August, 2015 Archives - Import Car
Toyota HVAC Evaporator Drain Hose Clogged Due To Insect Intrusion

Vehicles in certain areas may exhibit a condition where the HVAC evaporator drain hose has become obstructed with an insect nest. Find out how you can fix it.

Be Wary of the Fall Maintenance Slowdown

If you think you don’t need to do any more marketing this quarter because you’ve been riding the summer vehicle maintenance wave, think again. While your car count is likely high — due to road trip inspections, oil changes, A/C service and unperformed maintenance that now needs attention — the reality is, the end of summer means a fall slowdown.

2002 Lexus Evaporative Emissions Diagnostics (Codes P0440, P0441 and P0446)

Anyone who works on an evaporative emissions code knows there are as many possible causes as there are ways to determine the failure, says Import Specialist ­Contributor Frank Scandura, who discusses the strategy he used on a 2002 Lexus SC 430 that came in with a check engine light and evap codes P0440, P0441 and P0446.

Import Insights: Volkswagen (August 2015)

Volkswagen Launches “Release Your RRRR” Campaign Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) unveiled the Unleash Your Rrrr site that allows Volkswagen fans to drive a virtual Golf R using only the sound of their voice. The web app utilizes deep learning, an artificial intelligence subset of machine learning, to analyze each user’s unique impression of the Golf

2015 Volkswagen Golf R