Tech Tip: What’s New in TPMS?
The increasingly hot topic of Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) is very controversial yet compelling. TPMS brings about confusion and aggravation, but more importantly, opportunity. Adding to the TPMS frenzy is loads of information. This article will discuss a couple of new issues within TPMS that you need to be aware of ….
Tech Tip: Solving Intermittent MIL Illumination on Jeep Grand Cherokees
Some Jeep Grand Cherokee owners may complain of an intermittent MIL illumination. If you retrieve DTC P1499 – Hydraulic Fan Solenoid Circuit while diagnosing the problem, this Tech Tip describes how to complete the repair by replacing just the solenoid, not the complete cooling fan module ….
Tech Tip: Tackling Timing Belts
Several years ago, the phone rang about 10 a.m. with a voice on the other end introducing herself as the service writer for a well-known import shop in a nearby state. The conversation revealed that the son of a very good customer had broken the timing belt on his 2000 Toyota Pathfinder. Based upon the mileage of the vehicle, the import shop had previously recommended a timing belt replacement on the 3.4 L engine, but the owner had postponed the ….
Tech Tip: Adding a Fluid Flush Can Boost a Shop’s Average Repair Order
Many shops are recovering revenues lost to a shrinking repair market by "upselling" fluid maintenance services or, as they’re commonly called in the aftermarket, "fluid flushes." In other words, adding a fluid flush to a money-losing routine oil change can boost a shop’s average repair order amount into the range needed for true profitability ….
Rat Rods – Not as Low Buck as They Might First Appear
While the economy stalls – enthusiasts are building "Rat Rods" in record numbers. Right in the middle of the economic slowdown and our government’s bailout of Wall Street, a little West Coast car event called the Primer Nationals was taking place in Ventura, CA. Did the hard times affect the turnout or enthusiasm for this dominate new hot rod culture? Heck no! In fact the event has grown to more than 500-600 cars, and the spectators swarmed the fairgrounds by the thousands ….
SMP Adds Training Program to Standard Brand Website
SMP (Standard Motor Products, Inc.) announces it has added a new training section to its Standard brand website to serve as a valuable resource for both counterpeople and professional technicians. Visitors to the site will find the training section listed on the left side of the homepage, with the ….
Tech Feature: Cooling System Antifreeze Requirements
When a customer brings you a vehicle that needs a coolant change, what kind of coolant should you use? The type of coolant specified by the vehicle manufacturer? A universal or "all makes, all models" type of coolant? Or should you run the old coolant through a recycling machine and put it back in the system? All are valid options for servicing today’s vehicles, but the options are not without controversy ….
Rebates Available on SOLAR Octane Series Wheel Chargers and Select Christie Service Bay Fast Chargers
For a limited time, purchase any SOLAR Octane Series Wheel Charger (Model Nos. OS6110-OS6150) or select Christie Service Bay Fast Charger (Model Nos. QWC, QMT, FDC) and be eligible to receive an end user rebate from $10 to $50. This rebate opportunity is valid for eligible end user purchases made between ….
Fluid Service: Avoiding the Wallet Flush
Avoiding the Wallet Flush By Gary Goms Contributing Editor Many shops are recovering revenues lost to a shrinking repair market by “upselling” fluid maintenance services or, as they’re commonly called in the aftermarket, “fluid flushes.” In other words, adding a fluid flush to a money-losing routine oil change can boost a shop’s average repair order
Cooling System Antifreeze Requirements
When a customer brings you a vehicle that needs a coolant change, what kind of coolant should you use? The type of coolant specified by the vehicle manufacturer? A universal or “all makes, all models” type of coolant? Or should you run the old coolant through a recycling machine and put it back in the