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Check The Technical Service Bulletins

Tomorrow's Technician

Courtesy of Underhood Service by Kevin Wayne Over the last 28 years of being a technician, I have developed the habit of checking for and reading technical service bulletins at the forefront of the diagnostic process, especially when an unfamiliar vehicle exhibiting blatant or straightforward concerns comes into the shop.

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The Rise of Autonomous Vehicles

RepairSmith

What is Meant by Autonomous Vehicles? Autonomous vehicles, also known as AVs, represent a shift in how we view transportation. These vehicles navigate without human input, using advanced technology to respond to traffic and road conditions. These vehicles detect road hazards and make decisions to avoid accidents.

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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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Techs Rock Candidate Profiles – Aviation, Motorcycle & Marine

Tomorrow's Technician

TechForce Foundation’s Techs Rock Awards is an awards program recognizing both technical students’ and professional technicians’ commitment to the profession. Zoe is the epitome of the term ‘Gearhead;’ in her free time she performs maintenance repairs on vehicles and motorcycles.”

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Recalibrating the Nissan CVT8

Tomorrow's Technician

If you have access to a Nissan Consult III+, this saves you the headache and cost of towing the vehicle to a dealer and then waiting for a new disc to be shipped. Figure 1 Nissan Technical Bulletin NTB12-103f Also shows complete instructions for this procedure. This will also protect you from misplacing or breaking the OEM CD.

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Five Cars Made Famous by ‘80s TV Shows

Eastwood

The soundtrack featured original technical compositions from Jan Hammer that echoed what was playing on MTV. tribute that sold at Mecum in 2018. And while A-Team van replicas are far less common than other TV vehicles, they do exist. It was shot in a dramatic cinematic style that became producer Michael Mann’s signature.

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B9 S4 Common Problems

Alex's Autohaus

In 2018, Audi brought the B9 generation of the A4, A5, and Q5 (as well as the S model equivalent) platforms to the United states. While the B9 platform encompasses a wide range of vehicles, in this article we are going to take a look at some common problems owners are seeing on the S4, the performance variant of the A4.