Import Service, Author at Automotive Tech Info

Double Clutch

Apr 1993 | Import Service

In our never-ending search for an excuse to escape from the office and get our fingers dirty with the greasy fun stuff over at the shop, Karl and I decided to tear our own cars apart for an article on clutch replacements.

Driveability Clinic: Charcoal Canisters

Apr 1993 | Driveability + Emissions Diagnosis, Import Service

We’ll discuss what the evaporative emission control system does and how it works. A better understanding of this system’s operation should make diagnosis easier when the system it stops doing its job.

Armored Division

Apr 1993 | Import Service

The head gasket serves as an armored division between the cylinder head and the engine block.

Porsche 944

Apr 1993 | Import Service, Porsche

Common repair items on Porsche 944 vehicles is a case in point, so we want to offer a few cautions before we start.

Legendary Acuracy

Mar 1993 | Acura, Import Service

All that it usually takes to bring memories of those experiences flooding back is to remember the name of the car you were driving.

Improving Your Odds

Mar 1993 | Import Service

Taking the ASE tests for automotive certification can be an intimidating experience.

Honda Roundtop

Mar 1993 | Driveability + Emissions Diagnosis, Honda, Import Service

Honda stood by our old friend the carburetor longer than most auto manufacturers.

Carside Manner

Mar 1993 | Import Service

The lessons he taught best way, by example, not by words. The impression left by those lessons has stayed with me to a degree he himself will surely find surprising when he reads this.

Tech Tips

Mar 1993 | Honda, Import Service, Isuzu, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen

Isuzu Parts Substitutions; Bouncing Subaru Tach Needle; Toyota Horn Contacts; Radio Interference; Corroded VW Connectors; Honda Headlight

Trans Mission

Mar 1993 | Import Service, Transmission

Each time you repair an automatic transmission, it’s no exaggeration to say that you are embarking on a potentially perilous mission.

Author: Import Service