Tech Tips

Dangerous U-turn prompts serious investigation into ’08 Sebring’s throttle body problem. I recently was asked to look at a car by a lady who had been recommended to me by a family member. The…

Yeah, but it’s losing top-end power. Here’s how to diagnose and fix it. Owners of 2009 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, 3500 or Cab & Chassis 4500 vehicles equipped with the 5.7 liter Hemi engine may experience a loss of top-end…

A running compression test is a great tool for diagnosing density misfires. A running compression test or dynamic compression test is an often overlooked engine diagnostic tool, but it can pinpoint the cause of a misfire when the usual tests…

Remember when every go-fast part listed in a performance catalog was guaranteed to give you at least 10 percent to 15 percent more power? I used to think that if I could install just a few of those high-performance parts…

If you’ve worked on any GM vehicles over the past 20 years, most likely you have encountered one of their security systems. Passkey, one of GM’s most popular earlier systems, used a pellet in the steel shank of the key…

Face it. Working on hybrid vehicles can make some technicians nervous. Even though the systems on a hybrid may be used somewhat differently, they are not new and most technicians will have…

I took a hotline call the other day that reminded me of an odd problem on some Mitsubishi vehicles that I have seen many times now. Some of the vehicles involved are the Galant (1999 to 2004), Eclipse (2000 to…