Tomorrow's Technician

MAY 13, 2024

As time passed, even large trucks and motorcycles adopted this same method to test the emissions status of a vehicle. But, in some cases, the fastest way to get to the bottom of a check engine light might be to access the vehicle with generic protocols. For technicians, it opened a whole new world of diagnostics.

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Tomorrow's Technician

JANUARY 22, 2024

This truck is in with a check engine light and reduced power complaint. From the scan, we can see we have active DTCs for P0171 bank one too lean and P0308 for cylinder 8 misfire. We found this TSB that states code P0308 could be connected to a burned exhaust valve on the driver’s side bank.

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Brake & Front End

JANUARY 22, 2024

This truck is in with a check engine light and reduced power complaint. From the scan, we can see we have active DTCs for P0171 bank one too lean and P0308 for cylinder 8 misfire. We found this TSB that states code P0308 could be connected to a burned exhaust valve on the driver’s side bank.

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Software Check Engine Light Banking Electronics 130

RepairSmith

JANUARY 15, 2024

Starting Issues Since a failing fuel pump won’t send enough fuel to the engine, you’ll face difficulties starting your car. Lit Check Engine Light A bad pump will cause an air-fuel mixture imbalance, which will trigger the Check Engine Light.

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