Category Archives: Automotive Diagnostics

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ATTENTION! Is your VCDS cable looking a bit worn out? Trade in for new and GO WIRELESS! Works on Android and Apple Mobile platforms Leave that PC on your tool box Older VCDS cables can be updated to the wireless … Continue reading →

Mistakes are like snowballs. They just get bigger as you keep rolling down that hill! Here is the downward spiral. Thinking it is okay to buy from Autologic after they killed the best tool you ever bought. Buying the $14K … Continue reading →

I spent some time yesterday with a great customer who is a shop owner in Northern Colorado. He has an i Scan II WT and our diagnostic PC. Last year they brought in a new Euro tech from out of … Continue reading →

Service advisers get busy and customers like a nice waiting room until it is there turn to finish up that ticket. Okay, we get that. It is only an oil change! Seems like it’s reasonable to allow that as a … Continue reading →

We have been in this spot way too many times. Here’s is how it goes…… A customer calls and asks for help installing a new PCM to a car, in this case a Toyota. We make the mistake of not … Continue reading →

http://www.dealershipcloseouts.com/ Did you really think this was a legitimate website? Copy and pasted from Better Business Bureau 5/27/2015 Delivery Issues Complaint I purchased a used Ford IDS diagnostic package in Oct. of 14 for $1,400. diagnostic purposes on personal vehicle … Continue reading →

Mountain States Equipment in Longmont just spent $10,000 on a new Bosch diagnostic system! It has been 10 years since we first heard of people making this mistake. Here is the (mistaken) justification to buy a Bosch scan tool. I … Continue reading →

Diagnostic evolution’s Recent automotive equipment discussions are leaning towards OEM solutions. Is OEM the only future? Not another PC! After market tools are no longer practical? Is it all about information? Are they fast enough? What is best for your shop? What … Continue reading →