December 2020

Service Preview of the 2021s: An Electrifying Future Ahead

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  • Editor’s Report

    As you know it today, MOTOR Magazine marks the end of a 117-year run with this issue. With sincere gratitude to all who made the journey possible, we say: Let the next chapter begin!

  • Trouble Shooter

    Diagnostic information doesn’t always present itself in a manner that supports our suppositions or previous experience. That’s not a good enough reason to disregard or downgrade it.

  • Trade Secrets

    You might think your business is fixing broken cars, but your focus should be on cheerfully helping people maintain their vehicles. Customers, not cars, sustain your business.

  • Foreign Service

    An improperly indexed crankshaft reluctor on a popular Toyota V8 may cause DTCs and driveability symptoms. Here’s how to recognize them and correctly install the reluctor.

  • Driveability Corner

    You can consolidate a carmaker’s test plans, DTC charts and service information with a lab scope strategy to get the answers you need quickly, now and into the future.

  • Battery Service Best Practices

    Technology advances have affected all aspects of vehicle service, including something seemingly as simple as a battery replacement. What worked before may cause real harm today.

  • NewsBreak

    Epicor initiative helps businesses thrive post-COVID, new customer training for Snap-on diagnostic tools, Dana bolsters Victor Reinz brand in North America, plus other news of interest to shop owners and technicians.

  • Tools of the Trade

    Manufacturers' newly introduced tools, equipment, parts and services that help shop owners run their business more profitably and allow technicians to diagnose and fix vehicles quicker and more accurately.

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