Motorist Assurance Program to Launch Aggressive Automotive Trade and Consumer Outreach Initiative in 2007
The non-profit Motorist Assurance Program (MAP) will launch an aggressive automotive trade and consumer outreach initiative in 2007 to help build consumer trust and satisfaction with the automotive maintenance and repair industry.
Subaru Tech Tip: ABS ECU Replacement
In order to improve the serviceability of the ABS system, the ECU was subdivided and has been established as a spare part. This service bulletin details the replacement procedures of the ECU as a spare part.
Penray Offers Comprehensive Maintenance Services
The Penray Performance brand sets the pace in service products, oil and fuel additives, cooling system treatments, cleaning products and specialty products that maximize performance and help extend vehicle life.
Tech Tip: Worn A/T Differential Pinion Shaft on Nissan Vehicles
Debris from a worn differential pinion mate shaft can cause slipping on acceleration, hesitation and/or stalling when cold, and abnormal noise coming from the transmission while driving.
Mitch Schneider: Demanding What You’re Worth, Rather Than Accepting What You’re Offered
I suppose there are a lot of things I just shouldn’t let bother me at this stage of my life. Especially since most are things over which I realize I have little or no control. Nevertheless, there are times when some of those things tumble around in my head like the numbered balls in a lotto cage, and I can’t make them go away.
Good Good Vibrations
Wouldn’t it be great if various vibrations in the car were something that we could measure, sort through, select one, and assign numbers to it that can be used to find its source? Wouldn’t be even better if we could determine by the numbers whether the vibration was a balance issue or excessive runout with
Rotating Electric Update
Question: There is a lot of talk in the industry regarding returns on non-defective parts. So, how can repair shops and technicians reduce the number of warranty returns on rotating electrical parts? Answer: Misdiagnosis of starting and charging problems is the main reason many starters and alternators are returned. The issue isn’t the quality of
Tech Talk: Positioning Yourself to Handle TP Service
Although conventional throttle position sensors attached to the throttle shaft are considered basic technology on modern engine management systems, the conventional throttle sensor plays an important role in its relationship with other sensors. The voltage inputs of most throttle position (TP) sensors may, for example, be coordinated with the barometric pressure (BARO), manifold absolute pressure
Murphy’s Auto Care Wins Membership to Standard Plus Club and Online Plus Program
Standard Motor Products recently announced that Murphy’s Auto Care in Beaver Creek, OH, has won a 12-month membership to the Standard Plus Club and the Online Plus program. The drawing took place at the 2006 CARS show in Las Vegas, NV.
Viewpoint,: Smoking…What You Can’t Smell Can Hurt You
I once worked with a tech that the only time he was not smoking was when he was test-driving a customer’s vehicle. He smoked unfiltered Pall Malls, which had a distinctive smell and taste. He was one of the best techs I ever worked with — he had talent and “the touch.” One morning, I