A few “quick fixes” from the shop. Simply stated, the International Automotive Technicians’ Network, www.iATN.net, is a group of nearly 50,000 automotive professionals representing 136 countries. But it’s more than that. It’s a community. Like all communities, it has...
Performance and Economy Through Engine Management. The advent of electronic engine-management controls to help reduce emissions brought about a revolution in efficiency in the automotive world. With engine control units (ECU) and various sensors located throughout the...
In every issue, the “Auto Tech on Wheels” will be giving Master Technician readers his unique perspective on diagnostics, and real-world accounts of how he’s solved mysterious problems. I was called in to a shop for a complaint of hesitation accompanied by an...
Some techs swear by Mode $06, while others see no value in it. Both views are extreme, but we believe it's quite useful in certain circumstances. Just about every technician has encountered intermittent driveability issues on Ford vehicles from time to time. Sometimes...
Not quite, but there's definitely a trend toward replacement. Here's why... Our brake lathe went in the trash,” a Mercedes-Benz service manager tells Master Technician. A veteran brake trainer says, “Within the next five years, you won’t see a brake lathe in a shop.”...
New technologies and evolved fuels are making the compression-ignition engine more acceptable in terms of performance and emissions, and rising fuel prices assure a big demand that will put more and more on our roads soon. Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige, the legendary...
It's about time somebody came right out and told the whole story as plainly as possible, and was willing to take the inevitable flak. Remove a radiator cap today and you might think you’re on an acid trip — you’ll see green, gold, yellow, orange, pink, red, or even...