Shoutout to Tom for the Kind Words!
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Shoutout to Tom for the Kind Words!
View full postToyota of Corvallis is on WrenchWay! Technicians, Apply Today!
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Tom Wood Subaru Proudly Sponsors the 23rd Annual Mardi de Montfort Gala
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Happy 5 year anniversary Allison!!!!
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What’s your favorite part about spring in the shop?
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March 8th, we celebrated the hardworking and talented women in our service department who keep things running smoothly every day! Your dedication, expertise, and passion for the industry inspire us all.
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Audi Silver Spring has achieved a prestigious award for our 2024 efforts. Come join a winning team!
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2021 FORD EXPLORER ST Owner on 09/07/2024
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What is your preferred method of compensation?
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BREAKING: Wild robot spotted in the shop! Last seen carrying parts with a look of determination. We suspect it’s either building something incredible… or just really bad at hide-and-seek.
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Rihm is VERY Demure
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The kids figured out the vacuum routing for the diverter valve on the front of the blower and relocated the 3 bar map sensor to the back of the blower this morning. After letting the car idle for 10 mins to figure out the new injectors this thing sounds like a monster!
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Toyota of Corvallis is Proud to Support Old Mill Center!
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Technicians, service managers, parts managers, service advisors. I’d really like to share with you what I’ve personally found to be one the most significant quality of life improvements throughout my career. That being online parts catalogs. I’ve had my own access to repairlinkshop and Napa PROLink for a few years now and it’s been a game changer. How many times has a technician come to you and explained that they need “the evap hose that comes off of the purge valve, runs down the frame rail, wraps around the subframe, comes through the body, then back out….” You know what I mean one of those parts. All the while they come back a few hours later needing additional components such as fasteners, clips, etc. that they thought would come with the part, but didn’t, as a result of not seeing a breakdown themselves. Our industry is producing the most advanced vehicles it ever has all the while trying to meet customers utmost highest expectations. Do yourselves a favor and give yourself every opportunity to succeed. I’m not suggesting this should take the place of parts personnel, because by no means does it. Note: I’m not being paid to promote any online parts catalogs. This is strictly my thoughts as I know a lot of shops are still not taking advantage of these features.
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As a Honda Tech I’ve had access to our parts catalog and locator for over 10 yrs and it’s a huge benefit vs trying to explain to parts or wait, and have to show them what you need. My preference is to have access and pick what I need and hand them a list for prices if needed and who has it. I’m not replacing parts personal, just speeding up my productivity. They still have to order, bill or pull the parts.
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