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ASW Conversations: Opening new bay doors

Auto Service World

The 2017 Canadian Technician of the Year from CARS magazine was the lead tech at Master Mechanic High Park, the 2021 Shop of the Year. It’s not often, perhaps even rare, these days that a technician sets off on their own to open their own shop. But that’s the plunge Rui Silvestre has taken.

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Diagnosing BMW LED Lighting Systems

Tomorrow's Technician

Due to the higher light output, these systems were engineered with beam leveling mechanisms and a way to clean the light to alleviate glare for oncoming drivers. Diagnostic Strategy One of the first platforms to get the Dynamic lighting system with LEDs was the F10 and F15 for the sixth-generation 5 Series made between 2010-2017.

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Sandro Pagliarulo retires from OTR Engineered Solutions

Tire Review Magazine

Sandro Pagliarulo, managing director of Canada and Europe operations for OTR Engineered Solutions (OTR) , announced his retirement from the company, effective Oct. Pagliarulo began his career as a mechanical engineer for Global Wheel, a South African wheel manufacturer. We thank Sandro for helping us achieve this competitive advantage.”

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Bridging the past and present: Totten Tire may be Birch Run’s best kept secret in tires

Tire Review Magazine

After high school graduation, he headed to college and took a job for a different company, driving a tow truck and doing mechanical work. The day finally came in 2017 when I was ready to say, ‘Okay, I want to buy it all now,’” Garno said. If a mechanic calls in sick, I’ll be a mechanic that day.”

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Duramax Diesel Turbo Codes P0290 and P2463

Brake & Front End

diesel engines from 2011-2017 are quick and catastrophic. These are typically caught by the engine management system when it senses the turbocharger is no longer producing the expected level of boost for a given engine speed or load. 2017 Duramax 6.6L Some turbocharger failures on some GM Duramax 6.6 These are easy to diagnose.

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Pirelli’s Scorpion XTM AT Tire Takes a Bite out of the All-Terrain Segment

Tire Review Magazine

That led to Pirelli developing an entirely new mold-closing mechanism internally, which plant workers lovingly nicknamed the Mega Mech. North American Adjustments Based on Market Feedback Pirelli first entered the North American replacement-market all-terrain segment in 2017 with the Scorpion AT Plus.

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A global skills shortage that could see some of the most iconic vehicles in history lost

Lyons Garages

Is the drive there to encourage people to get into motor mechanics and panel beating, I’m not sure, to be honest. (Is In the UK, the classic car community has long been concerned about a lack of suitably skilled mechanics and restorers entering the sector, and has been very positive in doing something about it.

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