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VW/Audi Immobilizer Configuration, Service and Tips

VW/Audi Immobilizer Configuration, Service and Tips

Is it a GO or a NO-GO?… You Make the Call!Diagnosing and Adapting VW/Audi’s Immobilizer can be Challenging.Get One Step Wrong, and the V-Dub is Dead… Don’t be “That Guy.” VW and Audi introduced their immobilizer system (known as IMMO) in 1995 in the ROW (Rest of...

Tackling Pesky BMW Oil Leaks

Tackling Pesky BMW Oil Leaks

Tips and tricks for getting it right the first time Oil leaks can be tricky but they don’t have to be daunting or unsolvable with the right procedures and shop policies in place. Oil is slippery stuff. All modern BMW engines use a high quality synthetic oil. If it can...

Diagnosing Nissan No Starts

Diagnosing Nissan No Starts

There needs to be a solid diagnostic plan in place and solid understanding of the systems being tested to quickly and accurately determine the cause of the no start condition. A no start condition is still a fairly common complaint on today’s vehicles. No starts can...

Volvo TechTips Summer 2021

Volvo TechTips Summer 2021

In this issue: Charging System with Battery Monitoring System • First Gen Volvo Window and Door Service • Electronic Parking Brake Systems • Suspension

Quick Toyota Tech Tips

Quick Toyota Tech Tips

May we have your attention please?!… We interrupt your regularly scheduled article full of technical information and case studies to bring you Quick Tech Tips. These tips are designed to save valuable time and energy. You may already be familiar with some of these...

Mercedes-Benz EQ Boost System: High Energy

Mercedes-Benz EQ Boost System: High Energy

48-volts and some seriously cool technology get wrapped into the Mercedes-Benz EQ Boost system, and techs beware: There’s lots to learn. Many of us have entered the world of hybrid and high-voltage EV repair in one way or another over the last few years. Our learning...

Diagnosing BMW BSD and LIN Networks: A Tale of Two Vehicles

Diagnosing BMW BSD and LIN Networks: A Tale of Two Vehicles

The age-old phrase ‘No pain, no gain’ certainly holds true with automotive diagnostics. This is perhaps even more true with BMW diagnostics. For the uninitiated, Bavarian circuit design and module testing can be a difficult proposition. BMW 535i This was my experience...

Mercedes-Benz M274 Tour Tips and Tricks

Mercedes-Benz M274 Tour Tips and Tricks

The features of the M274 (and similar M270) 4-cylinder engine, with maintenance needs and procedures M274 engine Introduced to the United States in the Model 205 C-Class in Model Year 2015, the M274 4-cylinder engine joined its year-old sister engine M270. While our...