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Equus Products Marks 30 Years of Innovation with Move to New Irvine, CA-based Headquarters

Equus hosts open house to showcase the company’s new headquarter building and celebrate 30th anniversary as a leading automotive aftermarket supplier. The company’s product offering is highlighted by the top-selling INNOVA line of diagnostic tools.

Car Care Council Partners with Dartmouth’s Big Green Bus

The Car Care Council has partnered with Dartmouth College for the Dartmouth Big Green Bus 2012 cross-country road trip this summer. The council’s popular car care guide, which highlights the importance of preventive maintenance and provides ways to make vehicles run more environmentally friendly, will be distributed to motorists during the bus stops.

Behr Puts Vehicles to the Test in Climatic Wind Tunnel

Who knew it would be 110 degrees in mid-October in Troy,
MI? With nearly 45 percent humidity, that was the temperature inside the climatic wind tunnel at Behr’s North American headquarters. It’s where Behr brutalizes vehicles under simulated blaring sunlit conditions to see how well air conditioning systems will perform and how well HVAC systems will cooperate with engine cooling components.

Bosch Celebrates 125 Years of Technological Leadership

A young German engineer, Robert Bosch, founded an engineering company 125 years ago that then and today enjoys pivotal significance in the automotive industry and the aftermarket. Established in Stuttgart in 1886, as the “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering,” Robert Bosch Gmbh in 2011 is celebrating its 125th anniversary, as well as the 150th anniversary of its founder’s birth. 2011 is also the 75th anniversary of Bosch’s introduction of automotive diesel systems.

Tech Update: HVAC Diagnostics

Leave it to the OEMs to take a simple system like heating and air conditioning and turn it into an electronic jumble of wiring, sensors and computer components.

AVI Offers Mastering Hybrid HVAC Systems Training Video

In the Mastering Hybrid HVAC Systems training video, instructor Dave Hobbs teaches you hands-on fundamentals to servicing Hybrid A/C systems. Advance your diagnostic strategies by understanding these complex systems through live on-car demonstrations.

TPMS Update: Toyota Tire Pressure Monitor Systems

The direct TPMS system for Toyota vehicles uses a button labeled “SET” below the steering column or in the glove box to reset the system. When you press the button, the system is looking for the sensor IDs that are already stored in the memory.

AASA ‘Know Your Parts’ Campaign Promotes Quality Brand Name Aftermarket Parts

The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) has initiated a “Know Your Parts” awareness and educational campaign designed to address concerns over the low-cost, off shore, generic auto parts that are flooding the domestic aftermarket.

Tech Tip: A/C Inoperative, A/C Light Flashing on Toyota

This bulletin provides information regarding countermeasures to the A/C magnetic clutch relay for A/C light flashing (inoperative A/C)

New Emissions Technology: Fuel Economy, Global Warming & Alternative Fuels

We can expect to see more innovations designed to improve fuel economy and/or eliminate our dependence on oil altogether, says Technical