Smart Engine Diagnostics Tools Change the Game of Equipment Service Fortunately for fleet owners, engine manufacturers have been working hard to make the process of taking care of their products ...

If you break it down, there are really only four elements an engine needs to run: fuel, air, spark and compression. Sounds simple, but if any one of these steps out of line, you can forget about your ...

Car owners dread few things quite as much as a vehicle's "Check Engine" light. However, the dreaded signal doesn't always foretell a worst-case scenario for motorists. They can even help prevent ...

In the last Diagnostics episode, we outlined the vital information provided by compression and leakdown testing and illustrated how to use these most important tools. These tests reveal the internal ...

A bustling engine remote diagnostics business at GE Aviation is fuelling a new family of prognostics health management (PHM) tools to further boost safety while cutting disruptions, maintenance costs ...

Onboard diagnostics (OBD) systems have been around since the 1980s and were developed to help limit harmful automotive exhaust emissions. Between 1988 and 1995, U.S.-built vehicles came with what's ...

Car diagnostic tests scan a car’s components and integrated systems for errors or malfunctions before they become dangerous. These tests leverage computerization to keep your car in optimal working ...

Caterpillar’s Pocket Technician software lets you check 22 engine-status and 23 configuration parameters (and change 11 of them) with a relatively inexpensive handheld computer running the Palm ...

The weather is perfect, the sea calm—everything looks great for your trip. But just as you’re about to start your personal watercraft (PWC), an unfamiliar warning light flashes on the dashboard. For ...