September 23, 2013 Ever been mislead by comparing CKP/CMP for cam/crank timing? Harv from British Columbia shares how to validate jumped timing, when the chain or belt jumps, leaving the CKP/CMP inputs aligned, but the valve/piston timing out of sync. http://autop.ro/5kh


If it Walks Like a Duck, Talks Like a Duck,
it must be a chicken! Had a Intrepid towed in for a no-start. One of my techs had a look at it. He said that it sounded like it was out of time and thought he'd try this technique that he read about. The technique is scoping cam and crank and see if they are i

September 23, 2013 iATN President Scott Brown will be presenting a "Mastering iATN" class at Automotive Service & Technology Expo (ASTE) on this Saturday, September 28, at 8am Eastern, in Cary, North Carolina. Scott will cover all of the latest features and pro tips for getting the most out of iATN. For more information on the tradeshow, please see http://www.asteshow.com/


2013 ASTE Show - Automotive Service & Technology Expo
www.asteshow.com Sept 27-29 2013 is a must attend date as IGO presents ASTE 2013. Shop owners, service advisors & technicians will be able to take part in the largest automotive aftermarket event held in the Carolinas. This event has some of the nations top trainers delivering cutting edge information at a price tha...

September 16, 2013 Need help with vacuum waveforms and relating them to the various cylinder intake strokes? Mike from Ohio does a great job describing the steps needed to help identify which cylinder is which. http://autop.ro/5Kx


Vacuum waveform analogy and ID help
Here is something that seems to help me in understanding a vacuum waveform. I'm not claiming to invent this and actually didn't even bother searching much to see if this same idea was posted before. So far I really see this cranking vacuum waveform thing as ve

September 11, 2013 Registering a battery on a BMW using the Snap-on Verus Pro? Harv from British Columbia assembled a demonstration video showing how it's done. http://autop.ro/5bC

Battery Registration on BMW
Previously in another thread, I upload a video showing how to navigate to the battery management screen of a Snap On scanner. A question was posed by a member would couldn't figure out how to tell if the battery registration worked or not. While I could have r

September 6, 2013 Need to reprogram a Ford module and don't have the tear-tag? Michael from New Jersey had this issue, filed a NASTF Information Request with Ford, and a solution was found and shared here. http://autop.ro/5od

August 27, 2013 High speed vehicle network issues on GM vehicles: James from Florida talks about finding M.O.S.T. ring breaks using a scan tool. http://autop.ro/5Ku

As seen in the latest iATN Review: http://autop.ro/5Ix

MOST ring breaks in NGI systems
This post will most likely be of interest to GM techs only at this time as this technology has not filtered down to the aftermarket yet. Finding MOST ring breaks can be done without too much trouble if you have a good idea how the system operates. The MOST net

August 22, 2013 The latest iATN Review is out, and should be arriving in your inboxes soon. You can also read it online: http://autop.ro/5Ix

Inside, we cover our new search engine, as well as articles about: Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) ring breaks in networks found on GM vehicles, scan-tool bi-directional capabilities, FORD PCM tear-tags, a vacuum waveform analogy, Chrysler timing belt replacement tech tips, Ford modular engine spark plug issues, Chevrolet Cruze timing tools tutorial, and an article that took advantage of our recently overhauled file upload system.


iATN Review Newsletter: Third Quarter 2013 Edition
Includes: MOST Ring Breaks in NGI Systems. Ford Tear Tags, Rebuilt PCMs, NASTF 519. Battery Registration on BMW. If it Walks Like a Duck, Talks Like a Duck...Vacuum Waveform Analogy and ID Help. Chrysler 2.4 Timing Belt Alternative. Ford Spark Plu... and more.

August 13, 2013 New Customers and the Internet: Knowing where your customers come from, and why they come to you, is important, and Nathan from Pennsylvania discusses this in iATN's Shop Management Forum. http://autop.ro/4kI

new customers and the internet
For the past several months I have been tracking where all of my new customers come from. This is something that I definitely should've done a long time ago, and really, all businesses should do this. Our top two sources for new customers are personal recomend

August 5, 2013 Flat rate, salary, or hourly? Fixed or commission-based? Vote in our new poll and see how your peers are compensated: http://members.iatn.net/

Our last poll asked our members whether they favor mandatory automotive technician licensing. We had 7,061 responses and 444 comments. 53% of respondents are in favor of it, 22% oppose it, and 25% want to learn more about the topic.

Excluding the 25% that indicated they need more information: Of those in regions without mandatory licensing, 70% are in favor of mandatory licensing. In regions that currently require licensing, 85% are in favor of mandatory licensing. View the poll results: http://autop.ro/5C0

The debate spread into our forums, with an additional 350 messages posted in 7 different discussion threads that started while the poll was live. Members can easily access those discussions here via our new search engine: http://autop.ro/5BY

July 31, 2013 iATN President Scott Brown gave a live demo of the new iATN search engine with Motor Age Magazine's Pete Meier. You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6ZQTE33fw