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Understanding vehicle ‘qualifiers’ for accurate TPMS diagnostics

Tire Review Magazine

When you use your TPMS tool to look up a vehicle, you might notice that some vehicles appear multiple times, each accompanied by additional information. You can have two identical vehicles with different TPMS systems and the only way to tell them apart is to verify the production date.

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Fixing Jag Exhaust Squeak

Auto Service Professional

Owners of 2015 Jaguar F-Type vehicles may report a squeak noise from the rear of the vehicle when the active exhaust valve is requested to open or close.

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Replacing Lincoln Cracked Piston Skirt

Auto Service Professional

Some 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator vehicles equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost engine with greater than 20,000 miles may exhibit a tick type noise from the cylinder block area. This noise may possibly be caused by a cracked piston skirt on one or more cylinders.

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Check Ford CPP Switch for Damage

Auto Service Professional

Some 2015-2017 Ford Mustang vehicles equipped with a manual transmission and built on or before June 15, 2016 may exhibit a no-crank condition due to the clutch pedal position (CPP) switch being damaged.

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Michelin Completes Acquisition of Flex Composite Group

Tire Review Magazine

FCG is a European leader in engineered fabrics and films, said Michelin, with applications in highly technical markets such as marine, supercars & electric vehicles, sports, or construction. From 2015-2022, the company achieved average organic growth of 11%, with an EBITDA margin of 25-30%, according to Michelin.

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TechForce Announces Winners of Techs Rock Awards

Tomorrow's Technician

TechForce Foundation’s Techs Rock Awards is the premier awards program honoring student and professional technicians’ dedication to their craft and to motivating others to pursue technical education and careers. After seeing from friends how unique and cool the automotive world could be, I was hooked,” Thomas said. “I

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Techs Rock Candidate Profiles – Automotive & Motorsports

Tomorrow's Technician

TechForce Foundation’s Techs Rock Awards is an awards program recognizing both technical students’ and professional technicians’ commitment to the profession. I’m on track to receive my Core 40, Academic Honor Diploma and Technical Honors Diploma. I have a weighted GPA of 4.0, I started attending St.