Oil Pump Diagnostics: Rebuild Or Replace?
Considering how important oil pressure is for all of these reasons, why would anyone take a chance on reusing a high-mileage oil pump when rebuilding an engine?
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.
CAN Communications Diagnostics: Honda Case Study
This Honda was towed in with a loss of power, check engine light on and a P1607 code indicating an internal PCM failure.
Wiring Harness Diagnostics On Dodge Sebring
This month’s Diagnostic Dilemma begins with a 2004 Dodge Sebring, 2.7-liter VIN R, which ended up in a towing company parking lot after stalling on a rough country road.
Trailer Brakes: Connector Outlet Electrical Diagnostics
The owner of a 1999 Dodge 2500 Ram pickup called me mid-summer with an ABS and check engine warning light problem on his instrument panel and no trailer brakes on his fifth-wheel horse trailer.
Hyundai Fuel System And Emissions Diagnostics
We recently had a 2002 Elantra GLS in the shop with assorted issues, so let’s take a look at this job since it’s a good example of some common problems we see.
Speed Density Systems Performance Reliability For Modern Engines
Modern engine technology is changing our concept of how we increase engine torque and fuel economy.
Temperature & Electrical Diagnostics
Engine coolant temperature is often a primary component of the “enable criteria” needed to run diagnostic monitors and store diagnostic trouble codes and related freeze-frame data.
Driveability Diagnostics And Direct Injection
Direct injection systems can be a diagnostic challenge, but with the right foundation, problems can be solved profitably.
Wheel Bearings: Diagnostics, Removal And Installation
The classic symptom of a bad wheel bearing is typically a cyclic chirping, squealing or growling noise that changes in proportion to vehicle speed.
