Distributorless ignition systems are becoming an increasingly common feature on newer import vehicles.
Distributorless Ignition Systems
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Candid Camry
Better than seven years worth of Camrys already on the road add up to some ripe service opportunities for an import repair specialist.
Up Scope
Many of us played the game Battleship to wile away the hours on a rainy day. We’d pick some coordinates and fire at an unseen enemy, hoping that luck would run up a good score.
Suitable For Framing: Part Two
This time around we’ll look at specific troubleshooting tips on Nissans equipped with Three and Five Mode ECCS systems.
How Not To Return A Car To A Customer
I know what you’re thinking. “I fix cars, I don’t need to read about how to return a car to a customer.” But stop for a moment and think of yourself as a customer.
Suitable For Framing
Welcome to part one of a two part series that’ll help you apply for your first class ECCS “license”. A license we hope will be “suitable for framing”.
SAAB Valve Adjustment
Return with us to a simpler time when an import technician needed to know his way around a set of feeler gauges to make a living practicing his trade. Back then, most import cars soldiered along with breaker point ignition systems and mechanical valve lifters.
Moonlight Sonata
If you’ve ever seen a Mitsubishi, this car will seem familiar. The car may be built by Hyundai in Korea, but the technology, especially drivetrain technology, is Mitsubishi licensed.
Electrical Service
It’s darned near impossible to find a common thread running through this month’s collection of Electrical Service items.
Tech Tips
Fire and Ice; Toyota Second Gear Crunch; Three Toyotas and A Subaru; Worn Horn Contacts; Plugged Exhaust Quick Test; Toyota Tappet Dancing; Vattenpumpar Clarification