ASE PS2 Test Preparation Guide: Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
● AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION — A transmission that shifts itself using engine RPM, load and other inputs to regulate shift points and gear engagement. Late model automatics have electronic/hydraulic controls operated by the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) or its own Transmission Control Module (TCM). Most late model automatics have five or six gears (speeds), though some
DENSO Develops New Starter for Stop/Start Systems
Starter shortens waiting time when restarting the engine, according to the company.
19th Annual Technical Forum: Exhaust
How can you tell when a catalytic converter needs to be replaced?
Gaskets From Different Eras Vary Quite A Bit From More Modern Vehicles
When selling engine gaskets, the modern parts professional is often faced with a dizzying array of gasket technologies. The difference in gasket technologies among a ‘50s-model pickup truck, a ‘60s-vintage, high-compression muscle car and a modern bi-metal or aluminum engine is often quite dramatic. As we’ll see below, the practices that apply to older engines
A World View of Cost Controls: Q&A with Odd Joergenrud, Regional President — North America, Automotive Aftermarket, Robert Bosch LLC
Rising costs are on everyone’s mind these days. As the world’s largest supplier of automotive parts and systems, Bosch has a unique vantage point of the issue. In this exclusive interview, Odd Joergenrud, regional president – North America, Automotive Aftermarket, Robert Bosch LLC, offers up his perspective on cost containment from a manufacturer’s point of view.
Counterman Exclusive Interview: Federated CEO Rusty Bishop
Rusty Bishop tackles questions about consolidation, the overall business environment and what the future holds.
Tech Feature: Family Ties – Servicing Chrysler’s Versatile 3.3L and 3.8L Engines
First introduced as a family back in 1990, these engines have been upgraded and improved to provide good torque for the necessary applications, reasonable fuel economy and a reputation for durability and appropriate performance. Both have iron blocks and aluminum heads and since 2001 have been used nearly exclusively in Chrysler’s family of FWD vehicles,
Technical Sales Skills: A Catalytic Converter Is A Vehicle’s Most Important Emissions Component
The catalytic converter is probably the most important emission control device on a vehicle because it cleans up the pollutants in the exhaust.
Honeywell to Sell Consumer Products Group Business to Rank Group for $950 Million
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Honeywell has announced that Rank Group, a private investment company, will acquire its automotive Consumer Products Group (CPG) business in a cash transaction valued at approximately $950 million. The CPG business, headquartered in Danbury, Conn., has more than 2,000 employees and includes four leading consumer automotive brands: FRAM filters, Prestone antifreeze,
Let There Be Light
An illuminating story on the evolution and latest developments in headlamp technology.
