TRW Announces Range Extension For Premium Disc Brake Pad Program
TRW Automotive Aftermarket has announced a range extension for its premium disc brake pad program in North America. The range extension comprises 54 part numbers and will provide coverage for an additional 12 million vehicles. This expansion brings the total number of application numbers in the program to more than 800 and covers nearly 94 percent of the vehicles in operation in North America, the company says.
Directions: Top 20 Automotive Related News stories for 2012
Underhood Service takes a look at some of the top automotive related articles from 2012. What is your top story from this list? What do you think should have made the list that isn’t reported here? E-mail us at [email protected]
Tech Tip: Liquid Tools Tip
Each side of the engine block has four main bearing cap side bolts that hold the bearing caps to the side of the engine block. The bolt threads, however, aren’t sealed at the factory, so sometimes engine oil can seep past the threads and the bolt washer, causing a leak on either side of the block. Fortunately, it’s an easy fix, so there is no need to replace the short block.
BRAKE JOB: Bob on Brakes
Bob Dowie knows brakes. Dowie has been in the automotive service business for more than 30 years, and his shop, Village Auto Works in Chester, NY, specializes in Honda, Toyota, Mazda and Nissan repair. Dowie owns and runs a Honda Civic and Nissan Sentra SER in SCCA GT5 racing, and gets his technicians involved in various aspects of the sport. In this installment of BRAKE JOB, Bob shares some of his best tips for doing as complete brake job.
Tech Feature: Clearing the Air on CAFs
Are you inspecting the cabin air filter on your customers’ vehicles? If not, you should be. It’s a health benefit for your customers, as well as their vehicle.
Raybestos Brand Surpasses 1,400 Parts Listings for 2011 Model Year
Raybestos Brake and Chassis – a member of the Affinia family of brands and the Official Brakes of NASCAR – says it continues to lead the industry in first-to-market coverage for late model cars and trucks. To date, more than 1,400 brake and chassis parts listings have been added to Raybestos Brake and Chassis cataloging for the 2011 model year.
Revisiting OBD II’s Missing Mode — Mode $06
Mode $06 has sometimes been called the “missing” mode because it has been hard to find on most scan tools. And even if you did find it, it didn’t make any sense because it was all hexadecimal gibberish.
DENSO Enhances its 2009 Compressor Program
DENSO Sales California recently announced significant improvements to its 2009 First Time Fit compressor program. New compressors now account for 84 percent of DENSO’s compressor line-up, compared to 36 percent in 2008. The conversion from remanufactured to new involves 148 model 10PA and 10S compressors and include popular makes such as ….
Vision Racing Expands Team/Driver Lineup; Welcomes Actor Patrick Dempsey as Co-Owner
It could well be a case of double vision and second looks around the paddock for followers of Vision Racing in 2006 as the IndyCar Series entry recently revealed a series of announcements designed to enhance its appeal and opportunities both on and off the racetrack.
OBD II Diagnostics:Tips And Tricks to Make the Process Easier
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) can be a golden light of opportunity for your shop. If the light comes on, it means the Onboard Diagnostics II system (OBD II) has detected an emissions-related problem. OBD II is designed to turn on the MIL if a problem occurs that may cause emissions to exceed federal limits