Top 5 Tools: Phillip Craig, His Auto Repair
The country’s top technicians tell you which five automotive tools help them the most.
Top 5 Tools: Chuck Beasley, Brent Darroch Motorsports
The country’s top technicians tell you which five automotive tools help them the most.
Lifts: Raising Vehicles And Expectations
Are you planning to purchase a vehicle lift soon? With many options to choose from, selecting the right vehicle lift for your shop can require a bit of research.
Pulling Codes: The Variables Of Cam Timing – No Code Analysis
Carlton Banks investigates a no-code analysis for a variable cam timing (VCT) system issue involving multiple misfires. The subject vehicle is a 2005 Ford F-150 Super Duty and has a 5.4L engine with three valves per cylinder. The engine starts and runs; the idle quality is very poor; and cylinders 2, 3 and 4 have misfire activity.
Liquid Tools: Automotive Chemicals Are Essential Tools For Keeping Vehicles In Top-Notch Condition
Babcox Media Technical Contributor Gary Goms recommends that for maximum productivity, every shop should have at least a small working inventory of these diverse kinds of automotive chemicals.
Pulling Codes: This One Didn’t Go ‘Zoom Zoom’! The Story Of P1345
Top EPA Codes: Carlton Banks investigates a P1345 code – CMP Sensor Circuit Malfunction – in a 2000 Mazda Protege. This is a code that involves the cam sensor input to the PCM. In many situations, one may be tempted to replace the cam sensor right away. This article will attempt to provide a possible plan of attack.
Top 5 Tools: Mike Crahan, Cherokee Complete Trailer Maintenance and Repair
The country’s top technicians tell you which five automotive tools help them the most.
Top 5 Tools: Michael Samuels, Naticoke Automotive
The country’s top technicians tell you which five automotive tools help them the most.
Advances In Electrical System Testing
Contributing writer Mike DuBois returned from the AAPEX and SEMA shows with a host of new information on multimeter and scan tool innovations.
Tool Tips: Driveline System Balance Adjustment Using an Electronic Vibration Analyzer
2005 Saturn Truck VUE AWD V6 3.5L VIN 4
Innovations In Automotive Specialty Tools
There is a theory called the Butterfly Effect. This theory in part states that an action or condition in one place, however insignificant, can greatly change the outcome or conditions in another place. This theory, however fantastic, does remind me of the fact that the tool business is very much like this.
Getting Organized from the Ground Up: Building a Tool Storage Solution on a Solid Foundation
Mike DuBois talks about how to minimize or eliminate the problem of being messy and disorganized in the shop. The reality is that it’s not about being tidy; it’s about making money. The faster and more efficiently you can work, the faster you complete jobs and, ultimately, the more money you make.