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How the Volvo EVAP System Works and Diagnosing Problems

How the Volvo EVAP System Works and Diagnosing Problems

The EVAP System in different Volvo models, how it works and how to diagnose the system when a Check Engine light is present. The EVAP system (EVAPorative emission system) is an emission system that prevents hydrocarbons from entering the atmosphere. Fuel vapors are...

Putting Cranky Toyota Hybrids to Bed

Putting Cranky Toyota Hybrids to Bed

Crank-no-start with a hybrid is a little different, but they're actually easier to diagnose than conventional cars. When you grab your repair order and read, “Vehicle towed in. Engine cranks but won’t start,” you’re probably pretty happy. And why not? It’s likely to...

Episode 5 – Talking ADAS with Scott Brown, Part 4

Episode 5 – Talking ADAS with Scott Brown, Part 4

Scott Brown Scott Brown is the co-owner of Connie & Dick’s Auto Service Center in Claremont, California and a well-known trainer in the automotive service industry. He’s also the founder of Diagnostic Network. Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) are now found on...

Replacing the Blower Motor on a 2015 Volvo XC60

Replacing the Blower Motor on a 2015 Volvo XC60

With the right tools and the right instructions, it just becomes time consuming. Remember the old 240s when you had to take half the dash apart to replace the blower motor? Well this job isn't quite the same, but the dash still has to come out. Let's look at one...

Volvo TechTips Fall 2021

Volvo TechTips Fall 2021

In this issue: Replacing the Blower Motor on a 2015 XC60 • 2.0L Timing Belt Replacement • Start/Stop Systems and How they Work • Volvo READ; Volvo EVAP

Episode 4 – Talking ADAS with Scott Brown, Part 3

Episode 4 – Talking ADAS with Scott Brown, Part 3

Scott Brown is the co-owner of Connie & Dick’s Auto Service Center in Claremont, California and a well-known trainer in the automotive service industry. He’s also the founder of Diagnostic Network. Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) are now found on most new...

Subaru Cross-Shrek-trek

Subaru Cross-Shrek-trek

Multiple faults for several different systems on Subaru Crosstrek requires prioritizing and working through one at a time. As Shrek cleverly stated in one of our beloved family movies, “Ogres are like onions. Onions have layers. Ogres have layers. You get it? We both...

15-Minute Toyota Diagnostics

15-Minute Toyota Diagnostics

This article will show how diagnostic clues can be linked together to create a complete vehicle picture, which will save time and make for quick diagnosis.

Understanding WIS for Collision Centers

Understanding WIS for Collision Centers

Save time and effort. It’s easy to use. The well-known STAR TekInfo platform has become the ISP Portal. Here, you can sign up to access the Mercedes-Benz Workshop Information System and a wealth of other information. Mercedes-Benz Certified Collision Centers already...

Mercedes-Benz Sliding Roof Systems

Mercedes-Benz Sliding Roof Systems

What sliding roof systems are installed, how they work, and their maintenance needs A room with a view — that’s what everybody wants, right? Not just in our homes, but our vehicles as well. The popularity of feeling the wind in your hair and the sun on your face has...

Infiniti Cold Case: File #FX35

Infiniti Cold Case: File #FX35

Harry, a long time veteran of the force, was nearing the finish line of his career. His retirement was fast approaching and, as such, he had been relegated to mostly desk duties. A ‘house mouse’ was the term for an officer who did not leave the station anymore, and...

Volvo Suspension and Comfort Ride

Volvo Suspension and Comfort Ride

We'll cover the suspension systems through the years, how they have changed, what problems occur and how to remedy those problems. Like all vehicles nowadays, the suspension has changed through the years and Volvo is no different. In this article, we will go over the...