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Using systems that require fluids to be injected into outgoing exhaust for emission reductions is pretty common. With this in mind, there are some important facts that fleet managers and operators need to know about these fluids, commonly known as diesel exhaust fluids (DEFs).
The other day, I was in TruckSeries looking up the information to replace the disc brake pads on a Ford F-450. Navigating to the procedure, I couldn’t help but notice the bright colors in the repair illustrations.
As more and more light-duty shops begin to take on more medium truck jobs, auto techs are being confronted with a very strange set of codes, nothing like the codes on a car or pickup truck with OBD II codes.
When you are working on what seems like the Frankenstein of trucks, you may need to call in to support to find the right information in your truck repair information. This might require you to be able to identify a part or piece.
Here’s a quick tip to help you save time by reducing the amount of trips you take.
To save technicians even more time in the servicing process, at the top of engine information for most heavy trucks, we have included a heading called “Special Tools.”
We’ve recently added the new “Walk Me” feature to our TruckSeries truck repair software that points out tips for selections and reminders that will help you find the information you’re looking for to repair the truck in your bay.
I was going over the navigation of TruckSeries, our truck repair software, with a technician and showing him the easiest way to find the information he needed for his repair.
Reading Jake’s recent blog post, “A Come Back Story,” reminded me of an important lesson I learned back in 1996.
Have you ever been working through a testing procedure for a fault code and found a reference to another code that doesn’t look anything like the code you entered?