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Component Connection: Belt Wear Diagnostics

Serpentine belts may last up to 100,000 miles before they need to be replaced. If a belt fails sooner, you need to be a detective and investigate why it failed.

Component Connection: Gasket Q & A

Question: When replacing gaskets on an engine, do I just scrape or peel off the old gaskets, or do I have to do something else? Answer: Removing gaskets used to be a fairly simple procedure. Most engines used to have cast iron blocks and heads, with iron manifolds and stamped steel covers. Iron castings could

Component Connection: Press-in Bearings With Fewer Comebacks

Servicing the increasing number of vehicles equipped with pressed-in wheel bearings requires a little bit more finesse and tools when compared to hub units or tapered roller bearings. However, with the right tools and information, these jobs can be money-makers.

Component Connection: Filter Replacement — Containing the Contaminants

Although air and fuel filter maintenance is usually considered a “no-brainer” by most automotive repair shops, advancing OE technology is changing the way you should be performing air and fuel filter maintenance.

Component Connection: Emission Control — O2 Sensor Diagnostics

In recent years, the design of O2 sensors has changed. The ceramic thimble-shaped element in zirconia-type O2 sensors has been replaced by a flat strip ceramic “planar-”style sensor element.

Component Connection: Noise Reduction — Replacing a Cartridge Wheel Bearing

While wheel bearing noise is one of the toughest problems for the customer to describe, it’s not unusual for it to come on so gradually that the customer may not even notice it until you mention it after an unrelated road test.

Component Connection: Breaking Down Power Steering Pump Diagnostics

Although installing a new or remanufactured replacement pump usually remedies the majority of power assist and noise complaints, a technician may still encounter a few complaints that appear to have no outward cause.

Component Connection: The Science Behind Catalytic Converter Diagnostics

Although modern OBD II technology has simplified catalytic converter diagnostics, it’s still important to understand the basics of catalytic converter operation when dealing with a P0420 or P0430 diagnostic trouble code (DTC).

Component Connection: Wiping Away Concerns on Wipers

Postponing the replacement of worn wiper blades to save a few bucks is NOT a good idea because it endangers driving safety.

Component Connection: Determining the Clues to Engine Bearing Failures

Because of the stresses caused by the explosions inside the internal combustion engine, engine bearing material must be extremely strong.