Engine Series: Cooler Heads Prevail
‘Pouring’ Over GM’s LT1 Engine and Reverse Flow Technology
Under the Hood: Ford Engines — Big Things Come from Small Packages
Exploring Ford’s EcoBoost direct injection gasoline engine technology
Import Testing & Techniques
AVI and Dave Scaler can help you take on tough problems on the most popular imports on the road today. Get insider info not found in your manuals!
Top 10 OBDII Codes
If you value your shop time, want to speed up your diagnostic time, and be able to bring more work into the service bays, check out this program!
Fuel System Testing
Learn comprehensive tactics that begin at the fuel tank and extend through the injectors and into the combustion chamber.
Engine Series: A Decade of the Duratec — Servicing Ford’s 3.0L Engine
The 3.0L Duratec V6 was introduced in 1996 to replace the aging 3.8L V6 in the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable. Unlike its conventional pushrod predecessor, the 3.0L V6 has dual overhead cams, four valves per cylinder and an aluminum block with cast-iron cylinder liners.
Service Advisor: “Pouring” Over GM’s LT1 Engine and its Reverse Flow Technology
Like the saying goes, ‘Cooler Heads Prevail’
Undercover: Herding Cats Can be ‘Exhaust’ing
Real life has proven that the life span of a catalytic converter varies as greatly as the life span of the vehicle itself. One catalytic converter may not fail in 200,000+ miles, while another won’t even make it out of the vehicle’s base warranty. One thing is for sure, they aren’t going away as long as vehicles are powered by fossil fuels. So let’s talk some about how they work, then move on to spotting one that is misbehaving.
De-Bugging New Beetle Engine Quirks
Adapted from Larry Bailly’s articles in Import Car
Engine Encounter: What to expect when meeting the VW VR6
Adapted from Larry Bailly’s article in ImportCar