Fuel Pump Diagnostics Using Scan Tools
The most common diagnostic procedures for fuel pumps in the past were analog and hands on. Most fuel pump-related problems could be solved with a pressure gauge and voltmeter. Today, the scan tool is the most important tool when diagnosing a fuel supply problem.
How to Balance a Tire/Wheel: Step-by-Step
This article on how to properly balance tire and wheel assemblies is the final 2012 installment in our series covering basic tasks performed in tire dealerships.
Buick Lucerne Brake Service How-To
The 2006-current Buick Lucerne is the largest sedan that General Motors offers. It is built on the same line as the Cadillac DTS at the Hamtramck, Mich., GM plant. The two vehicles share many brake components and the same Regular Production Option (RPO) codes for the brake system. The brake system of the Lucerne is
Product Spotlight: TPMS Tools
The Tire Industry Association estimates that there are more than 50 million vehicles equipped with TPMS already on America’s roadways, making TPMS service one of the fastest-growing business opportunities for tire dealers. However, with more than 150 SKUs of TPMS sensors fitted to vehicles in North America, it can be a challenge to maintain sensor
From Plant to Store, Today’s Tires Must be in Balance
Round and black was once the acceptable way to describe a tire. Today, most are still black, but car owners demand that they must be a lot rounder. What the consumer really wants is a tire that not only is round or concentric, but also perfectly balanced with uniform distribution of mass. The evolving need
New Nexen South Korea Plant Under Way
Construction work on Nexen’s newest passenger and light commercial vehicle tire factory in South Korea’s Gyeongnam Province has begun following its groundbreaking ceremony on June 24. The 500,000-square-meter Changnyeong facility is being built with a 1.2 trillion won investment, and Nexen anticipates its output will boost the company’s South Korea and China total to 60
Special Report: More Chinese Tires to European Market?
Tyres & Accessories – Now that President Barack Obama has stuck an added import duty on all passenger car and light truck tyres from China for the next three years, what happens next? Chinese tyre manufacturers won’t want to sell fewer tyres each year. But U.S. importers, consumers and manufacturers are equally unlikely to want
Change in Plans: Despite Recession-Driven Cuts, Toyo Chief Sees Opportunities
When Kenji Nakakura took over aspresident and CEO of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. on Jan. 1, 2008, henever imagined just how hard that job would become. Just months intothe job, the world financial markets melted down and tire sales wentfrom slow to abysmal. Instead of steering the company toward its 70thanniversary in 2015 on
TPMS Maker Teams With Software Firm
Advantage PressurePro has teamed up with Australia’s Vehicle Management Corp. Pty. to introduce the new enTire PressureAgent to the market.
Marangoni’s FAST Approach to Tyre Testing
Testing new products, verifying their conformity to international approval standards and the development of new solutions, notes Marangoni, are essential elements in the research performed by leading tyre manufacturers.