Mitch’s World: Getting Started …
Mitch Schneider, a nationally recognized automotive service professional, author and lecturer, has joined Babcox Publications as a senior contributing editor. He will have a regular column on Autocarepro:news. This is his first column and we look forward to many more to come.
Nissan Tech Tip: Coolant Leak from Intake Manifold Water Outlet
Some Nissan owners may find engine coolant under the vehicle when parked or smell coolant when the engine is warm. The cause may be coolant leaking between the water outlet housing and intake manifold sealing surfaces.
Sheetz to Become Pennsylvania’s First Retail Chain to Provide E85 Ethanol-Based Fuel at the Pump
Sheetz recently announced that it will become the first chain retailer in Pennsylvania to carry environmentally friendly E85, a clean-burning fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.
Automatic 4WD Hub Replacement
Automatic hubs are used on many 4×4 trucks to disengage the front wheels when four-wheel drive is not needed. Disconnecting the front wheels reduces friction and may improve fuel economy as much as one mile per gallon depending on the vehicle. A one mpg difference may not sound like much, but with gas costing around
Mitch’S World: Getting Started…Who I Am and What I Hope to Accomplish Here
A friend once told me that the hardest part of getting started was…getting started. He was convinced it had something to do with the Laws of Physics or the Inertia of Rest or something like that. I’m not a physicist, but I am a student of human nature and, as far as I’m concerned, that
News Update: DENSO Launches Summer Tune Up Campaign
DENSO Sales California is launching a summer sales campaign, “Tune In & Tune Up” to all DENSO warehouse distributors, jobber/counterpersons and service technicians. The program runs now through Sept. 30, 2006. DENSO is rewarding jobber/counterpersons and professional service technicians by offering them an opportunity to win electronic prizes for selling DENSO First Time First Fit
Diagnostic Solutions: Reading Spark Plugs Is As Much An Art As It Is A Science
Barring mechanical contact between the spark plug and piston, just about any randomly selected spark plug will ignite the gasoline and air compressed into an engine’s combustion chamber. Very few spark plugs, however, will continue to perform well under a wide range of engine temperatures, loads and speeds, not to mention lasting well beyond today’s
Mitch’s World: Getting Started
A friend once told me that the hardest part of getting started was, well, getting started. He was convinced it had something to do with the Laws of Physics or the Inertia of Rest or something like that. I’m not a physicist, but I am a student of human nature and, as far as I’m
Diagnostic Dilemmas: Internal Engine Diagnostics
The nuts and bolts of measuring cylinder leakage In OBD II diagnostics, most of us know that an external component like a faulty fuel injector, ignition coil, spark plug or spark plug wire is usually responsible for a P0300-series cylinder misfire trouble code. Nevertheless, even with more sophisticated onboard diagnostic strategies, the PCM usually can’t
Making Sense out of Sensors
Sure, you may be familiar with some basic sensor operation. But as an automotive technician, you may not really understand all of the ins and outs of many common sensors. Do you really understand how they work, how the PCM views them and the possible scan tool and DVOM results when things go wrong? If