Stories from the Road 7

The book series, “Stories from the Road – An Automotive Case Studies Series” is a real work in action about the intricacies of modern automotive diagnostics. It is based on actual real life situations. From this book you may extract real-life lessons, which will help you as an automotive aficionado, DIY mechanic and professional technician. The work is divided into narrated stories representing real-life applications of diagnostic technology, equipment usage, repair techniques and knowledge based information. Here, you’ll get input on how to use the automotive scan-tool, OBD-2 ECM/PCM readers, oscilloscope, graphing multi-meter, signal tone injector and many other diagnostic tools. You’ll also get deep insights on testing all kinds of sensors and actuators, such as injectors, solenoids, transmission components, motors, fuel pumps, CAM and crank sensors, TPS, MAF, Knock and pretty much every component seen today. All the content is presented on a narrated, story like format to make the knowledge easy and fun to comprehend. With that in mind, enjoy your readings. Stories from the Road 7 – Content * – Oil Drowned Dakota Rich running Dakota with erratic Fuel-Trims is this case in diagnostics. The shop replaced O2 sensors, did complete tune-up but to no avail. Delve into this video and learn about using the trusty 5 Gas Analyzer and the scanner. Also learn about O2 signal interpretation presented with state of the art diagrams and animations. * – Parallel Universe 4T60E Transmission Get into the world of electronic transmission diagnostics using a myriad of automotive equipment. Understand the operation of modern transmissions from these special diagrams and animations. And, when all fails then use the Clamp-On AMp probe to get to the bottom line and root cause of the issue. * – Reverse Polarity FORD F150 An ignition problem that wouldn’t go away on a Ford F150. This COP or coil-on-plug ignition was a tough one. The video goes through the u