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I have been wanting to put a sign up in the shop Diagnose : The work done to pinpoint a problem Guess : What you do without diagnostic testing Hope : A feeling you have after 3 expensive guesses Pray : I have money left for diagnostic testing Should take some of the argument away.

"Why is the pin stripe an inch away on one side but close on the other?" We only spray the liners, we do not move the pinstripe.

So Joe average comes in for a _____ @ $50. SA sells an additional $200 work for a $250 total RO. He gets $13/hr plus 5% of $200. Is that correct?

I think the used parts needs its own thread.

The last thing we need is more government input. LIcense require more money we have to pass along to our customer. Don't think a $100 once every 2 years is all its going to take. It will all $tart with board member$. Then they will set up $upervisor$ who need $ecratarie$ to run the $taff. This $taff will I$$ue, In$pect and enforce the regulation$. All of which will require $alerie$, in$urance and benefit$. Remember when the government took over the whore house and went bankrupt selling booze and blowjobs? https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19900920&id=dlBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wIYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6931,3627138&hl=en

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What did you find?

Is this different from Carcare one?

I ask one simple question. Are you paying me to do what you want done or to fix the problem?

You guys see how old this is?

Is the turbo leaking internally? Any oil in the tubing coming from the turbo?

I utilize all the down time I get. There is always something that needs done. Lift inspections. New belts on the compressors. The flickering light in the bathroom. Leaking airlines etc. This might not work out for the flat rate techs. But my hourly guys are not standing around waiting on equipment to be repaired when the real work starts again.

Get your techs a pot license, problem solved.

IF a bad winter kept customers at home, Are the sales really lost or just postponed ?The work still needs done unless they went south for the winter.

Something I have recently ran into. The dealership is offering lifetime power train warranties. Not from Ford but the dealer them self. It says any service provided outside the dealership will void the warranty. How do I compete with this?

Something I have recently ran into. The dealership offering lifetime power train warranties. Not from Ford but the dealer them self. It says any service provided outside the dealership will void the warranty. How do I compete with this?

Turns out that the tech. temped the TCM into place. Once properly installed and grounded the repair was complete. 89 was a code the scanner could not interpret. P1694 also leading to the TCM. Hopefully this helps some one else down the road.

Sorry. Borrowed another scanner came up with a P1694. Changed out the TCM and It shifts now but still sputterrs with P0123 as the only code coming up. Had to push it aside for a bit and will be back on it today.

I have also Isolated and tested bus wiring.

All the wiring proves out . No short to ground, power or each other. Good continuity. Good ground on all components. Solid 5 volts at TPS. 0.6v at idle from sensor 4.7 volt at WOT. No voltage drop from signal at PCM or TCM. And signal is clean and linear with a scope. Still I have codes for High and Low voltage. And this 89. I think there is a valid fault that is not being interpreted correctly by the scanner or PCM.

Have cleared the codes, 89 returns instantly. P codes after start up. Will try another scanner.

98 Cherokee 4.0 automatic. Came in with a P0123 and a couple of 700 codes. I should have kept documentation on those but I didn't. Changed out a bad TPS test drove and cleared codes. 2 hours after the customer picks it up he returns. It is running rough and does not want to shift. We now have codes P0122, Tps signal low. P0123, TPS signal High. And 89 description unavailable. I have never seen a 2 digit code from Obd II. Diag. on the codes say do the high first. Followed procedure to the point of replacing the PCM. I did with no changes. The low side proves the same TPS and circuit wiring and replaces the TCM. Which I am now reluctant to do. I believe what ever is causing this Mystery 89 code is the source of my problem. Tech support for my OTC scanner say its a Chrysler code. Local Chrysler techs say not one of theirs. Any Ideas out there?

Just looked at your site both as a shop owner and a consumer. First off, you lost me as a consumer that has no knowledge of auto repair. Why would I or anyone else go purchase a OBD II device to scan the codes and send it to my phone? AutoZone will do it for free. Now you want me to send this info out and find some one to estimate the repair because it may be a common problem. AutoZone is going to tell you the common problem hoping you buy parts. And I am having problems now, RIGHT NOW !!! I need answers, not an estimate based on codes that may not fix my problem. Gotta pick the kids up at 3:00. Hey AutoZone guy, I'm not a mechanic who would you recommend? See where this is going in the fast paced real world? As a shop owner, I just sent some business cards to the AutoZone guy.

Depends on if they help you on occasion or just ride your coat tails. My mother, parts at cost plus cost of the tech. All others It's case by case.

In the same boat. I would be glad to receieve a copy.