Pulling Codes: Hit or Miss? Part III In the first two articles, we looked at cranking compression and tailpipe analysis. We will now explore in-cylinder analysis. In order to have an unde...  More»

Diagnostic Dilemmas: 8 Simple Rules ... Many of the "Diagnostic Dilemmas" Gary Goms is called upon to solve aren't really all that complicated - but were caused by basic oversights and incor...  More»

Tech Tip: Dodge/Jeep Engine Misfire at Idle This bulletin applies to vehicles equipped with a 3.7L engine in which the customer may experience occasional engine misfire at idle. The malfunction ...  More»

Learning Curves - How Education and Training Paved the Way for Tom Palermo's Career Path In November, Palermo was named the 2011 Best Tech of the Year recipient, a program sponsored by WIX Filters to recognize the skills and professionalis...  More»

Book Report: Automotive Electrical Performance Projects For the automotive professional with electrical experience, Automotive Electrical Performance Projects by Tony Candela is a great edition to their tec...  More»

Pulling Codes: The Story of Codes P1128 and P1129 It was Saturday, June 11, 2011, at 8:30 in the morning. I had just arrived at an automotive repair facility located in Merriville, IN, owned by a very...  More»

Tech Tip: Ford Traction Control Light On/No DTC, or DTC P1889 Some 2005-’07 Five Hundred, Freestyle and Montego vehicles equipped with all wheel drive (AWD) may exhibit the traction control warning lamp on.  More»

Tech Tip: Chrysler Vehicle (300/Magnum/Charger) Has Multiple DTCs Set, MIL Illuminated This bulletin involves repositioning the upstream oxygen (O2) sensor connectors and replacing the wiring harness connector(s) and O2 sensor(s) as nece...  More»

Tech Tip: Tacoma’s MIL Is On with DTC P0705 Set Some 2005-’09 model year Toyota Tacoma vehicles may exhibit an MIL On condition with DTC P0705 (Transmission Range Sensor Circuit Malfunction [PRNDL I...  More»

Directions: The Price of Neglect While it's good for independent repair shops that more than half of American drivers said they are holding onto their older vehicle because they do no...  More»

Tech Spec: Retro Work - Service Tips for the PT Cruiser Although classified as a truck in the U.S. by the NHTSA for CAFE fuel economy reasons, The PT Cruiser was considered to be more like a car by most oth...  More»

Tech Talk: Boosting Your Technical Knowledge on Turbos Supercharger and turbocharger Q & A with Dave Hobbs, Delphi Product & Service Solutions service trainer. In addition to his work with Delphi, Dave H...  More»

Tech Tip: Kia Has Intermittent MIL On with No Fault Code Stored In affected vehicles, an intermittent short to ground in a circuit only intended for testing purposes may cause the MIL to illuminate and a DTC P1330 ...  More»

Tech Feature: Kia Driveability Diagnostics We'll be taking a look at the Kia line of cars and SUVs this month with an eye toward driveability issues and check engine light concerns. My first po...  More»