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June 18, 2012
 
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IN THIS ISSUE
• New site launch
• Enter your shop!
• Finding A/C leaks
• The future of auto repair

 
 
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Win an iPad!
Motor Age is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website. The new site makes it easier to find the content you want, offers a free self-serve classified section you can post to, and is integrated into our social outlets so you are always in the loop! Join our community today to be eligible to win an iPad!
» MORE ON: Check out the new Technicians section!

In The Shop

Show off!
Proud of your shop? Think it's a "Top Shop"? Then take a few minutes to enter our 2012 Top Shop contest. Our panel of judges will review all the entries and compile a Top 10, and all will be featured in our December issue. The "numero uno" shop will be our cover story! For full info, and to enter, click here now!
» MORE ON: Check out our 2011 Top 10 here


A/C service tips
Today's mobile air conditioning systems are doing more with a lot less. Refrigerant capacities are getting smaller and smaller, with some models holding as little as 11 ounces! Leaks that would allow a system to last the whole year before experiencing a problem now result in a hot, sweaty...and unhappy...customer returning to your shop before the dog days of summer are over. Watch the video here
» MORE ON: Find more just like this in the AutoPro Workshop

Whose vehicles will you be repairing?
 Tschanen Brandyberry, managing editor
Who is going to be taking care of vehicles in the future? If you look at the vehicle owner instead of the vehicle itself, you might be able to gauge how much business you'll get in the next two to five years. A four-man panel at the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) has some ideas based on research their companies have done.Read the story here
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The June issue of Motor Age focuses on diagnostic tips and techniques. In the feature on using fuel trim as a diagnostic tool, contributing editor Albin Moore shares valuable tips on using trim to gain a diagnostic direction. Let's see if you paid attention!

A V8-equipped vehicle is in with a complaint of rough performance and low power. The technician checks the scan data and notices that the total fuel trim for bank 1 is a positive correction while the total fuel trim for bank 2 is a negative correction. Which of the following statements is correct about this MAF-equipped engine?
  1. This is an indication of a leaking intake manifold gasket on bank 2.
  2. This is an indication of a restricted exhaust on bank 2.
  3. This is an indication of unmetered air on bank 2.
  4. This is an indication of a leaking injector on bank 2.

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