Feature Articles

Keep ‘Em Rolling

Keep ‘Em Rolling

One of the most profitable areas of auto repair is general maintenance. These services can be quite lucrative, but there is another area of general maintenance that is often overlooked.

Hall Sensors

Hall Sensors

As it turns out, there’s more to a Hall sensor circuit than meets the eye. There are many things to consider and discuss concerning these signal circuits.

Get A Grip

Get A Grip

“The logical consequence of four-wheel-drive,” Garrison Keillor said, “is you get stuck in deeper snow.”

Tick-Lash Situation

Tick-Lash Situation

With all the precision of a fine Swiss watch, the ’91 Lexus LS 400 sat in the driveway ticking, inexorably ticking.

5 Minus 1 Equals Quattro

5 Minus 1 Equals Quattro

The Quattro’s ignition system was only sending spark to four out of the engine’s five cylinders. Just when we thought we had the problem licked, the engine decided that it would really rather not run at all.

The M Word

The M Word

Marketing. The dreaded M word. For most of my career, I cringed when I heard that word.

Armed, And Less Dangerous

Armed, And Less Dangerous

Do you remember when a simple DC-powered test light was your best electrical diagnostic friend? Do you remember casually probing it here and there, to quickly determine whether a circuit was live or not?

Waveform Of The Month

Waveform Of The Month

When you’re through reading each “Waveform Of The Month” installment, you’ll know more about the waveform that it knows about itself.

Purging The Demons

Purging The Demons

Emission inspection programs have been springing up all around the country, and emission repairs have become an integral part of our industry as a result.

You Could Have Had A V8

You Could Have Had A V8

Audi’s 32-valve V8 Quattro has been with us since 1989, and the years and miles are starting to catch up with the flagship of the Audi line.

Tech Tips

Tech Tips

Aluminum Eating Chain; Volvo Temperature Gauges; Passat Power Windows; Squeaking Timing Belt; Missing Diesel Detective

Wheel Of Fortune

Wheel Of Fortune

If you’re a technician, if you take the time to learn more about how a car works, you’ll improve your chances of making the customer happy by getting the car to run just right.

Tech Tips

Tech Tips

Get Belted; Rotary No-Start; Drum Removal Tip; Clogged Vacuum Filter; Knock, Knock; What’s Shakin?