Tech Tip: Installing Timing Belt Covers with Guides for 2001 Hyundai Sonata, Santa Fe Some 2001 Hyundai Sonata and Santa Fe vehicles may experience rough running, rough idle, lack of power at low rpm, or the check engine light on. This may be caused by the exhaust camshaft coming out of time, which can be fixed by installing a new timing belt cover. More

Tech Tips: Kia Muffler Pipe Drain This bulletin provides information related to a reported "no-start" condition on some Sportage models after they're parked overnight in areas where the temperature is below freezing. More

Tech Tip: Wave Dynamics for Headers and Pipes Depending upon the market to which an import shop might be catering, the term "performance exhaust" can have two different meanings. The first market actively seeks out the throaty rumble and chrome-plated look as part of the street-driving scene. The second market installs an exhaust system that produces the most horsepower for a performance application. Sometimes the two markets are identical and... More

Tech Feature: Servicing Diesels in Your Shop Is there a diesel in your service bay? Maybe not now, but there definitely will be in your future. You're going to see trucks as well as SUVs and passenger cars. Mercedes-Benz produced a 3.0L V6 diesel-powered SUV for the 2008 model year and Volkswagen has a Twinturbo 5.0L V10 diesel engine in its Touareg. As the automakers focus on better fuel economy, you might say the diesels are coming again. More