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.
How To Market
This month’s installment will begin the discussion of how to market.
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
“The logical consequence of four-wheel-drive,” Garrison Keillor said, “is you get stuck in deeper snow.”
Out Of Range Rover
1987 Range Rover that intermittently runs very rough, floods, and wont restart.
Star Service News Bulletin No.61 – Nov/Dec 1996
Star Service News Bulletin No.61
Tick-Lash Situation
With all the precision of a fine Swiss watch, the ’91 Lexus LS 400 sat in the driveway ticking, inexorably ticking.
Back to Basics, Part Two: Bosch CIS-E Adjustments
If you missed last month’s article on Bosch’s CIS-E basic systems checks, you may have a hard time following along.
Assets and Liabilities
Independent automotive repair shops have traditionally shunned marketing.
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
Marketing. The dreaded M word. For most of my career, I cringed when I heard that word.
Back to Basics: Bosch CIS-E Fuel Pressure Testing
Simple troubleshooting for such things as a no-start or poor performance problems requires an understanding of how the particular system operates, and how to diagnose it.
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
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
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
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
Aluminum Eating Chain; Volvo Temperature Gauges; Passat Power Windows; Squeaking Timing Belt; Missing Diesel Detective
Volkswagen/Audi Self-Diagnostics
Ask an automotive repair technician who works on domestic cars what he thinks of OBD II, and you may be surprised with the answer you’ll get.
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
Get Belted; Rotary No-Start; Drum Removal Tip; Clogged Vacuum Filter; Knock, Knock; What’s Shakin?
Electronic Scrapbook
Known-good data has been pretty hard to come by, unless you have collected it on your own.