http://www.diagnosticnews.com the Automotive Diagnostic Newsblog Tue, 08 May 2012 14:03:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/tool-tip-10-diagnostic-tests-for-smoke-machines-besides-evap/ http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/tool-tip-10-diagnostic-tests-for-smoke-machines-besides-evap/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:24:58 +0000 newsadmin http://www.diagnosticnews.com/?p=10289 By Andrew Markel. A smoke machine may seem like an expensive piece of equipment if it is just used for testing EVAP systems. But, if you factor in other diagnostic tests it can perform, it is a worthwhile investment. The following are 10 tests for smoke machines not involving the EVAP system.]]> http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/tool-tip-10-diagnostic-tests-for-smoke-machines-besides-evap/feed/ 0 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/brake-system-scan-tools-the-new-essential-tool/ http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/brake-system-scan-tools-the-new-essential-tool/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:23:36 +0000 newsadmin http://www.diagnosticnews.com/?p=10287 By Andrew Markel. While there are many times where you will be able to repair a vehicle’s brakes without a scan tool, you only have to run into one car that needs this to make it worth having. The reality is that if your customer’s vehicle is 10 years old or newer, there’s nearly a 100% chance that you could need a scan tool to perform some sort of test/repair on the brake system.]]> http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/brake-system-scan-tools-the-new-essential-tool/feed/ 0 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/gasoline-direct-injection-now-available/ http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/gasoline-direct-injection-now-available/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:26:28 +0000 newsadmin http://www.diagnosticnews.com/?p=10315 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/gasoline-direct-injection-now-available/feed/ 0 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/2012-vegas-training-conference-announced/ http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/2012-vegas-training-conference-announced/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:14:22 +0000 newsadmin http://www.diagnosticnews.com/?p=10324 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/2012-vegas-training-conference-announced/feed/ 0 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/a4-test-prep-program-now-available/ http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/a4-test-prep-program-now-available/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:09:52 +0000 newsadmin http://www.diagnosticnews.com/?p=10321 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/a4-test-prep-program-now-available/feed/ 0 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/tech-videos/wheel-speed-sensor-bias-voltage-tip-clip/ http://www.diagnosticnews.com/tech-videos/wheel-speed-sensor-bias-voltage-tip-clip/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:55:06 +0000 newsadmin http://www.diagnosticnews.com/?p=10313 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/tech-videos/wheel-speed-sensor-bias-voltage-tip-clip/feed/ 1 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/tech-videos/gen-x-y-advertising-strategy-tip-clip/ http://www.diagnosticnews.com/tech-videos/gen-x-y-advertising-strategy-tip-clip/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:47:25 +0000 newsadmin http://www.diagnosticnews.com/?p=10310 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/tech-videos/gen-x-y-advertising-strategy-tip-clip/feed/ 0 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/cummins-5-9-diesel-quick-quiz/ http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/cummins-5-9-diesel-quick-quiz/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:33:50 +0000 newsadmin http://www.diagnosticnews.com/?p=10332 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/featured/cummins-5-9-diesel-quick-quiz/feed/ 0 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/tech/brake-myths-revisited/ http://www.diagnosticnews.com/tech/brake-myths-revisited/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:11:28 +0000 newsadmin http://www.diagnosticnews.com/?p=10201 By Andrew Markel. The overall response to the 7 Brake Myths Busted article was huge. I took a lot of abuse, but that was the goal of the article. Too many times technicians get stuck in a mindset that leads to false diagnoses. The point of the article was to shake things up in your diagnostic thinking. ]]> http://www.diagnosticnews.com/tech/brake-myths-revisited/feed/ 0 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/management/youre-gonna-get-it/ http://www.diagnosticnews.com/management/youre-gonna-get-it/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:57:36 +0000 newsadmin http://www.diagnosticnews.com/?p=10191 http://www.diagnosticnews.com/management/youre-gonna-get-it/feed/ 0