Posts by Mark Lemay

Hard Start Nightmare

A small issue on a F-150 snowballs into multiple problems This should have been a straightforward diagnosis, but it ended up being a bit of a…

A Logical Approach

Trick Honda CR-V no start leads to specific steps Here’s an interesting case that goes to show that how you approach a problem is as important…

Low Charge Transit

Voltage issues led to investigation of the generator circuits We recently had the opportunity to do a diagnosis on a 2017 Ford Transit equipped with the…

Highlander Hybrid Woes

We had the opportunity to look at a 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid for a no start, gasoline engine will not run, and the vehicle will not…

Mystery Mazda6

Did you ever get involved with diagnostics on a car that you wish you had never taken on. Just kidding, I know we have all been…

Stubborn RAV4 Didn’t Want to Quit

We had an interesting case about a month ago. I received a call from a shop that had a 2013 Toyota RAV4 with a 2.5-litre engine…

Uneven Air Flow

Mark Lemay, President, Auto Aide Technical Services. Credit: Mark Lemay2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Credit: Stellantis(Fig 1) Using a pressure transducer indicated that every other intake pull…

Unusual Battery Drain

Ram pickup shows one issue that is in fact multiple faults. This was an unusual case of a vehicle with multiple problems presenting as a single…

Dodge Draw Down

Grand Caravan suffers from puzzling battery drain after liftgate repair. A 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan gave us fits after what should have been a simple repair.…

EVs: Not Ready for Prime Time

Mark’s experience with a Tesla Model 3 suggests EVs are still not as practical as ICE or hybrid vehicles. I have been thinking about this for…

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