Mark Lemay, Author at Autosphere

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Mark Lemay

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Mark Lemay is President of Auto Aide Technical Services. You can reach him at: [email protected] Mark Lemay est le président de Auto Aide Technical Services. Vous pouvez le joindre à l’adresse suivante : [email protected]

Unusual Volkswagen No Start

Delving deeper revealed problems beyond the usual fuel and spark issues. Volkswagen Beetle Photo Volkswagen of America This time around, our subject vehicle was a 2016…

October 18, 2022

Hybrid Mystery Misfire

A Honda Civic gasoline/electric model was running rough with unusually high compression. This car presented an unusual challenge for us. The 1.3-litre, 4-cylinder engine in this…

August 16, 2022

Troubleshooting: A Surging Kia

Sustained forward motion proved a problem on this Optima Hybrid. It seems like everybody is wondering when the opportune time is to get into Hybrid and…

May 6, 2022

Diagnostics: Freaky No Start

What should have been an easy diagnosis turned out to have a very unusual problem. This time out, the vehicle in question is a 2007 Buick…

January 17, 2022

Troubleshooting: No Start Silverado

Follow us as we diagnose this unusual crank, no start complaint on a 2009 full-size Chevy pickup with a 6.0L engine. When we arrived to look…

September 17, 2021

2018 Jeep Wrangler rubicon green road driving

Rough Running Wrangler by Mark Lemay

Uneven compression leads to valve train fix. We received a call to look at a 2018 Jeep Wrangler with a 3.6L engine. We observed that the…

July 19, 2021

Ram Intermittent Stall by Mark Lemay

A mysterious problem is traced to a botched alarm system installation. This vehicle proved to be a very interesting case for us. We were called upon…

April 19, 2021

A Different Approach by Mark Lemay

Diagnosing and servicing EVs requires new protocols. For the purposes of this article, the term EV refers to both battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and Hybrids as…

December 9, 2020

Hot Escape by Mark Lemay

A Ford SUV has problems blowing cold air. Recently, we came upon a very interesting case. There was a 2017 Ford Escape with a customer complaint…

October 23, 2020

Low Power Mercedes-Benz by Mark Lemay

A twin-turbo ML400 required diagnosis to restore its full performance potential. This vehicle was brought to us from another shop with a customer complaint of low…

August 31, 2020

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Posts by Mark Lemay

Unusual Volkswagen No Start

Hybrid Mystery Misfire

Troubleshooting: A Surging Kia

Diagnostics: Freaky No Start

Troubleshooting: No Start Silverado

Rough Running Wrangler by Mark Lemay

Ram Intermittent Stall by Mark Lemay

A Different Approach by Mark Lemay

Hot Escape by Mark Lemay

Low Power Mercedes-Benz by Mark Lemay

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