Hybrid Vehicle Service
Examining operation, maintenance and service of the popular Honda Civic Hybrid, which is now in its third generation – with more than 200,000 cars sold to date since its introduction to the U.S. market back in 2002.
An Inside Look at How Mississippi Won Over Yokohama
[Editor’s Note: This story from the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger by Geoff Pender appeared
A Closer Look at Speed Ratings
Explaining the difference between Z-rated tires and their less expensive counterparts to customers
Making the Seasonal Change
It’s important to consider TPMS sensors when changing over winter tires – and vice-versa.
Steering Angle Sensor Diagnostics
Measuring the steering wheel position angle and rate of turn, which are critical for electronic stability control systems, is the job of the steering angle sensor. The scan tool will typically display the information in degrees.
Oxygen Sensor Inspection And Service
Oxygen sensors have been a part of the automotive maintenance scene since 1976. Since vehicles are being driven much longer today, modern zirconia and AFR sensors most often malfunction because their internal heater circuits fail or because their zirconia-based sensing elements eventually lose their sensitivity to rapid changes in the engine’s air/fuel ratio.
2012 TPMS TSBs in Review
A quick review of the top technical service bulletins on TPMS service issues from all the automakers.
Canada Needs to Reconsider Tariffs, Canadian Senators Say
The Canadian Press reports that a federal Senate committee has called for the Canadian government to "launch a comprehensive review of its tariff policy" with an eye to reducing "the yawning gap" between retail prices in Canada vs. the U.S. The tariff system between the two countries was created to help protect Canadian manufacturers, but
Subaru Service Essentials
Building a planned process for servicing a customer’s vehicle is something to consider. You can start the service sales process by becoming informed on what you can do that will not affect a customer’s factory warranty, then determine the minimum necessary to maintain the warranty so you can service the customer from day one.
Keeping Engine Temps In Check
Keeping an engine cool is no easy task. Nearly a third of the heat released by combustion ends up as waste heat in the engine block and cylinder heads. All that heat has to go somewhere to prevent a meltdown, so coolant circulating through the block and heads soaks up the heat and carries it to the radiator where airflow absorbs the heat and carries it away.