Things You Should Know

• about your oil
  Your cheapest form of insurance...
  
  
• about your battery
  How can I tell when I need a new battery?...
  
  
• about your tire pressure
  When was the last time you checked it?...
  
  
• about your gas
  Regular or premium; does it make a difference?...
  
  
• about your coolant
  Does it really need to be changed or just topped off?...
  
  
• about your transmission fluid
  I have never had a problem so why should I change it?...
  
  
• about your power steering fluid
  Should I get it changed?...
  
  
• about your windshield washer fluid
  What kind should I use?...
  
  
• about your headlights
  Other drivers keep flashing their brights at me; why?
  
  
• about your spark plugs
  How often should I change them and why?...
  
  
• about your spark plug wires
  Do they really need to be replaced?...

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What is a MasterTech?

A Mastertech is an ASE Certified Technician that has passed the competency tests in the 8 categories that comprise the Master certification. This chart shows the number of technicians in the country that have earned individual certificates in each category.

Automobile Series
A1: Engine Repair	162,736
A2: Automatic Transmission Transaxle	113,804
A3: Manual Drive Train and Axles	128,968
A4: Suspension and Steering	186,965
A5: Brakes	205,484
A6: Electrical/Electronic Systems	165,395
A7: Heating and Air Conditioning	152,744
A8: Engine Performance	149,130

The exams stress the knowledge that is needed to perform diagnosis and repair of all automobiles, old and new, foreign and domestic models. One third of all test takers fail on their first attempt. 2 years of on the job experience is required, (even if they do pass the test) in order to receive the ASE certification. A recertification test has to be taken in each category every 5 years to stay current.

Only 90,651 technicians in the country have all 8 certificates, and are ASE Master Technicians. Less than 1% of all auto repair shops employ any Mastertechs.

Here at MASTERTECH we employ 4 Master Technicians, with each one having over 20 years of on the job auto repair experience. Come in and see for your self the difference of superior knowledge, ability, trustworthiness and experience can make on your next car repair or maintenance
* Statistics are from http://ASE.com web site.