ASA Launches PR Kit for Members
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has launched its new PR Kit to help members promote their business as well as their affiliation with ASA. The kit contains an array of pre-written press releases, photography tips, print- and Web-based advertising samples and suggestions, and an audio clip ready for use on members’ websites.
New Jersey Man Uses Butter Knife to Steal Tires
Police said a Rahway, NJ, man was arrested Thursday (April 23, 2009) in nearby Linden after he tried to use a butter knife to steal the tires and wheels off an Audi. The man was stopped by police after a report of a suspicious person, and his butter knife was discovered.
APA Annual Meeting Delivers on Multiple Accounts
With more than 70% of its membership in attendance, the 28th Annual Automotive Parts Associates (APA) Shareholders’ & Manufacturers’ Conference, held March 5-7 in Phoenix, proved successful.
SPAL Celebrates 50 Years as Leading Manufacturer of OEM and Aftermarket Products
SPAL Automotive s.r.l. is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a leading manufacturer of high-quality fan, blower and electronic products for a variety of industries, including the agricultural, automotive, bus, construction, industrial, off-highway and truck markets.
Purolator Leads Industry with Most Current Automotive Aftermarket Catalog Updates
In order to provide its customers with the automotive aftermarket industry’s most up-do-date filter catalog listings, Purolator Filters updates its electronic databases every working day. This puts Purolator at the forefront of the automotive filter industry, and provides repair shops, auto parts stores, and DIYers with the very latest in application data, so that no customer misses a sale or purchase due to incomplete listings.
TPMS: Tire Pressure Monitoring Service for All Shops
Recently, an owner of a 2008 Lincoln Navigator brought their vehicle in for a tire rotation. The tires were rotated front to rear. The customer drove away not knowing he was in great peril. A few days later, the right rear picked up a small leak. The TPMS system turned on the dashlight and indicated
Mercedes ‘CAN’ Diagnostics — Uncovering Faults Speeds The Repair Process
Dealing with frustrating error messages on your scanner? Import Specialist Contributor Larry Bailly covers some of the more common faults when dealing with Mercedes CAN wiring, what it takes to plan and achieve diagnostic success, and the places to look for the cause of faults.
The BMC’s Brake Effectiveness Evaluation Procedure Will Now be Administered by SAE’s Performance Review Institute
Formally released in 2001, the BEEP program is the only certification program in the brake friction industry that follows the NHTSA directive to use voluntary industries standards that are developed by Standards Development Organizations like SAE. Additionally all BEEP manufacturers are required to demonstrate a robust quality process with accreditation to ISO 9001 or TS/ISO 16949 and pass annual off the shelf audit tests.
Federal-Mogul Announces Dramatic Expansion of Fel-Pro Gaskets Product Line
Federal-Mogul Corporation’s Fel-Pro gaskets product line has been dramatically expanded to increase the brand’s industry-leading coverage of late-model domestic and foreign-nameplate vehicles.
Gearing Up for Timing Belt and Chain Work
Timing belts are a maintenance item on engines that have them, but what about timing chains? On most overhead cam engines that use a timing chain to turn the cams, there’s usually some type of chain tensioner or adjuster to keep the chain tight and to compensate for stretch as the chain ages. But on pushrod V6 and V8 engines, there is no chain tensioner to compensate for chain stretch. Consequently, after tens of thousand of miles, the chain loosens up, starts to make noise as it rattles against the front cover, and causes cam timing to retard. At this point the timing chain needs to be replaced.