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Diagnostic Service

Imagine waking up one morning with a stomachache.  You pick up the phone, call the doctor’s office and say, “I’ve got a really bad tummy ache.  How much will it cost to make me feel better?”  Of course, you wouldn’t do that.  You know that there could be a lot of reasons for your symptoms and that the doctor will have to examine you, ask some questions, and probably run some tests before she can tell you what’s wrong and give you treatment options. This same scenario plays every day at auto repair facilities.  When the cause of the concern isn’t obvious, the vehicle will need to undergo a diagnostic process.  The typical vehicle has about 30,000 parts, including several networked computers and miles of wiring.  Finding exactly what is wrong can be very complicated and take some time.  The most experienced technicians at the shop are the ones that tackle the difficult diagnostic jobs.  Once they have ... read more

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