Special Report: A Case of Bad Gas
Bad gas comes in many different varieties. There’s the kind you get when you gulp down a double bean burrito. But not so funny is the kind that comes out of a pump nozzle in filling stations across the country. According to some sources, there’s more bad gas out there than the industry is willing
Becoming Attuned to Engine Sounds
When correctly interpreted, engine noise can be a very valuable diagnostic tool.
Component Connection: A Little Homework Goes a Long Way
A Study in Starter Failures – In the early days of the automobile, starting an engine consisted of first retarding the spark and adjusting the hand choke to optimum fuel mixture. The next step was to pull a cylinder onto compression stroke and “snap” the piston past top dead center with the hand crank. Modern starters, of course, use an electric solenoid to close the circuit between the battery and starter motor and to keep the drive pinion engaged with the flywheel until the engine achieves idle speed.
YAWA: You Asked, We Answered
Check Engine Light
Auto Tech Needed in Glenwood Springs, CO
Candidate should be able to service all makes & models
TT March 08 Pop Quiz: Power Control Modules
Power Control Modules.
Bosch Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Fuel Injection
The Bosch D-Jetronic, the world’s first electronically controlled gasoline injection system in a mass-produced passenger vehicle, was introduced 40 years ago in a Volkswagen 1600
Filtering Out Future Problems
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in Counterman
Living Under the Hood, How Bad Gas Creates More Deposits
Adapted from Larry Carleys article in: Underhood Service
Tech In Training – Monitoring Emission Efficiency with O2 Sensors
As modern OBD II technology marches on, its clear that the zirconia-based oxygen sensor now is being sold more as a basic repair part than as a preventive maintenance part, and it changes the way technicians diagnose and sell oxygen sensors. To illustrate the difference, understand that an oxygen sensor replacement used to be considered