Subaru Active Valve Lift System
If you are aware of Honda’s VTEC, you will already be steps ahead in understanding Subaru’s Active Valve Lift System (AVLS). The active part of the system occurs between the low-lift and high-lift rockers.
Toyota TPMS Diagnostics
Toyota TPMS might seem like the easiest system to service because most models have a reset button under the dash, but trusting in this button to cure all of your TPMS issues might get you in trouble.
BMW Steering Column Noises
A scraping noise may occur when the steering wheel is turned from left to right. One cause can be contact between the pinion shaft dust cover and the steering gear. It can best be located by by using a stethoscope or other listening device.
P0341 Code: Honda Accord Timing Chain
This month, we’ll be taking a look at a 2003 four-cylinder Accord that came in with a check engine light complaint, but no reports of driveability issues. It was due for a New York state inspection, so it had to be repaired. The code was persistent, setting itself consistently on the second startup.
The Value Of Quality Repairs
Knowledge is power and can pack a powerful punch in squelching misconceptions that threaten our industry’s image, value and significance.
Being A True Professional
I try to approach each and every job as a professional. This includes detailing my repair work and striving to make each repair as neat and orderly as possible. It doesn’t matter whether the job is for a customer off the street or for another repair shop, it’s important that you do the most professional job possible to establish your reputation.
Misfire Monitoring In Combustion Engines
Any time you’re dealing with a combustion engine, there’s a chance it will develop a misfire. A better understanding of how computer systems analyze a misfire can make your job that much easier as the technician who’s diagnosing the problem.
Import Insights: Honda Announces First Plant In United States (1980)
Thirty-seven years ago this month, American Honda Motor Company announced plans to build a manufacturing plant in the U.S. In 1982, it became the first Japanese automaker to assemble cars in the U.S. at its new facility in Marysville, OH.
Fiat: Unable To Add Engine Oil
The customer may experience a condition where they are unable to add oil to the vehicle. This condition could be caused by the oil fill extension being blocked. Replacing the oil fill housing will correct this condition.
Air Ride Q&A: Boost Your Air Ride System Knowledge
In an effort to increase your air ride system knowledge, here are the top questions (and answers) from a recent ImportCar webinar on air ride diagnostics.
Brake Lubricants: Reduce Noise And Optimize Performance
Under extreme braking conditions, some lubricants can’t take the heat and melt off, evaporate, oxidize or burn. That’s why ordinary, general-purpose chassis grease should never be used for lubricating brake components. It simply won’t hold up.
30 Habits Of Professional Mechanics
If you’re one of these people questioning whether you’re really meant for this profession, here are some unmistakable signs you’re a dyed-in-the-wool professional mechanic whether you like it or not.
