When your car breaks down in the New Orleans, Louisiana area, or just needs some routine service, it can make New Orleans motorists a little nervous. Because your car’s so important to your life, you need to be back on the road as soon as possible. And with the problem fixed right the first time.

We’ve been checking into some of the critical training our New Orleans Louisiana technicians receive, and we’re very impressed. It’s amazing how much knowledge and skill goes into diagnosing and repairing a modern car. So it’s not like when your uncle worked on his hot rod over weekend.

Today there are four cylinder engines around New Orleans that make more power than the V-8’s in luxury cars 20 years ago. A new V-6 Toyota Camry could beat Sonny Crocket’s Ferrari in a race to 60 mph.

Our engines are more and more powerful and at the same time their gas mileage keeps inching up. And they’re so reliable. This is all due to engineering. But the benefits come to New Orleans drivers at the price of simplicity. Modern cars are so much more complex from a mechanical standpoint that it makes your head spin.

Then there’s the electronics. Some cars on Louisiana interstates area have several networked computers controlling most of the engine functions and many other vehicle functions as well. New Orleans auto owners take all of this sophistication for granted – but somebody has to fix it when it breaks.

It’s a real challenge for the technicians at  Boudreaux's and other New Orleans auto service centers to keep up. It requires a high level of commitment on the part of the auto technician and the service center as well. In addition to the training, there’s the financial commitment to purchase the diagnostic and repair tools as well.

So where do New Orleans techs go for training? There’re many sources. It’s usually a combination of formal classroom training, training provided in the service center by auto parts and equipment manufacturers, on-line courses and home study courses. There are many independent certifications available all the way up to Master Technician.

And AutoNetTV produces monthly training for New Orleans automotive service centers called The Pro Channel. If you were to watch the Pro Channel segment on re-flashing the engine control computer, you’d be amazed at how much is involved: special software, hardware interfaces and a tremendous amount of knowledge and skill.

Service centers in New Orleans, Louisiana have a lot of other resources available as well. No one can know everything, so service centers like Boudreaux's subscribe to data services, technical libraries and even on-line communities that can help them with they run into a difficult problem.

It’s like those medical diagnosis shows on TV. Here are the symptoms – what’s the diagnosis and treatment. Diagnosis is every bit as much an art as a science. New Orleans auto owners want everything to be simple, straight forward and cheap – and sometimes it just isn’t.

So, be more relaxed next time you take your sedan in. New Orleans drivers can trust their friendly Boudreaux's service advisors. You’re in good hands. The more you know, the more comfortable you can be with your automotive service decisions at Boudreaux's. Visit AutoNetTV.com to see more great auto tips videos about many service topics.

At Boudreaux's, we provide quality automotive service including brakes, brakes and custom exhaust.<br><br>

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