Auto Repair And Tool ExpertsI’m John Green. I’m a 33 year old auto technician from Upstate New York. I have 18 years of experience as an automotive light duty and heavy duty truck mechanic. Cars, trucks and anything with moving parts are my passion in my professional life.
Aside from my life as a technician, I am also a seasoned investor and consider myself very financially literate. I use this other passion combined with my passion for cars, trucks and tools to look for ways to save money for my technician friends.
Raising my three girls and teaching them the proper way of life is my personal passion in life. If you want to know more, just ask! I’m on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube as well!
How to install LED bulbs is a question asked by many DIY car owners. Every time a customer asks me how to install LED headlights on their vehicle I can see the fear in their eyes. Even the most adamant customers seem to have a level of fear discussing the process of converting halogen headlights […]
Dodge Caliber’s no crank, no start common ECM relay problem. It’s a cold February morning and you go out to start your Dodge Caliber and get it warmed up. You turn the key in the ignition and the car does not turn over. There’s no attempt to start. Oh crap, we have a starter issue […]
I bought an Astro Pneumatic 52SL work light and after a month it doesn’t work In an earlier post, I touted the Astro Pneumatic 52SL folding light as one of the best automotive lighting tools. That opinion was based on a month or so of use and abuse of the 52SL folding model by Astro […]
Wiring issues are harder than ever to diagnose At one point, just about anyone could figure out the wiring on their car or truck. It was a simple two or three wire system and tracing them was fairly easy. In 2023, every electrical feature of an automobile is connected by a module. Each module uses […]
EV’s or electric vehicles are taking over the automobile market According to Consumer Reports, almost 100 full electric vehicles will debut by the end of 2024. In that same article, I learned that Honda plans to be fully Electric by 2040. Almost every other automaker has made similar promises. Whether such a ramp in […]
Neck lights are my favorite-Is Snap On’s the best option? Snap On neck lights have been around since late 2020. It seems to be recently though, I’ve heard more discussion regarding the hands free lights. I’ve even seen several YouTube reviews on the Snap On hands-free neck lights. In this post, I’m going to […]
GDI engine issues can be tough for car owners One of the relatively new innovations in automotive internal combustion engines is the GDI or Gasoline Direct Injection. Every manufacturer from GM to Mercedes is using GDI in some way, shape or form in its ICE lineup. So new owners of a direct-injection engine that are not […]
In this post I wanna talk about the Chevrolet EcoTec line of 4 cylinder engines. The Ecotec can be found in everything from small SUVs like the Equinox and Terrain to turbo versions in sedans such as the Chevy Cruze and Sonic. The topic I wanna cover today is how much of a piece of […]
This video I’m gonna direct you to is admittedly a couple years old. So I’ve had a chance to process the wacky incident and come to grips with finding this dead, rotted Ball Python stuck inside the B pillar of an Acura SUV. Figuring out how to find a lost Ball Python would be hard. […]
Look at this cabin air filter I pulled out of a GMC Terrain today. I know folks. We’re just trying to upsell you and there’s no way you actually NEED a cabin air filter, right? Well, take a good look at this mess that I pulled out of the dash of some lovely families vehicle. […]