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Equinox Needs an Exorcist

With Halloween just having passed, we couldn’t resist spotlighting this recent case study from our old friend Michael from Utah. This one is a great tutorial on using your system knowledge and vehicle-specific knowledge to quickly and accurately diagnose an electrical system issue that was

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Mercedes-Benz Ghost Codes

We’ve got another quick one, this time related to a Mercedes-Benz E550, but with implications across the model offering. In this post, Will from Rhode Island breaks down issues he encountered on his own vehicle, which occurred while he was performing an entire suspension update.

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Mustang Won’t Power Down

This month, we’ve got a quick one, but it might just help you save a ton of time and hassle. In this post, James from Michigan recounts how he resolved a tricky Mustang that would continue to run for several minutes after it was turned

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Is There Any Such Thing as a Purely Mechanical Repair?

This month, we’re back to asking a fundamental question about today’s repair environment, “Is there any such thing as a purely mechanical repair on a late model vehicle?” The question was prompted by a recent case study posted on the Diagnostic Network forum by Travis

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Resolving Another No Crank / No Start Mystery

This month’s edition of our Resource Article is from our old friend, Michael in Utah. In this case, he was called in to diagnose and resolve a Nissan Sentra that experienced an errant electrical short while it was being worked on by the vehicle owner.

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Subaru Mystery Takes an Unexpected Turn

Here’s a great reminder of how systems are interdependent in today’s complex vehicle command and control systems. In this post, Oscar from New York reviews how he dealt with a Subaru Legacy that was showing that O2, Catalyst and EGR monitors weren’t ready. Yet, he

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No-Start Case Study – Motor Age Wrench Tales

Here’s a really nice video case study from Sadel Martinez and Brandon Steckler on the Motor Age YouTube channel, discussing how they resolved a no-start condition on a 2020 BMW X5. When the X5 was towed in, Sadel encountered codes and conditions that were new

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AGM Batteries – Helpful Service Bulletin

AGM batteries continue to grow in terms of OE usage in new vehicle starting systems, driven largely by the increasing prevalence of Start-Stop Systems in today’s North American carpark. For many reasons, AGM and Start-Stop AGM batteries are best tailored to meet the specific needs

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Brick-Free Legacy GM PCM Reprogramming

Bricking modules seems to be as much a topic in 2025 as it was in 2015. The reality seems to us to be that, if you are doing programming, you eventually are going to brick a module. But, there are steps that can be taken

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