Champion Oil Introduces 80% Ether Starting Fluid
The Professional Grade 80% Ether Starting Fluid is designed to work on gas and diesel engines in cold weather.
Be Careful When Replacing That Diesel Air Filter
Diesel engines have a certain level of differential pressure that needs to be maintained.
Tenneco’s DRiV Announces Financial Gift To Industry
Funding to provide scholarship and funding to Women in Auto Care and Northwood University.
Diagnosing, Servicing & Replacing Batteries
Just last summer, I had three batteries pass a conductance test, but fail to crank the engine on a sustained basis. The conductance tester indicated that these batteries were “good,” but they tested well below 100% capacity. In two cases, I was pursuing parasitic battery drain problems with used batteries. In another case, I had a new battery that would pass a conductance test, but not accept a recharge, said Gary Goms, Import Specialist Contributor.
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division Offers Standard Operating Procedures For Heavy Duty Truck Repair
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division announced it has created an online Heavy Duty Truck Repair Center to offer all of the solutions, SOPs and repair processes to repair professionals who focus on heavy duty trucks – in one convenient location.
AGM Batteries And Testing
Two of the greatest changes in starting/charging systems during the past few model years have been the expanded use of the Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) battery as standard equipment and the accelerating pricing structures of both AGM and conventional flooded-cell batteries. In the past, I knew many shop managers who simply replaced any battery that
Hunting Down ‘Mysterious’ Steering Linkage Culprits
Steering system noise complaints can often be difficult to reproduce and diagnose. A squeaking noise in the steering column, for example, can often be influenced by temperature and humidity. In other cases, a squeaking noise can be caused by dry or corroded universal joints in the steering intermediate shaft located between the steering shaft and
Solving Nissan Performance & Check Engine Light Issues
What do you do when you hit the vehicle’s start button and nothing happens?
Top 10 Fuel Pump Fails
Ten problems to be aware of when a vehicle’s fuel pump fails.
TPMS Sensor Battery: Dead Sensors Cause Other Problems, Too
The initial expectation was that the sensor’s batteries should last 5 to 6 years, and some did fail within that window – some failed even sooner. But for the most part, the batteries have exceeded expectations.
