Category Archives: Automotive Diagnostics

I will try to update this one or two times a week on general work tasks and things we are doing here at http://www.autodiagcart.com

Unintended results

It’s happening. Electronics and systems try to help drivers keep their vehicles in safe operating conditions. Drivers are finding a way around these systems! Heard last week about a Cayenne with the TPMS light on. Shop tried to make the … Continue reading

Virtual Diagnostic Bay helps with employee turnover

www.AutoDiagCart.com is now beta testing our newest feature. We are calling it the VDB or Virtual Diagnostic Bay! Using a remote access utility we are now able to remotely connect, via the Internet to a car in your shop! With … Continue reading

Synchronizing new key with replaced AAM

Not possible when you are dealing with Mercedes Benz of Albuquerque! Those turkeys just cost us several hours of trying. They did not send the “special Mickey Mouse” round temporary key! Then they required the customer bring the car with … Continue reading

A quote to Car Quest

Reuban, Thanks for the call. I have worked with CarQuest to complete a couple of deals. The Universal scanner from Taiwan is the most capable scan tool in North America today. The package from Taiwan is like getting three scanners in … Continue reading

ISIS

Finally. We have been trying to connect to a BMW with the ISIS or ISTA or ISID for quite awhile now. Many months and hours and dollars have gone by. We bought a Chinese ICOM for testing, now we understand … Continue reading

What make more sense?

I walked into a long time customer’s shop in Fort Collins yesterday. He has been talking with Direct Capital. Direct Capital is the preferred financier for Autologic deals. Direct Capital has been calling and telling potential customers that he works for … Continue reading

Snap on scanners and the big (white &) red truck!

I have worked for more than 15 years selling/servicing/updating diagnostic systems. Why is it that people still buy Snap-on scanners? Think it through with me. So your product mix is all domestic maybe? They do well on reading and clearing … Continue reading

Factory software is better than Autologic

Just got a call from another very satisfied customer. He bought a system from me back in 2009. Four years, no need to update till now…… He works on just Mercedes, BMW and Porsche. He called to ask about updating my … Continue reading

too busy to blog

All is good. Customers are happy. We are getting everything done except for this blog and some website improvements we are planning. We have been very, very busy. Tech support, vehicle problems, sales meetings, and the never ending research. Our … Continue reading

Another quote

We went out and did four demo’s a week ago Wednesday. One down three quote request’s to go. Mark, Thanks for giving us an opportunity to connect in your shop the other day. We successfully connected to Brent’s VW using … Continue reading