Armor Advanced Automotive

The GOAT

Day 2 BMW day with Justin Morgan

Training never ends. Train the trainer, and that trainer will train as well.

Real world lesson for those that want to do electrical diagnostics: Always make sure to have a good battery and/or DC constant power source. (Not a battery charger, a battery maintainer)

If the battery is too drained, a jump box or charger won't cut it and may lead you down the wrong rabbit hole. This client/shop is getting rescheduled to the next available opening for this no crank-no start verification.

For customers - be ready to start with a battery, it's not just for you and the car, it's also for the technician to properly diagnose and avoid quoting you the wrong part.

ADAS is looking like our next step now. The future is pretty wild.

FYI we're now 100% commercial diagnostics and programming only. Shop owners and businesses looking for an extra resource, give us a call!

Am I one of the cool kids now? Gotta love the datastream this thing gives.

Can you see the failure? Or what was happening inside the cylinder via the waveform?

Just a reminder, we are providing mostly an appointment-based service for for diagnostics and maintenances. This will be based on first come-first served and severity of the concern. If it's an engine performance or electrical concern, let us know sooner rather than later so we can give you a consult.

5 volt reference DTCs (diagnostic trouble codes) first thing first I had to verify my reference points (multiple sensors). Found it interesting - I suspected a bad ECM at first but at some points I noticed some voltage (about 1 volt) at some sensors. I'm probed at the ECM (engine control module) to do my checks since everything is there. Unplugging connector x2 I gain my 5 volts. Watch what happens when I isolate the faulty sensor.

2015 F-150 - After the repair. A good motor makes a good pump.