast Episode 19 Doing Free Work As A Technician

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:28:58 +0000

Happy Monday everyone. Today on the Automotive podcast, we are talking about doing free work as a technician, or mechanic ;). You join me on the road again and in studio today. I shot this video last week while traveling. I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was spent hanging out at […]

Podcast Episode 12, What To Do When The Shop Is Slow

Mid Ohio Mobile Mechanic — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:59:07 +0000

Happy Monday everyone. I am finally getting back to the real world this week. As almost all of you know, I was traveling a ton at the end of October. Between a trip to Virgina for an ASE workshop and my trip to Austin for USGP I was toast. But now that I have a […]