Tips for Diagnosing Suspected FFV Complaints
Before September 2006 models, flex-fuel capability couldn’t easily be identified. After that date, the fuel filler lid or gas cap should label the vehicle as a flex-fuel, or the vehicle can be identified as a flex-fuel by a deck lid or fender emblem. In any case, FFV capability is encoded in the vehicle identification number (VIN) and is often indicated during scan tool vehicle identification.
ASE C1 Test Prep – Get The Proper Vehicle Information (Video)
Get more than just contact information – can you identify the vehicle? This video presented by The Group Training Academy.
CarMD Releases State Ranking Of Car Repair Costs
This is CarMD’s 10th annual state ranking of check engine light-related car repair costs.
CarMD Vehicle Health Index Marks 10 Years Of Reporting
Nationwide and regional rankings educate consumers on common fixes, inform industry for parts forecasting.
CarMD 2019 Vehicle Health Index Finds Kia Most Affordable, Mercedes Most Reliable
According to the Index, the 2017 Subaru Outback costs least to fix, and the 2017 Honda CR-V is least likely to need check engine repairs.
How Can You Incorporate A Telematics Strategy Today?
Everywhere you look today – whether it’s online, in trade publications or notices from trade associations – you hear about telematics. How to process all of this information and what to do about it today is left out of all of these conversations.
EVAP Diagnostics
To understand how any EVAP system in a Honda or other vehicle works, you have to know how the EPA tests for evaporative emissions. The EPA tests these systems by putting a car in a sealed chamber. The vehicle is “hot soaked” to simulate the car being run, parked and allowed to cool. Sensitive sensors in the chamber detect the presence of fuel vapor.
CarMD 2018 Vehicle Health Index Finds Toyota Most Reliable, Mazda Most Affordable Brand To Repair
Published annually since 2011, this Index analyzes check engine repairs and costs and ranks the vehicles accordingly.
Hyundai: Check Engine Light And Code P2442
Follow this Real Fix to see how to diagnose a P2442 code on this 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe using a smoke machine to verify its EVAP system problem.
Contaminated Fuel Can Wreck Havoc On Fuel Delivery Systems
Although cases involving contaminated gasoline are relatively rare nowadays, they still occur. In many cases, the technician has replaced the fuel pump or mass air flow (MAF) sensor to address a P0171/P0174 “lean-condition” DTC with no result. In all likelihood, the technician didn’t consider the possibility that the vehicle’s fuel might be contaminated with E85 gasoline, diesel fuel, stale gasoline, or, to a lesser degree, sugar and water.
