Last month, I spoke about an old gentleman mechanic and his reliance on intuition and experience to diagnose certain manufacturer’s classic vehicles faults. I also spoke about his aversion to using relevant technology tools for fault diagnosis.

My investigation vindicated the old man’s aversion to diagnostic tools. In the previous article, you will recall I mentioned that the good old mechanic specialises in a certain manufacturer’s gasoline-engine vehicles. The old man’s aversion is attributable to the manufacturer driven by unquenchable desire to capture the customer market and thwart customers’ reliance on independent service repairers like him.

I now question the value of having vehicle manufacturers voluntarily taking up membership with Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) for standards when they do not fully comply with their published standards. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 30 April 2021. Continue reading →