Are You Regularly Maintaining Your Equipment?
It seems like every single body shop he visits has at least one machine that sits unused in the corner because it’s missing something. Mark Clark discusses maintenance schedules for shop equipment.
Celebrate ‘Back To The Future’ Day By Watching The Time Machine Get A 2015 Detail
See the Chemical Guys’ video where they give the DeLorean Time Machine a full detail.
Failed Honda PCMs And CAN System Diagnostics
In early 2014, Gary Goms received one of his most challenging e-mail requests from a shop foreman of a Honda dealership. This service manager had read a column he’d written on PCM diagnostics for ImportCar and was asking his opinion about why three PCMs would consecutively fail on a 2002 Honda Civic equipped with an automatic transmission with 137,000 miles on the odometer.
Top 10 Vehicle Lift Safety Tips From Rotary Lift
Since no piece of vehicle service equipment is used on a daily basis more frequently than a vehicle lift, proper lift safety practices are crucial. That’s why Rotary Lift has put together a list of essential safety tips for lift buyers and operators.
Sorting Through Multiple Codes On A Chevy
Gary Goms looks at a vehicle with 11 DTCs to find the root cause of the problem. This article discusses the art of deciphering codes and physical problems that may generate multiple codes and hide the real source of a problem.
Liquid Tools: Choose Your Maintenance Chemicals Based On The Application
The shelves in most parts stores are stocked with an abundance of aerosol maintenance products – everything from cleaners to lubricants. The huge selection of products can be overwhelming, leading to confusion about which product you should purchase for a given application.
TPMS Update: Servicing Imports Starts with the Right Tools
There is only one trick to servicing TPMS systems in imports, and that is to buy the right tools. A TPMS tool that can interface through the OBD II port is necessary to profitably perform TPMS relearns and sensor replacement. For this article, we’ll use Nissan as an example. TPMS systems began appearing in Nissans
Pulling Codes: P00C6 – Direct And To The Point
In this month’s Pulling Codes case, Contributing Writer Carlton Banks addresses a direct injection fuel pressure code (P00C6-Fuel Rail Pressure Low during Engine Cranking). The owner of a 2012 Chevrolet Impala states it appears to lose power at times. After the vehicle runs for quite some time, the power issue appears to go away.
Tell Us Your Top 5 Tools and Win!
Share with TechShop readers which tools help you most around the shop and why. Our easy form only takes a few minutes. If your entry is chosen, you could win a $25 gift card for Bass Pro Shops!
Using an Oscilloscope to Diagnose DTCs
When our writers found that the P2716 Pressure Control Solenoid “D” Circuit DTC was common on Toyota Corollas, they decided to share their diagnostic journey with our readers.
Change Your Mind, Not The Rotors
Is there profit in machining rotors? Yes, but you have to be willing to change your thinking and procedures. Brake & Front End Editor Andrew Markel explains how an investment in equipment and training can make for a profitable service.
Vacuum Vitals – Looking Past the Codes & Modes
In this month’s Diagnostic Dilemma, contributor Gary Goms found himself looking into an intermittent fast idle complaint on a 2008 Chrysler Sebring. The most baffling part of the diagnosis were the DTCs indicating a major vacuum leak and the voltage drop on the APP2 graph.
