Toyota Finds Ghost In Machine. It Stops The Car
Toyota is a customer centric company. It now considers a recall that will please the vociferous crowd that thinks something is wrong with Toyota’s engine computer. Reuters reports that Toyota is...
View ArticlePiston Slap: Bad ECU, Cowboy? This Ain’t my First Rodeo!
TTAC Commentator Tree Trunk writes: Hello Sajeev, I comment on TTAC as Tree Trunk from the frozen tundra in interior Alaska and am looking for advice on how to deal with an out of control repair of an...
View ArticlePiston Slap: Chipped or just Broken?
Evan writes: Sajeev (Sanjeev need not apply), My previous car was a MKV GTI that I, in my youthful excitement for all things automotive, chipped. I shelled out the big dollars (on sale) for the name...
View ArticleDid Other OEMs Know Volkswagen Was Cheating?
While working on a story about some very old cars, I stumbled upon something relevant to the latest big story in the automotive world. I ran into a Model T collector who’s also a powertrain engineer...
View ArticlePiston Slap: Rev Hanging on the 5-speed Manual Accord?
Joel writes: Hello Sajeev, I am having an issue with my 2008 Honda Accord EX 5MT. I bought it with about 90,000 km (less than 60,000 miles) from a Honda dealer nine months ago. It was in good shape but...
View ArticleThis Is How Volkswagen’s Diesel Emissions Cheat Works, According to ECU...
Volkswagen’s emissions cheating program closely follows a set of parameters that are very similar to those defined by the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), an engineer said this week. The cheat exists...
View ArticleTTAC News Round-up: Green and Mean for ’16, EU Wants to Inspect ECUs, and...
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has released its Greenest and Meanest cars for 2016 — and it’s bookended by vehicles from Daimler. That, Europe wants to open up ECU code, Bosch...
View ArticlePiston Slap: The Affordable VAG-COM Dongle Tool?
Dan writes: Dear Sajeev, I’m looking for some advice on a reliable, yet affordable OBD-II scanner to look up and clear the check engine light (CEL) on my 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI. While a dedicated...
View ArticlePiston Slap: CAN Busing Around a No-Start Van?
Bob writes: Hello Sajeev, My wife’s 2012 Grand Caravan has a quirk: an intermittent no start condition when the key is inserted into the ignition and turned. Dash lights come on, but engine doesn’t...
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