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Auto workshops are dependent on quick turnarounds of vehicle repairs in order ensure healthy bottom lines. The faster a workshop is able to fix a vehicle the quicker they are able to accept another vehicle for repairs. However, achieving quick turnarounds for vehicle repairs is easier said than done due to a wide variety of reasons.
These reasons among others include, the lack of space (every auto repair workshop has a limitation with regards to space and there are only a certain number of vehicles that the workshop is able to accept), lack of manpower, lack of time and even lack of readily available car parts.
Apart from that, there is also the issue of customer satisfaction as vehicle owners in most cases would want their cars back on the road as soon as possible and taking too much time to repair a car would affect the satisfaction level of the vehicle owner and this will ultimately have a negative bearing on the business.
However, there are some measures that car workshops or independent mechanics could take in order to achieve faster turnarounds such increasing manpower, have sufficient inventory of general parts and components (oil filters, gaskets, air filters etc.) and also have access to car workshop manuals which could reduce the duration for troubleshooting and repairing cars significantly. This article examines the benefits that independent mechanics or workshops gain from having access to car workshop manuals.
When a car comes into a workshop for repairs, the owners of the vehicle generally explain the issue that they are having with their vehicle to a workshop or service centre rep if not the mechanics themselves. Based on the complaint by the owner of the vehicle, the mechanic makes a general assessment and narrows down the problem to the most probable cause.
However, this approach leaves too much room for errors and in the event an error is made, both the cost of repairing and duration to repair increases and such scenarios are never good for the workshop. Another approach that a mechanic might pursue is troubleshoot the car using the complaint from the owner as a guide to identify the problem and subsequently fix the vehicle, this approach is also time consuming as troubleshooting in general consumes more time than the repair work itself.
These scenarios could be avoided if the workshop had access to car workshop manuals that are downloadable in PDF formats as the manual contains all and every bit of information about the vehicle along with step by step visual guides on how to fix or replace a car part or component.
By referring to the workshop manual, mechanics would be able to pinpoint the root cause of the problem almost instantly and follow the instruction in the manual on how to remedy the problem quickly and effectively. This would save a lot of time and improve productivity significantly as the workshop would be able to accept more cars in a given duration and enhance the level of satisfaction of the workshop’s customers.
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