Automotive Technical Support Services will hold three different automotive and truck training seminars in Omaha, Nebraska from May 2 to May 7.

One seminar focuses on general electrical diagnosis, and two others are specifically designed for technicians working on Ford Powerstroke diesel engines. 

For pricing, times and to register for one of the below training seminars, visit atsstraining.com. (Scroll down to "Omaha, Nebraska | May 2 - 7, 2018" and then click "Download Registration Form" to be brought to the information and registration flyer.)

Expert Electrical: A Unique Approach To Electrical Diagnosis

This four-hour class is all about helping technicians become proficient at electrical diagnostics. 

• Inside your multi-meter and how it applies to diagnosis
• Simplify complex wiring diagrams
• Why fuses don’t always blow
• Why Kirchhoff’s Laws apply more to diagnosis than Ohm’s Law
• What the “real world” voltage drop specs are
• Pinpoint test shortcuts
• Common diagnostic mistakes and how to avoid them
• What a negative resistance value really means

Ford Power Stroke Diesel: Fact or Fiction?

There are many misconceptions about some of the systems operations and diagnostics procedures and specifications on the various Ford Power Stroke Diesel Electronic Engine Control Systems produced to date: 7.3L, 6.0L, 6.4L, and 6.7L. This four-hour interactive class will both inform technicians and either dispel or support some of the more commonly held “myths” regarding these engine systems.

• EGR operation and wastegate Function
• EBP operation and fuel calculations
• “Real world” testing — Which specs/procedures don’t work?
• “Growing” oil
• Fuel system check valves and pressure regulators
• Oil coolers — What is the real cause of the “sand” in the coolant?
• Power balance and compression issues
• Glow plug control monitoring
• Fan speed sensors — How do they really work?

Ford 6.7L Power Stroke Diesel Diagnosis

There are now thousands of these trucks out of warranty and needing repairs. Yet, many shops turn this highly profitable work away, due to inadequate training, tooling, or fear after hearing all the mythical horror stories about working on these trucks. Want to become efficient and profitable? Want to reduce your fleet’s downtime and operating costs? Come to this eight-hour class and get the straight scoop on these, from a guy who works on them every day. Learn how you can increase your profits.

• Power Stroke systems and subsystem strategies and operating systems
• No Start, Hard Start, and performance diagnostics
• How to diagnose and repair the most common fault codes
• Increase your knowledge of various electronic engine control system components
• Troubleshooting shortcuts to increase efficiency
• Discuss actual case studies in order to become more effective with diagnostic skills
• Emissions and fuel economy topics
• Technical tips, technical service bulletin info, and other need-to-know info

Mike Cleary is an internationally recognized trainer who, for over 17 years, has presented high tech driveability and electronics training for technicians worldwide through his company, Automotive Technical Support Services. As an eight-time award winning Ford Certified Senior Master Technician and Power Stroke Diesel Engine Specialist, Clearly was a founding board member of Ford's Professional Technician Society, served on two separate Ford National Technician Advisory Boards, and received national recognition from Ford for his contributions as a field technician involved in improving the 6.0L Power Stroke Diesel Engine Program. Clearly also established Clearly Automotive in 2006, after he served as shop foreman and chief driveability and electronics technician at a California Ford dealership for over 12 years (a Bosch Certified Diesel Vehicle Diagnostics Center).