Use Nissan’s Consumer Collision Website to Educate Customers
Nissan has created an interesting and informative website (collision.NissanUSA.com) dedicated to educate motorists about all aspects of collision repair. You can use it to your advantage.
Nissan Power Window Control Repair
Nissan power windows now include Auto-Up and Anti-Pinch features that must be initialized after any event or repair procedure that interrupts power supply to the power window system. Initialization is easy, and information about the procedure and when to use it is available in your Nissan service manual.
Pre- and Post-Repair Scanning for Better Collision Repair Results
There is a surprisingly long list of ways in which failing to perform pre- and post-repair scans can ruin a collision technician’s day. Read on for examples of how scanning for trouble codes can assist with diagnosis of both collision-related and repair-induced problems.
Understanding Nissan Differential Gear Ratios
There is a lot of confusion in the industry regarding differential gear ratios. Some Nissan trucks may have one of more than five different gear ratios. Fortunately there are many ways of determining gear ratios, and this article will teach you how to determine them economically and efficiently.
No-Start Diagnostics Part 2: DTCs
How to think about your no-start diagnostic when the DTCs are present but don’t tell you what’s wrong.
Nissan TechNews Fall/Winter 2016
In This Issue: No-Start Diagnostics Part 2: DTC; Understanding Nissan Differential Gear Ratios;Pre- and Post-Repair Scanning; Nissan Power Window Control Repair
Careful Adjustments Keep Special Tops Working Great
In many instances, reinstalling a component will keep the top on an even keel, while other situations require testing, rerouting, or the installation of new parts.
Wiring & Function Diagrams & Descriptions
This focused tour of the Wiring and Function Diagrams, and Function Descriptions found in STAR Wiring and WIS will help you use this resource more effectively.
The Intelligent Servo Module
The 722.9 New Automatic Gearbox 2 (NAG2) automatic transmission replaced the shifting linkage in some versions with an Intelligent Servo Module, or ISM.
Volvo Pattern Failures, Part 2 – As the Odometer Turns
Here are some service issues
that turn up frequently.
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is rarely a concern in most shops, but it should be.
Technical Minute: It’s Mixtures, Emulsions, and the Basics of Fluid Mechanics
An in-depth understanding of fluid mechanics requires a background in mathematics and physics that most of us have either never had or have forgotten over time.
Technical Minute: It’s Either Hot, or It’s Not!
Endothermic, exothermic, latent heat, sensible heat — and why you should care.
Volvo Everyday Service
Careful attention to routine maintenance can greatly extend the life of your customer’s Volvo.
Charging System Evolution & Vintage Vehicles, Part 2
Making sure your rod’s charging system is up to running cooling fans and aftermarket electronic ignition. Plus, AWG, AC ripple, and spikes.
Volvo TechTips Summer 2016
In this issue: Aging Vehicles • Crankcase Breathers are Critical • VIDA for the Independent Shop • CVVT Timing Belt Service
Seven Circuits 2: The Continuing Saga of the Seven Circuits
The title of the first installment of this eminently-helpful series was, “From Seven Circuits to the Race Track: Carb Basics, Racing Fuel Injection, and Holley 4150 Tuning Tips.â€Â Well, the concept has evolved and grown in the interim. This time, Greg walks us through chokes and cold running.
Ghost in the Wheel: Diagnosing ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Problems After a Collision
Learn how collision impact to the wheel speed sensor, the tone ring, or the wiring that transmits rotational speed data from the wheel to the ABS control module can “confuse†the computer, and what collision repair technicians should do about it.
Transmission Control Software Update
Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) should be among your very first resources when servicing a vehicle.
Performance Technician September/October 2016
- The Continuing Saga of the Seven Circuits
- Charging System Evolution & Vintage Vehicles, Part 2
- It’s Either Hot, or it’s Not!
- It’s Mixtures, Emulsions, and the Basics of Fluid Mechanics
Not So Simple Anymore: Volvo Timing Belt Service with CVVT
Continuously Variable Valve Timing makes a big difference in the efficiency of Volvo engines, but it also complicates service procedures.