ATG Schedule of Classes for May 2017
Posted to Industry Events Forum on 4/26/2017
Greetings, everyone!
The Automotive Training Group (ATG) has the following
classes available for the month of May 2017. All classes run
from 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. each night for both evenings.
EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEMS: OEM
flowcharts routinely make EVAP system diagnostics too
complicated. Despite the wide variety of systems out there,
our research has revealed that a layered approach is much
faster than the linear OEM approach, leading to a profitable
diagnosis without the wasted (and unbillable) diagnostic
time or multiple trips for your customer. This is the 2nd
subject in our Import Series, but also comes with a thick
Domestic section. First, we show you universal techniques
applicable to every system. If no leaks are found, the
procedures become more system-specific, but not yet
manufacturer-specific. All systems fall into one of four
categories and by following our universal procedures, you
can still avoid the technical nonsense that typically
lengthens diagnostic times! Most faults are found using
these first two layers. We have also included manufacturer
and system specific tips and tricks for those cases where
you'll need to go that deep.
*Phoenix, AZ: May 8th & 9th
MECHANICAL & VARIABLE TIMING & VALVETRAIN
DIAGNOSTICS: Mechanical timing problems have been
around as long as the internal combustion engine, but more
complex timing and valve train systems have flooded the
market in the last decade. Now they're showing up in your
shop, and the stakes are high. Position sensor codes are
often mechanical or variable timing faults. Variable valve
timing (VVT) codes are often mechanical timing faults or
lubrication issues. Even Fuel Trim, MAF, MAP, and other
codes and symptoms can be caused by a variety of timing and
lift faults. When it really is a VVT system fault, it's hard
to tell if the root cause is an oil, solenoid, actuator, or
other mechanical fault. What's needed is a repeatable
strategy to avoid testing 'everything', and instead quickly
eliminate possible causes. In this first class of our new
ATG Import Series, we've fine-tuned this approach to include
manufacturer-specific ATG Tips for quick solutions you'd
spend hours discovering on your own.
*Davie, FL: May 8th & 9th
6.0L, 6.4L & 6.7L POWERSTROKE ENGINE
PERFORMANCE: ATG's Engine Performance Training
series helps you choose the best tests that get you the most
information with the least effort. These strategies are even
more critical on Powerstroke engines because they are so
time consuming to work on. This seminar contains
field-tested diagnostic & repair strategies that actually
work, and includes tips and tricks developed in shops across
the nation. Come for some great shortcuts & homemade tools
to quickly isolate faults that can take hours more to find
using conventional diagnostics.
*Flagstaff, AZ: May 15th & 16th
ADVANCED CIRCUIT & ELECTRICAL TESTING: This
class is about using wiring diagrams as part of a larger
strategy to increase testing accuracy and decrease testing
time (and even the number of tests performed). We're
combining wiring information with codes, symptoms, system
interactions, Scan Tool PIDs & controls, and other
observations.
*Tampa, FL: May 15th & 16th
GENERAL MOTORS ENGINE PERFORMANCE: This new
class covers all of the newest GM technology, but emphasizes
evolving failure patterns on older systems as well. With our
tips and intuitive tests, you can quickly differentiate
between electronic and mechanical issues plaguing the GM
models most likely to come into your shop. Misfire, Fuel
Trim, valve seat issues, cam timing faults, and
cylinder-kill system failures can all cause similar symptoms
and codes. This seminar helps you make a better 'first pass'
to look for clues that create the shortest diagnostic path.
We've been refining these 'beat the flowchart' methods for
years, so you'll find something you can use right away.
*Asheville, NC: May 24th & 25th
CUMMINS COMMON RAIL DIESEL & DURAMAX LML/LGH
DIESEL: Diesel engines are very simple -- just
compress some air and fuel and you get combustion. But with
the advent of common rail fuel pressurization and delivery
symptoms, diagnosis and repair became a complicated and
time-consuming game. Add variable vane turbochargers,
feedback EGR systems, and exhaust aftertreatment systems
like Diesel Particulate Filters, Selective Catalyst
Reduction, and Diesel Exhaust Fluid injection, and it's hard
to know where to start. Other published Cummins and Duramax
repair information is inconsistent, and many of the flow
charts run you in circles performing tests that would take
days. In contrast, our approach looks for high-level
indicators to make a better possible-cause list, and then
offers multiple simple tests to trim that list as fast as
possible without taking too much apart. Cummins and Duramax
are each comprehensively covered in separate sections,
including special tools, workarounds, unused Scan Tool
functions, and other great shortcuts. From a simple
high-level pass to system-specific tips, this seminar covers
the entire diagnostic process. We have included dozens of
real world examples to prove that these strategies will find
the root cause of your code or symptom in the shortest
amount of time.
*Arden Hills, MN: May 1st & 2nd
*Bloomington, MN: May 3rd & 4th
*Ashland, MA: May 10th & 11th
*Holyoke, MA: May 22nd & 23rd
*Orlando, FL: May 31st & June 1st
CHRYSLER DRIVABILITY & CODE DIAGNOSTICS:
This all-new Chrysler training seminar is the latest
installment in our Engine Performance series, and continues
the evolution of our products from a systems-based layout to
a diagnostics-based layout. Because of the new format,
today's more complex symptoms and codes become easier to
understand in the classroom and far easier to diagnose back
in the shop. This approach applies to new and legacy engine
management systems, so it will change the way you approach
any Chrysler vehicle. This seminar and manual were built by
analyzing actual diagnostic struggles and documenting the
shortest diagnostic paths for engine management and
emissions systems. Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep & Fiat applications
have a tremendous number of no-starts, stalling complaints,
misfiring, and trouble codes that really mean something
else. This seminar focuses on the best practices to give you
victory over these faults, so it's a great investment in
your career.
*College Park, MD: May 1st & 2nd
*Tucson, AZ: May 1st & 2nd
*Timonium, MD: May 3rd & 4th
*Cocoa Beach, FL: May 10th & 11th
*Fort Wayne, IN: May 15th & 16th
*Salinas, CA: May 17th & 18th
*Indianapolis, IN: May 17th & 18th
*Roanoke, VA: May 22nd & 23rd
*Albuquerque, NM: May 22nd & 23rd
*Houston, TX: May 22nd & 23rd
*El Paso, TX: May 24th & 25th
*Corpus Christi, TX: May 24th & 25th
*Woodbridge, NJ: May 31st & June 1st
Contact: Christina Rosenthal at (800) 233-3182 ext. 115 or
e-mail: [...]
Cost per seat is $209 USD and includes the seat, training
manual and certificate. Discounts available for multiple
seat purchases.
Christina Rosenthal
Manager
The Automotive Training Group
San Diego, California, USA