HOW AUTO MECHANICS HAVE BECOME AUTO TECHNICIANS

The Job titles nowadays are getting revamped to make it more suitable and appropriate. Titles like stewardesses have changed to flight attendants, hairdressers are called hair stylists and many more. So when you take your car to fix it you are confronted by an auto technician.

Is there any difference between the two or are they the same?

To clear it out for you, the answer is no. There were various differences between auto mechanics and auto technicians. The main difference is the area of expertise they possess. Auto mechanics are good at fixing most of the parts of a car whereas auto technicians are trained to diagnose the problems that your car might be facing with help of computers. But it has not remained the same anymore.

Back when the On-board diagnosis was introduced in 1996, the car designers began using computers within your car to examine the systems operations. These computers can be connected to equipment and used to diagnose the problems within the car. The systems have become complex and training is definitely required to use them and that is what has transpired the need for Auto Technician. These technicians are trained to deal with computers and the compatible equipment to examine the car problems. Problems and data related to engine, performance and other aspects of the car are known through computer diagnosis.

As the time is changing, all the mechanics are getting well-trained in technical aspects of auto repair and all the technicians are learning how to be more tactical and handy. Whatever you may call them, their quality of work is the same, but their area of expertise differ a bit. Auto mechanic or auto technicians now choose a particular field to specialize in or a particular brand of car as the systems in most of the cars are different.

The innovations in technology are making the auto mechanics more skillful and the process of maintaining the car easy as well as complex. Easy in terms of getting to know the problem sooner and complex as the equipment cannot be used without proper training.

In the end, it all comes down to this, the customers are benefited the most as preventive maintenance can be done now by examining the problem earlier. The cars are fixed using proper equipment and the auto mechanics and technicians are up-to-date with technology to fix the car soon without any risks.