A Matter of the Common Senses
Techs can benefit from the cutting edge of advancement with audio and visual equipment that expands our diagnostic approach.
Maximizing Tools: Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Can a classic misfire be diagnosed by analyzing pressure transducer waveforms?
Maximizing Tools: Engine Dentistry
Our repair shop mainly sees low-end cars with the most popular brands being Chevrolet, Renault and KIA. Occasionally we may see some Toyotas. Every once in a blue moon we may see a Subaru or Isuzu. So, in a shop like ours, you need to know how to diagnose and repair all of them.
Code Reader: DTC P0420
DTC P0420 is stored when the readings of the pre- and post-cat oxygen sensors indicate that the catalytic converter is not working as efficiently as it should be in accordance with pre-programmed specifications.
Electronic Specialties Spoon Probe Back Probers Allow Better Contact Around Connector Pins
The curved shape of the probe allows better electrical contact and fitment when back probing round connector pins.
Maximizing Tools: DTC P0304 & The Cost to Find a Problem
Many technicians are just itching to replace the spark plug or coil when faced with a misfire code. However, if you understand that a misfire code actually means “lack of combustion,” then there are suddenly many possible reasons for the code, such as a defective injector or lack of compression.
Maximizing Tools: 4th Time’s a Charm – DTC P0340
The saying goes that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Apparently, this was not the case for a Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.4 2003 4G64 that showed up with a complaint of a rough running condition and a no-start when warm.
Hickok Waekon Makes Waveform Viewing Easy
The 75200 Auto Wave II is an auto-setting waveform viewer with a two channel automotive oscilloscope to view secondary ignition or current ramping waveforms.
Maximizing Tools: Diagnosing a Common Rail Diesel Engine
Our contributors diagnose a hard cold start, blue smoke from the tailpipe, engine shake or miss, increased fuel consumption and decreased power on a 2003 Opel Vivaro.
Maximizing Tools: Simple Answers to Difficult Questions: Troubleshooting Complex Systems
A good diagnosis and repair relies on the experience, knowledge, flexibility of mind and logical thinking skills of the technician.
