Author: Import Service

It’s that time again. Time to prepare for your ASE certification (or recertification) tests.

Everything from the OBD-II monitoring systems to the terminology used to describe them has its roots in Federal regulations.

When an electronic unit controls a solenoid, a DC motor or a headlight, the current load in the final circuit may be substantial.

The sound of power steering locked at the bump stop, either hissing through the pressure relief valve if all’s well or squealing the loose drivebelt.

Readers of this magazine already know Jorge (pronounced “George”) Menchu from the articles he’s written for us and for other (lesser) aftermarket magazines.

What are your plans for the computers in your shop? Are you going to replace them? Network them? Banish them forever? What will you use the computers in your shop for in years to come?

As the carmakers include more features and new kinds of driveability and emissions controls into their cars, scanner manufacturers have to follow the lead of the carmakers and make their tools fit the cars on the road.

While the four-valve cylinder does have the advantages of high rpm for racing and other high-speed purposes, that’s not what they’re for in most of the ordinary cars we see in the shop.