In response to last month's post from Adam Robertson, (The Cranky Outputs of P0172 on a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser), Phil Fournier asks, why is a "high tech diag is so undervalued" and how do we overcome that. Log in to post your comments.
Grab your computer, smart phone or tablet and check out the next Wells Tech Webinar. This less than thirty-minute presentation gives you direct access to the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as they explore Parasitic Draw Diagnostics live on Thursday January 21, 2016 at 12 noon for each time zone.
Grab your computer, smart phone or tablet and check out the next Wells Tech Webinar. This less than thirty-minute presentation gives you direct access to the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as they explore Fuel Injector Diagnostics live on Thursday January 7, 2015 at 12 noon for each time zone.
This diagnostic journey begins with a 2010 Dodge Caravan with a U0100 code – Lost Communication with ECM/PCM; a code that involves a no-communication issue with the powertrain control module. This vehicle would communicate with generic scan tools as well as the manufacturer’s scan tool, but it would not communicate with the state's emissions equipment, and therefore, failed the emissions test. Carlton Banks uses Pico Scope to determine where the fault may be hiding.
Grab your computer, smart phone or tablet and check out the next Wells Tech Webinar. This less than thirty-minute presentation gives you direct access to the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as they diagnose a P0300 with the uScope live on Thursday December 17, 2015 at 12 noon for each time zone. They will also give away an AES EAP probe kit.
Grab your computer, smart phone or tablet and check out the next Wells Tech Webinar. This less than thirty-minute presentation gives you direct access to the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as it dissects and discovers P0443 Case Study at its next lunch and Learn webinar.
A 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser continually sets a P0172 (rich condition bank one). There are no other codes. When trying to start you must hold the throttle wide open or you will fuel foul the spark plugs. Once it finally starts running, the vehicle will stumble, yet, it can be driven if kept above about 1200 rpm. If you let it idle it will blubber down and try to stall. A tremendous amount of work by several shops has been performed on this vehicle to no avail. For this case study, Adam Robertson, instructor for the CARQUEST Technical Institute, Western United States, uses the QTT of outputs to develop a diagnostic direction that results in a surprising diagnosis.
Gary Goms received one of his most challenging e-mail requests from a shop foreman of a Honda dealership. This service manager had read a column he’d written on PCM diagnostics for ImportCar and was asking his opinion about why three PCMs would consecutively fail on a 2002 Honda Civic equipped with an automatic transmission with 137,000 miles on the odometer. Find out how Gary solved this diagnostic dilemma with the AES LineSPI.
Grab your computer, smart phone or tablet and check out the next Wells Tech Webinar. This less than thirty-minute presentation gives you direct access to the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as it dissects and discovers Hybrid work you can perform without being certified at its next lunch and Learn webinar.
John Rogers is a mobile tech in the Medford, NY area and writes about his work. In this post he uses his brand new PicoScope to view crankshaft and camshaft sensors on a 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser after the shop installed an aftermarket PCM and now runs worse than before with code P2302.
Grab your smart phone or tablet and check out the next Wells Tech Webinar. This thirty-minute presentation gives you direct access to the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians. This week's topic is about dual trace lab scopes.
Pulling a P0135 Oxygen Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank 1 Sensor 1) code means you’re dealing with a possible oxygen sensor heater element and/or associated components in this circuit. In this article, author Carlton Banks will attempt to provide a game plan for diagnosing a vehicle with this code using TechStream and a Pico scope.
Due to constant request, Morton’s Automotive Technical Services (MATS) will be conducting an all day Saturday Diagnostic Seminar on Saturday Nov 14th @ the Holiday Inn Express in Warminster, PA.
Is your Snap-on Vantage (MT2400) randomly shutting off? Not powering up? Losing memory? You're not alone. ScannerDanner likes to use his Snap-on Vantage (MT2400) on his mobile jobs but after years of use it has reliability issues. In this video he shows us how to get the unit back to work.
Grab your smart phone or tablet and check out the next Wells Tech Webinar. This thirty-minute presentation gives you direct access to the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians. This week's special guest is Jim Bates.
Grab your computer, smart phone or tablet and check out the next Wells Tech Webinar. This less than thirty-minute presentation gives you direct access to the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as it dissects and discovers Lab Scope: Dual Trace at its next lunch and Learn webinar.
Grab your computer, smart phone or tablet and check out the next Wells Tech Webinar. This less than thirty-minute presentation gives you direct access to the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as it dissects and discovers Hybrid work you can perform without being certified at its next lunch and Learn webinar.
Lab scope and lunch time with the Snap-on Verus and the uScope! Lean about digital signals with the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians.
Lab scope and lunch time! Watch the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as they discuss a testing procedure for an intermittent on a 2008 Pontiac G6 2.4L with a P0340 code. Thursday July 16, 2015, at Noon
Mario shows us how to assemble the COP Paddle, boot up and setup the uScope by adjusting the time base and trigger to get a steady signal off a Dodge Charger. He also offsets the ground (GND POS) to position the waveform up and down the screen.
Lab scope and lunch time! Watch the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as they navigate a lab scope screen and at its next Lunch and Learn webinar. Thursday July 2, 2015, at Noon
Part 2 of the broadcast by Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as it discusses relative compression testing at its next Lunch and Learn webinar on Thursday June 18, 2015 at noon.
Save your waveforms to the Pico Waveform Library between June 1st and August 23rd and you will be entered into a drawing to win your choice of a NVH Diagnostics Kit or a WPS500X Pressure Transducer Kit. Four runners up will win COP Signal probes.
It's time for lunch again! Grab your lunch pail and watch the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as they introduce lab scopes and accessories (For everyone who does not use them everyday) at its next Lunch and Learn webinar. Watch the recording now!
Another broadcast of the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as it discusses relative compression testing at its next Lunch and Learn webinar on Thursday May 21, 2015 at noon.
In this seminar, lab scope gurus Harvey Chan and Matt Fanslow will guide you through setup, test point considerations and signal analysis of live on-car waveforms. Join us on Wednesday May 27th & Thursday May 28th at Santa Barbara City College, $199.00 per person.
The Art of Spark: Secondary Ignition, by Scott 'Gonzo' Weaver. It is time to retire the spark plug tester and use a lab scope for secondary analysis.
Watch the event recording! Grab your lunch pail and log in for direct access to the Wells Tech team of ASE-certified technicians as they discuss Hall Effect Sensors and how to test them with a scope.
John Rogers uses his high amp probe and igniton trigger pickup to “Work Smarter not Harder” on a 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Sport 3.0 liter towed in for a no start. After the shop owner replaced the timing belt the vehicle starts but idles roughly, runs poorly, and misfires. John is hired to find out why.
