Belt-Driven Starter Generator Systems (VIDEO)
Fuel efficiency meets power with belt-driven starter generator systems. Sponsored by The Group Training Academy.
OTC Introduces New Bluetooth Battery And Starter/Charger System Tester For Encore And Evolve Diagnostic Tools
Compatible with diagnostic software Bravo 2.10, the new tester creates battery, starting and charging system health reports to help diagnose vehicle issues. The results are displayed directly on the Encore or Evolve to create a full diagnostic report.
Audi Stop/Start Systems
Stop/start systems are here to stay. As much as some people complain about them, others really don’t mind them, and even like the improvement in fuel economy. Audi first equipped some models with stop/start systems as a standard feature in 2013. Just by looking at the starter, alternator or transmission, it is difficult to determine
Audi Mild Hybrid System Service
Many Audi models after 2018 have this system as standard.
Starter Diagnosis: Should You Replace It, Or Not? (VIDEO)
A large amount of starters are replaced due to misdiagnosis. This video is sponsored by The Group Training Academy.
Start-Stop System Synopsis (VIDEO)
Concerns about a starter working don’t only happen at the beginning of a trip. Sponsored by The Group Training Academy.
Simple Engine Fasteners Actually Complex Engineering Systems
The first thing to understand is that fasteners act much the same as a spring due to the physics of stretch and rebound.
Diagnostic Strategies For Stop/Start Systems
This function of the power management system uses several modules to decide when the engine needs to stop and start.
Solving 2014 Toyota Tacoma Cooling System Sensor Codes
The test monitor reads all relevant serial data parameters passing through the ECM.
Diagnostic Solutions: Using The ‘Systems’ Approach To Starting Problems
Good examples of systems logic occur each September when I serve as a technical advisor for a church-sponsored single mom’s car care clinic. We sometimes, for example, accidentally bump hidden cranking “disable” switches installed by suspicious ex-husbands or encounter engines with bad fuel pumps that will start only by spraying a liberal dose of starting fluid into the air intake.
