What’s Up With My Exhaust Fluid? Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) plays a critical role in meeting emission compliance requirements. But if any common vehicle fluids (including water) are accidentally added to the DEF tank, the Diesel Exhaust Fluid will be contaminated, leading to damage of system components and making the emission reduction properties of the […]
What’s Up With My Exhaust Fluid? Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) plays a critical role in meeting emission compliance requirements. But if any common vehicle fluids (including water) are accidentally added to the DEF tank, the Diesel Exhaust Fluid will be contaminated, leading to damage of system components and making the emission reduction properties of the […]
What exactly is “engine slobbering,” and what causes this condition? No, it doesn’t mean your engine is slobbering like Fido. A symptom of engine slobbering is excessive crankcase blow-by. In some cases, condensation can be seen seeping from the exhaust manifold joints. Engine slobbering usually results when an engine is run for long periods of […]
O-Ring Seals Love Vegetable Oil Vegetable oil isn’t just for use in the kitchen. Some engine manufacturers recommend vegetable oil to lubricate O-Ring seals. In these applications, if petroleum-based lubricants are used, the result will be swelling and cracking of the seal, leading to a leak. When vegetable oil is called for as an assembly […]
Here’s a Quick Way to Determine Current Barometric Pressure When troubleshooting the “Barometric Pressure – Data Erratic, Intermittent or Incorrect” fault code, here’s an easy and quick way to determine the current barometric pressure of your location: 1. Open up your Internet browser and go to https://www.weather.gov/ 2. Select your state on first page 3. Select […]
Tips & Tricks: Quickly Find the Circuit You Need in Repair-Connect.net Here’s a quick tip to help speed up the process of searching for a circuit in the system diagrams in Repair-Connect.net. The wiring tab is populated with circuit diagrams and system diagrams. While the circuit diagram for a component resides within a single page, the […]
Common Head Gasket Material Can Be Dangerous When Heated I wanted to share some great information I recently came across in a Detroit DD Platform article. A commonly used type of O-ring and gasket material is Viton® Fluoroelastomer, made by the DuPont Company. If this material is heated to more than 600°F (316°C), as in […]
From the Imagination to Reality: TruckLabor The idea for the new TruckLabor product isn’t really all that new… we just applied it in a new way: Trucks! From the very moment in 2006 when we launched Tractor-Trailer.net, Mitchell 1’s repair information solution for Class 7-8 heavy-duty tractors and trailers, we have literally been inundated with […]
Exciting Times — Labor Times, that is — for Trucking Industry In 1985, Steven Spielberg produced the now-famous movie Back to the Future, which showcased a futuristic stainless steel DeLorean that traveled back in time to the 1950s. Referring to this movie in his 1986 State of the Union speech, President Reagan said, “Never has there […]
Visit Mitchell 1 at NTEA and TMC truck shows! Look for an official announcement coming soon, but you can get a first glimpse of our exciting new TruckLabor estimating tool for medium and heavy trucks at the NTEA Work Truck show this week in Indianapolis. You can also check it out next week at the […]