Feature Articles

Audi Fuel Systems

Audi Fuel Systems

With increasing fuel economy standards, modern Audis include technologies to increase fuel efficiency and power. This begins with the fuel supply system, as it directly affects vehicle driving dynamics and efficiency.

Understanding Porsche Brakes

Understanding Porsche Brakes

The lightweight feature of the vehicles only made the huge braking systems more effective for the so-called “giant killer” known simply as the “356.”

Audi Climate Control Systems

Audi Climate Control Systems

It’s that time of year again! Time to drag out the A/C refrigerant machine and get out your UV glasses. The summer heat puts modern vehicles to the test for keeping drivers comfortable. Climate control plays a critical role in keeping Audi drivers both comfortable and safe while operating their vehicles.

VW 01M Speed Sensors

VW 01M Speed Sensors

We had this unusual case with a 2000 Beetle 2.0L with the 01M 4-speed automatic transmission. This particular transmission is also used in the Golf/Jetta versions and we still see them in service. The “unusual” part to this transmission mystery isn’t the transmission itself; it’s how it ended up at the repair facility.

Nissan TechNews May 2018

Nissan TechNews May 2018

In this issue: EVAP: The Phantom Emissions Menace; Initialize This: Troublesome TPMS; Winning With Transmissions; Using Nissan-techinfo.com

Using Nissan-techinfo.com

Using Nissan-techinfo.com

What is inside that…? Can it be…? Must I do pre- and post-repair scans…? Answers are all in the Body Repair Scanning Manual and other sections of the Nissan service manual.

Volvo Heater Cores

Volvo Heater Cores

Heater core replacement has come a long way from the early 1970s and 1980s. The days of removing the complete dash board have gone away. Through the years Volvo engineers have made it easier to install a heater core in the newer Volvos.

StarTuned March 2018

StarTuned March 2018

In this issue: The Electronic Accelerator Revisited; 7G-DCT (724.0) Care & Maintenance; SAM I Am; Step Up to Mercedes-Benz Aluminum Repair Certification; How Do My Parts Get Here?