I was looking at a couple of threads. One here and one on IATN.
Both are regarding the Trouble Shooter feature on SnapOn scan tools.
Personally, most of it is first year apprentice stuff, but that doesn't make it invaluable. There are lots of times the vehicle coming in isn't something we're intimately familiar with so ANY information is worth looking at.
Quite often we get a call from a customer saying the vehicle has this problem, or that problem. Our only answer is, bring it in and let us see what we can find.
The number of manufacturers and their different models and engines means NO ONE can know it all. (there are some who ARE "know it alls" but that's a different subject-LOL)
Very often when a vehicle is coming in next Thursday, we get a chance to take a peak at our information systems and TSB's long before the vehicle arrives.
Unfortunately we CAN'T use the information within the tolls in our hands, the trouble shooter in our scan tools.
We also have absolutely no idea what functional tests are available, or are supported by our scan tools.
Here's a suggestion.. a primary selection called "RESEARCH", where we CAN access the trouble shooter AND a list of functional tests supported by the vehicle, and which ones are supported by our scanners.
RESEARCH----
--------------Trouble Shooter...select
--------------Functional tests...select
--------------------------------Functional tests supported....select
This would make the tools we already have more valuable.
Both are regarding the Trouble Shooter feature on SnapOn scan tools.
Personally, most of it is first year apprentice stuff, but that doesn't make it invaluable. There are lots of times the vehicle coming in isn't something we're intimately familiar with so ANY information is worth looking at.
Quite often we get a call from a customer saying the vehicle has this problem, or that problem. Our only answer is, bring it in and let us see what we can find.
The number of manufacturers and their different models and engines means NO ONE can know it all. (there are some who ARE "know it alls" but that's a different subject-LOL)
Very often when a vehicle is coming in next Thursday, we get a chance to take a peak at our information systems and TSB's long before the vehicle arrives.
Unfortunately we CAN'T use the information within the tolls in our hands, the trouble shooter in our scan tools.
We also have absolutely no idea what functional tests are available, or are supported by our scan tools.
Here's a suggestion.. a primary selection called "RESEARCH", where we CAN access the trouble shooter AND a list of functional tests supported by the vehicle, and which ones are supported by our scanners.
RESEARCH----
--------------Trouble Shooter...select
--------------Functional tests...select
--------------------------------Functional tests supported....select
This would make the tools we already have more valuable.
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