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Motor Age Garage: It Can Be Done

December 1, 2008
By:Richard McCuistian

Valve stem seal problems are as old as overhead valves. Those puffy brown rock-hard deposits (that can look kind of like brown ice cream) on the spark plugs aren't always so noticeable on some engine platforms with leaking stem seals, but they blatantly tell the tale on others. Visible symptoms range from a puff of oil smoke from the tailpipe when starting the engine after a soak to a full blown bug-truck mist that hangs in the air for minutes after a vehicle passes. Some engines seem to give more valve stem seal trouble than others.

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Shop Repair

November 1, 2008
By:Jim Marotta

Regular Equipment Maintenance Pays You Big Dividends.

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Tech Tips 2008

November 1, 2008

Several times a month, you probably come across something in your bay that has you stumped. You go to other techs in your shop, in your town and on the Internet. Well, some of your fellow techs are sharing their best tips to help your job go a little smoother.

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Servicing Imports

November 1, 2008

2006 Volkswagen Rabbit

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Scope & Scan: Examining GM Tech 2 Vehicle Network Diagnostic Function

November 1, 2008
By:Jim Garrido

This is the first in a multipart series on using scan tool features to perform vehicle Data Network Diagnostics. Vehicle networks primarily are software driven systems with no moving parts. As such, beyond testing harness integrity, the vast majority of vehicle network diagnostics rely on available scan tool testing capabilities.

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Custom Bay: Fine Filtration

November 1, 2008
By:Steve Temple

Up until recently, aftermarket companies typically have touted the performance benefits of their products. With fuel prices up and the economy down, though, the emphasis has shifted virtually industrywide to performance efficiency. That is, how an aftermarket product can reduce fuel consumption.

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