Federal-Mogul Motorparts Announces Scholarships For Automotive Technology Students
For the second consecutive year, Federal-Mogul Motorparts will award $30,000 in scholarships to future automotive technicians who are enrolled in accredited, U.S.-based automotive technical schools, colleges or universities.
Tech Tip: Hybrid Converter / Inverter Service Opportunities
This Tech Tip is taken directly from Dave Hobbs’ newest Hybrid Service course called Making Money Servicing Hybrid Vehicles. This Tech Tip covers service opportunities available to you in and around the inverters and converters. These components can either be one serviceable piece or two separate components and can range in price anywhere from $1,500
Tech Tip: Idle Control Parameters
In this tip clip, Ron examines the constant idle control parameters. If you put a larger throttle body on a vehicle the computer needs to be made aware – this is called idle throttle area scalar. Learn the relationship between the scalar and throttle body numbers and how to properly change what the PROM is
Tech Tip: Misfire Causes and Tips
This Tech Tip is taken directly from an AVI Live Stream presented on August 6 2014 with Master Technician and shop owner Bill Fulton. Bill breaks down the most common places to look for misfires and the intermittent symptoms that may occur and also touches on fuel trim strategies. If you like this Tech Tip,
Video Tech Tip: Torque vs. Horsepower
Video Tech Tip: Discussion on torque versus horsepower and how to determine which is more important when creating an engine package. The following is from Automotive Video Inc.
Victor Technologies Announces Welding Contest for Auto/Collision Students
Victor Technologies will award more than $30,000 in equipment and cash prizes as part of its 2014 “A Cut Above” student contest. The contest is open to students in cutting, welding and related programs (e.g., Ag Mechanics) at secondary and post-secondary schools. Three beginner students will each win $250 by submitting a 500-word essay that
Nominations for the 2012 Tomorrow’s Technician School of the Year Have Closed.
Nominations for the 2012 Tomorrow’s Technician School of the Year, sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts and WIX Filters have closed. The contest staff is in the process of choosing the Top 20 Automotive School programs. Schools picked as a Top 20 School will be notified the week of September 10 of this honor. Those Top
Tech Tip: ZF6HP Jaguar- Shift complaints caused by EMI
Shift problems can arise from the most unlikely, unsuspected issues. In this case a Jaguar spends months in transmission shops only to discover that this erratic behavior is being caused by Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI).
Brake Systems Technology: Scan Tool Diagnostics Tip Clip
In this quick clip, Dave goes over a case study that had everyone stumped.
Parasitic Current Draw: AMP Clamp Tech Tip
What happens if you do not complete a relearn procedure?
