TPMS Corrosion Tips And Tricks From The Field
By Sean Phillips If you’re a shop owner or technician, you know that TPMS has been mandatory equipment on all cars since 2007. You’re probably also aware that many of your customers do not know this, nor do they generally know much about the fragile nature of the sensors inside their tires. This disconnect can
My Cleaning Products Introduces Organic Rust Removal Help for After-Snow Corrosion Problems
My Cleaning Products recommends Rusterizer for an effective post-winter rust removal process. The company says, “In the absence of harsh chemicals in its content, Rusterizer leaves no harmful residues when sprayed…That makes it safe for health and even the environment.”
Tech Tip: Cadillac TSB Warns Of Front Brake Hose Fitting Corrosion
General Motors has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2003-2007 model year Cadillac CTS vehicles originally sold or currently registered in states that use road salt or deicers.
TPMS Sensor Corrosion: 5 Tips To Help Avoid A Snapped Stem
Since TPMS became standard equipment in 2008, many sensors are starting to show their age. While some of these sensors may have a lot of battery life left, the sensors’ stems are starting to fall victim to corrosion. Here are five tips that can help you avoid snapping stems and have the shop eat a sensor.
PFC Releases New Corrosion Resistant Protective Coating
PFC (formerly known as Performance Friction) has introduced PFC Corrosion Resistant Protective Coating, a new that prevents rust, peeling, corrosion and is extremely temperature resistant, the company says.
Viewpoint: Brine Time/Corrosion For Cash
It is not the adverse driving conditions that scare me. It is a truck with a large white tank strapped to the back spraying brines on the roads as a new strategy called “anti-icing.”
NHTSA Investigating Brake Line Corrosion on 6.2 Million GM Vehicles
According to an article in The Detroit News, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into possible brake line corrosion on more than 6.2 million 1999 to 2003 General Motors vehicles.
Lexus Tech Tip: A/C Condenser Fan Relay Corrosion on 1998-2000 LX 470s
Some 1998-2000 model year LX 470 vehicles may have a condition in which the A/C condenser fan continues to run after the ignition is turned off due to corrosion in the relay connector. A repair kit (P/N 88840-60070) consisting of a new relay and sealant has been made available to correct this concern.
Tech Tip: So, What’s This Fretting Corrosion Stuff Anyway?
Fretting and fretting wear can occur on non-electrical things like bearings, but fretting corrosion is something that is associated more with electrical contacts. Fretting corrosion is the name for a buildup of insulating, oxidized wear debris that can form when there is small amplitude fretting motion between electrical contacts.
Tech Tip: Aluminum Suspension Components Corrosion Alert
Conventional steel control arms and steering knuckles are being replaced with aluminum to reduce vehicle weight and increase fuel economy. This type of knuckle has been in service for more than a decade and some problems with corrosion are being reported from the field. Aluminum is 65% lighter that steel and aluminum forgings and alloys can have the same structural strength as the steel component. This positive is offset by the negative of galvanic corrosion ….