Tech Tip: Air Tools Save Technicians Time, but Require their Own Maintenance to Ensure they’ll Provide Support
Air tools are profitable timesavers for professional technicians because pneumatic muscle speeds up disassembly and reassembly. That allows most technicians to beat flat rate and get paid for more billable hours. Professional grade air tools can be very expensive and represent a sizable investment. But the tools can last many years with the proper care – and a clean air supply.
Tech Tip: Several Expensive Parts could be the Culprit when an A/C System Goes Down
A/C compressors are usually the most expensive A/C component to replace, followed by condensers and evaporators. So it is very important to make sure (1) the compressor is really bad and needs to be replaced, (2) the cause of the compressor failure has been identified and fixed so the new compressor does not fail for the same reason, and (3) the new compressor is installed properly and lubricated with the correct type of compressor oil ….
Tech Tip: Larry Carley Covers the Top 10 Domestic Diagnostic Codes and Fixes
Some people think a code is all you need to fix a fault and turn off the Check Engine Light (or Malfunction Indicator Lamp or MIL). A diagnostic trouble code (DTC) certainly helps, but it only tells you that some kind of fault has occurred, and maybe the circuit or component associated with the fault. But no code by itself can tell you which part to replace, because in many instances any one of several causes may have set the code ….
Subaru: The ‘Complete Service’ Value Proposition
Begins With Determining How Customers Use Their Vehicles
Leak Detection: Tooling Up for Leak Detection
Leaks of one kind or another can always be a challenge to find if the leak isn’t obvious. Having the right tools to help you find leaks can save time, effort and reduce the risk of comebacks. So here are some common types of leaks and what kind of equipment you can use to find
A/C Update: Troubleshooting Smells
If your customer complains to you that his or her vehicles’ air conditioner blows out air that smells like the inside of old gym sneaker when the A/C is turned on, they are not alone. Literally. The cause – microbes that getting a free ride while growing on the A/C evaporator. Molds like damp, dark
Management: Vehicle Maintenance Equals Increased Fuel Efficiency
With gas prices inching above the current national average of $3 a gallon for regular gasoline, the news of a vehicle that achieves 130-150 mpg would be music to anyone’s ears. Enter the highly fuel-efficient Loremo concept car. The German automaker plans to begin production of the car for European markets in 2009 and for the U.S. a year later ….
707 hp/520 kW and a Top Speed of 348 km/h: Ferrari F430 RACE from NOVITEC ROSSO
At the heart of the snow-white racer featuring triple-design black stripes lies the NOVITEC ROSSO twin-supercharger engine in its latest evolutionary stage – RACE. Up to now, the eight-cylinder, four-valve engine with a displacement of 4,308 ccm and mechanical NOVITEC ROSSO twin superchargers produced 656 hp/482 kW ….
So There is No Con-Fusion
came on the scene in 2006. The 2006 Ford Fusion shares a design platform with the Mercury Milan and the Lincoln Zephyr. In 2007, the Zephyr is replaced by the Lincoln MKZ. The Fusion comes with a choice of 4-cyl. and 6-cyl. powerplants. The four cylinder is a 2.3L 16-valve DOHC engine. It uses a
Mitch’s World: A Tale to Wag the Dog
I don’t know why some of our life experiences are indelibly etched in our individual or collective subconscious forever? I don’t know what causes those images to reappear when they do, or why. And when they do emerge, they are every bit as vivid and powerful as they were when they first occurred. I do