Secret Diagnostic Trick: Hint? You Are Doing it Right Now
I was fortunate to have been raised in my father’s auto shop. From the early age of 11, I could be found performing various tasks around the shop from cleaning to observing and helping the technicians whenever an opportunity would arise. I now have my own one-man auto repair facility where I am the only person involved with the repair process of the vehicle. This mandates me making the most efficient use of my time. So, over the next several articles, it is my plan to share with you some of my time-saving diagnostic strategies.
Delphi Product & Service Solutions Announces Nine New Ignition Coils For More Than 14 Million Applications
Delphi Product & Service Solutions announces nine new ignition coils covering more than 14 million Lexus, Acura, GM, Nissan, Infiniti, Jeep, Mitsubishi and Toyota applications from 1997 to 2012.
Delphi Product & Service Solutions Announces 12 Ignition Coils For Almost 7 Million Vehicles
Delphi Product & Service Solutions has added 12 new ignition coils to its engine management portfolio, covering nearly 7 million GM, Nissan, Hyundai, Toyota, Chrysler and Volkswagen applications from 1986 to 2012
Wells Introduces More Than 80 New Parts Covering 34.6 Million Late-Model Vehicles
Professional automotive technicians now have access to 84 additional sensors, switches and emissions, ignition and fuel injection parts covering approximately 34.6 million late-model vehicles through the latest expansion of the Wells Vehicle Electronics product line.
Poole Wins His ARCA Season Driving Debut At MIS
Mallory Ignition would like to congratulate Venturini Motorsports driver Brennan Poole for his win at Michigan International Speedway this weekend. Poole and his team had a slight setback during practice having to change a blown engine, but the Venturini Motorsports-Renton Coil Spring Toyota bounced back to qualify 2nd.
Mallory Ignition Congratulates Ken Schrader For His ARCA Win
One thing that should be abundantly clear is that Ken Schrader loves racing. Whether on the dirt tracks across our great nation, or in the ARCA and NASCAR racing series, the 57 year old, Missouri born driver is out there behind the wheel as much as possible. His career in the NASCAR Sprint (Nextel, Winston) cup spans almost 30 years, and has seen him capture the pole in the Daytona 500 in 3 consecutive years (’88-’90).
Tech Tip: Coil-On-Plug Misfire Diagnostic Tips For Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Engines
The misfiring cylinder must be identified through Self-Test misfire codes or through WDS Power Balance. Rule out base engine problems; rule out fuel problems; and then look at
ignition problems (be sure to rule out coil primary circuit issues).
Tech Feature: Dissecting The Control Module – PCMs, TCMs And BCMs
With the complexity of automotive electrical systems increasing steadily, manufacturers have developed troubleshooting trees and strategies to make it easier for technicians to diagnose problems. These steps and strategies are very helpful for technicians when followed, but they can also prevent them from using their cognitive skills.
Damage Control: Spark Plug Removal Techniques On Ford Modular Engines
The problem of removing spark plugs from various Ford Modular engines lies with excessive carbon buildup on the plugs, especially on engines that have gone beyond an OEM-recommended replacement interval. This can cause a plug to break in the chamber during its removal, creating stress on the tech and additional labor time to remove the damaged component.
Diagnostic Dilemmas: Approaching No-Code Diagnostics
Thanks to the increasing reliability of modern vehicles, most diagnostic technicians are seeing fewer pattern-failure driveability complaints. For that reason, many techs won’t gamble expensive shop time chasing an illusive no-code driveability complaint. Instead, many will write “no problem found” on the repair order and move on to the next vehicle. Unfortunately, at some point in time, the intermittent, no-code driveability will either be solved or the vehicle will be traded or sold for scrap.
Diagnostic Dilemmas: Multiple Failure Diagnostics On High Mileage Engines
Gary Goms explains that in tough economic times, a driver has no way of knowing how many maintenance-based and component-based failures will accumulate before he or she can afford to have a technician investigate the problem once a Check Engine light comes on.
Federal-Mogul To Become Exclusive Independent Aftermarket Distributor Of BERU Ignition Products
Following Federal-Mogul’s Oct. 1 acquisition of the BERU spark plug business, the company announced recently that it has entered into an additional agreement with BorgWarner BERU Systems GmbH to serve as the exclusive global independent aftermarket distributor of the remaining BERU ignition products. Federal-Mogul also will become the exclusive licensee of the BERU brand name for the sale of ignition products in the aftermarket. The transaction is pending customary closing conditions including approval of competition authorities.