Subaru Cabin Air Filters
Here’s a great opportunity to help protect your customer and improve profits.
Working with Aluminum on Subaru Vehicles: Not “Tin” Knocking Anymore
Lighter materials have made it to some Subaru car bodies, and here is
how we’re going to work with them.
More than Just a Muffler – Subaru SPT cat-back exhaust systems
Genuine Subaru Performance Tuning cat-back exhaust systems for your performance-minded customers.
StarTuned March 2008
In this issue: Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC; Get a Grip; Beauty is only Skin Deep: Working with Aluminum Panels; Factory Service Bulletins
Mercedes-Benz Factory Service Bulletins: Engine Performance Complaint from “False Air” Model 203.040/740
These suggestions and solutions for technical problems are from service bulletins and other information published by Mercedes-Benz, selected and adapted for independent repair shops.
Beauty is only Skin Deep: Working with Aluminum Panels
The quest for reduced weight has led auto manufacturers to the use of aluminum, and Mercedes-Benz has been in the forefront of this trend for decades.
Get a Grip: Mercedes-Benz Electronic Driver Aids
Electronic driver aids have clearly helped reduce traffic incidents over the past decade, but they don’t do much good when they’re not working properly.
Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC
Diesel redux, thanks to intelligent engineering. Cleaning up diesel emissions requires adopting a number of overlapping approaches.
Subaru Insider Info – February 2008
Tips in this issue include Subaru of America’s policies regarding the use of coolant flushing machines and additives; differences in gear oil specifications; ATF information; wheel lug nut torque and a list of recently-issued Subaru Service Bulletins.
Subaru EndWrench February 2008
In this issue: The New Tribeca Engine; The On-Car Brake Lathe; Subaru Special Service Tools
Subaru Special Service Tools – Tools of the Trade
Using the correct tool to repair your customer’s Subaru vehicle properly is of utmost importance. Subaru Special Service Tools are the correct tools and are available to make sure that happens.
Welding Strictness and Its Importance on BMW Vehicles
“Faulty welds spur inspection of 7 more ships” was the headline for the Navy News on December 18, 2007. The article covered the need for the U.S. Navy to inspect at least seven more new ships, including the $4.5 billion aircraft carrier George H. W. Bush that was commissioned in October, 2006. Mike Petters, sector […]
BMW TechDrive February 2008
In this issue:
Welding Strictness and It’s Importance; Managing the Airwaves: BMW Radios; What If It’s Not The Gas Cap?; Brake Hydraulics: Fluid Flushing and BMW Requirements
What If It’s Not The Gas Cap?
EVAP codes are some of the most common causes of state emissions inspection failures. If you don’t have such a program in your area now, just wait. One is on the way. And a leak in the EVAP system is sometimes difficult to find. Here’s how to diagnose BMW’s versions.
Managing the Airwaves: BMW Radios
Change is a part of life. Radios have become computer controlled entertainment systems capable of interfacing with other control units and bi-directional control.
BMW Brake Hydraulics: Fluid Flushing and BMW Requirements
Why do brake fluid changes? For several good reasons.
The New Subaru Tribeca Engine
Subaru has developed a new, technically-advanced 3.6L engine for the 2008 Tribeca. This new engine paves the way for future Subaru engines. Here’s the basic technical information and tips you’ll want to know to service the new powerplant.
Tried and True: The On-Car Brake Lathe for Subaru Vehicles
Subaru requires the use of an on-car brake lathe by its dealers to meet warranty coverage. There are many good reasons why you should use the same equipment.
StarTuned December 2007
In this issue: Kompressor Kaputt?; A breath of Fresh Air: Mercedes-Benz Power Windows; Milestones in a Legends First One Hundred Years; Factory Service Bulletins
Mercedes-Benz Factory Service Bulletins: ESP Visit Workshop Display and Axle Thumping Noise
These suggestions and solutions for technical problems are from service bulletins and other information published by Mercedes-Benz, selected and adapted for independent repair shops.
A breath of Fresh Air: Mercedes-Benz Power Windows
Regardless of all the advancements in climate control technology, nothing beats mother nature’s fresh air.