Cleaning, Waxing Tool Storage Unit Protects Investment
Keeping your tools clean is paramount to maintaining a professional and productive working environment. Without question, you take care of your tools and clean them often because you want them working at their peak efficiency. You also want your customers to know you are well-organized and uphold clean surroundings while working.
Clean Diesel Surge Offers Diagnostic and Repair Opportunities for the Aftermarket
There’s a bright future for the latest generation of clean diesel cars and trucks, thanks to common rail high-pressure, direct-injection systems with sophisticated electronic controls that have transformed today’s diesels into clean-running, quiet and powerful power plants. As these vehicles come out of warranty, it will create new diagnostic and repair opportunities for the aftermarket.
New OTC DEF Refractometer Ensures Proper Operation of the SCR System; Helps Meet Lowered NOx Standards for Diesel Engines
New EPA regulations require all diesel engines manufactured on or after January 1, 2010 to meet lowered nitrogen oxides (NOx) standards. In order to meet these requirements most diesel engine manufacturers have chosen to utilize Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology. SCR-equipped engines require a solution known as Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), a urea solution, to enable this process.
Diagnosing A/C Systems with Automatic Climate Control
Diagnosis is often the biggest challenge, especially if the cause of a no-cooling problem is not obvious. Is it the refrigeration circuit, an electrical problem or a control issue?
Robinair Rolls Out New 34988 Premium A/C RRR Machine
New level of accuracy gives the user the ability to inject dye, flush a vehicle’s A/C system, save before and after service data, and print that data to provide service information to the customer.
Customize a Tool Storage System That Meets Your Needs
Most technicians own thousands of dollars worth of tools and equipment, and require a cabinet or chest with lots of storage capacity to hold the tools of their trade.
Used vs. New: Which is the Best Lift Deal?
As thousands of car dealerships across the United States close, their vehicle service equipment – including vehicle lifts – is being liquidated. Other dealers, independent repair shops and individual technicians are snapping up this used equipment, thinking they’re getting good deals. But are they?
Nissan: Head Gasket Replacement Procedures
With the reliability that late-model cars and especially their engines enjoy, we don’t find ourselves doing too much heavy engine work anymore. Many of us miss the feeling of accomplishment we’d get when completing an in-house engine rebuild. I know I always enjoyed the moment when the fresh engine would light right off and run
Work Lights: Lighten Up!
Adequate lighting is something every technician needs when working on a vehicle. Though some parts in today’s cramped engine compartments can only be changed by feel, most of the time it helps to see what you are doing. So a trouble light is an indispensable tool. The traditional drop cord style trouble light that uses
Cleaning Carbon from TDI Intake Systems
Volkwagen has been selling diesel-powered cars in the U.S. for almost 30 years. Turbocharged versions have been available for 25. That is a lot of experience and a testament to the development of a reliable, efficient and durable powerplant. The introduction and development of the TDI (turbocharged direct injection) brought the VW diesel into the