Stories from the Road 4 (A Narrative About Modern Automotive
Diagnostics An Automotive Case Studies Series By Mandy Concepcion
This book, "Stories from the Road 4" is a real work in action about
the intricacies of modern automotive diagnostics. It is based on
actual real life situations. From this book you may extract
real-life lessons, which will help you as an automotive aficionado,
DIY mechanic and professional technician. The work is divided into
narrated stories representing real-life applications of diagnostic
technology, equipment usage, repair techniques and knowledge based
information. Here, you'll get input on how to use the automotive
scan-tool, OBD-2 ECM/PCM readers, oscilloscope, graphing
multi-meter, signal tone injector and many other diagnostic tools.
You'll also get deep insights on testing all kinds of sensors and
actuators, such as injectors, solenoids, transmission components,
motors, fuel pumps, CAM and crank sensors, TPS, MAF, Knock and
pretty much every component seen today. All the content is
presented on a narrated, story like format to make the knowledge
easy and fun to comprehend. With that in mind, enjoy your readings.
Table of contents Stories from the Road 4 * - Corvette with a U
Problem Diagnostic case that cover the intricacies of networked
diagnostics. Here's what happens when there's an issue with a
multi-module Corvette computer system, which generates the
venerable U type DTC or trouble codes. * - Ford's E150 Burning Down
the House Get the diagnostic strategy employed with this Ford Van
and a possible transmission issue. The case also goes into details
on the use of multi-channel scopes to detect problems. After a
tough diagnostic path the problem is finally found in the least
expected place. See where. * - GM B2960 Antitheft Syndrome Learn
from the diagnostic path this GMC Trailblazer took us on,
especially during the detection process on an antitheft system and
a no-start condition. Get tips and secrets on this GM system and
see how to go about diagnosing it. * - GM Passlock Issue from Hell
The "Security Light" is on. What do you do then? Here's what
happened with a GMC Van and the Sec-light on with a no-start
condition. Code P1632, an antitheft code was just the beginning.
The diagnostic goes into PassLock calibration detection and lot of
other diagnostic practices for this system. * - Great Diagnostic
Waterfall That's right, a waterfall of procedures and equipment for
this 2007 Jeep. See an arsenal of equipment used up during this
erratic engine operation diagnostic. Multiple equipments were used
to find out a waterfall chain of events that caused this strange
issue. * - Headlight Transmission Shifter A very strange problem
with a Ford Focus having a headlight transmission shifting issue,
yeah that's right. Was this a crossed wire issue or was it the ECM
seeing something strange. Here, you'll see heavy use of the
oscilloscope and some fancy logic. * - Hello There GM Power Windows
A difficult diagnostic issue on a GM power window system. The
trouble was that this was no ordinary power window. It was a
heavily computerized and networked power window system, like the
ones found on all new models. See the how a manufacturer component
option made this system fail. * - BONUS...How to Connect a Fuel
Pump Relay Derived from our series "Automotive Relays Connection
Guide," this section is a primer on how the Fuel-Pump relay is
wired. It serves as a guide and a possible way is repairing older
vehicles, whom have lost their fuel delivery system. In many cases,
the part is no longer available so here you'll gain some knowledge
on how to connect the fuel pump.
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