Tenneco To Award Visa Pre-paid Debit Cards To Installers In Walker Exhaust Promotion
The promotion runs Sept. 1 through Oct. 31, 2009 and is available to members of the Tenneco Expert Plus dealer loyalty program.
Tech Feature: Getting The Most Data From Your Scan Tool
It’s more than likely that many technicians use their scan tools as diagnostic trouble code (DTC) readers rather than as the analytical and testing tools that they really are.
Proper Piston Replacement
While the “Fast and the Furious” crowd may have lost interest in the sport compact market, interest in the cars hasn’t dropped off completely.
Crane Cams Now Under Ownership of S&S Cycle
Performance industry icon Crane Cams has reopened under the new ownership of S&S Cycle. The company is now once again actively engaged in manufacturing and sales operations of its ignition and motorcycle lines.
Tech Feature: The Subaru Boxer Engine: A Balance of Power
According to their engineers, these high-powered engines are ideal for all-wheel-drive applications used in Subaru vehicles because they are inherently compact – short and low.
Bosal Expands Direct-Fit Domestic Catalytic Converter Line
Bosal USA, Inc. has just expanded its line of domestic direct-fit catalytic converters. The converters feature precision OE-fit design and flanges to assure easy replacement and trouble free installation.
Tech Feature: Servicing Ford’s 3.0L Engine
The 3.0L Duratec V6 was introduced in 1996 to replace the aging 3.8L V6 in the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable. Unlike its conventional pushrod predecessor, the 3.0L V6 has dual overhead cams, four valves per cylinder and an aluminum block with cast-iron cylinder liners.
Roush Performance Unveils New Lineup of Service Parts
Roush Performance has introduced new line of service parts, which includes air and oil filters, headlamps and motor oil. The Roush service parts line is designed to fit most late model Ford cars and trucks.
Tech Feature: Ford Hybrid Braking
A hybrid vehicle is a different animal than many of us are used to seeing. After all, if the engine of a typical vehicle were to stall out at a traffic light, the driver of that vehicle would know something was wrong with it. If that same vehicle still drove with the engine off, then that would mean they were probably going down hill. But in the hybrid world, that is all normal. Several systems around the vehicle are impacted by two key elements.
Tech Feature: Cooler ‘Heads’ Prevail – Pouring Over GM’s LT1 Engine and Reverse-Flow Technology
The LT1 engine was used in a variety of General Motors models, including 1992-’96 Corvette (Y-body), 1993-’97 Camaro and Firebird (F-body), and 1994-’96 Chevy Caprice and Impala (B-body), Buick Roadmaster and Cadillac Fleetwood (D-body).