Light duty diesel tech resources? Magazines/webinars/learning?
Just wondering if anyone knows of any good resources for self learning intermediate-advanced light duty diesel. Paid or free.
I work at a small transmission shop. Just me and the boss. We work on everything including diesels. I'm very proficient at diagnosing gas and have a ton of resources on gasoline vehicles but can't seem to find many resources on diesel. Especially light duty. I hate trying to diagnose diesels and having no idea how to interpret the data. Stuff like what's considered excessive DPF pressure differential, what's an appropriate mass air flow reading, how much information can be learned by looking at all the EGT readings, when to condemn an injector, etc.
Seems like most of the issues we see are boost performance or exhaust after treatment related.
DieselTechRon has some good videos on Powerstrokes on Youtube but other than that I couldn't really find much. And it's pretty rare that a professional seminar comes through this area on a good diesel subject. Maybe once every two years. Just looking for some stuff to read/watch/attend during my spare time to try and improve my skill sets.
Thanks muchly.
Eric, ATG diesel manuals are excellent - atgtraining.com/product-catego… Tim
Mike Cleary show lots of ford. He is on this and iatn. He has in person and online.
I second ATG. Excellent resource and training. Lately they have been doing online training and it's great as well. Their books on Cummins, Powerstroke and Duramax are excellent.
Eric I recently assembled a youtube index of mostly professional resources/instructional videos, on many automotive service subjects. I included "diesel" as a filter option in the lookup. It is certainly not the answer all, but i believe it will be a good resource for my techs. 6500 or so titles, most videos 15 minutes or less, many 5 minutes or less. Maybe only seconds, to figure out if…
Hey Randall, Is there a way to download that file?
Michael In my browser, when I click on the file name in my post above, it brings up the sheet in a pdf view, that is a poor representation of the actual tool. If you click on the icon in the upper right(orange arrow in the attached illustration), it pulls down the menu show in the illustration, where you can download the fully functioning tool/file. What we are finding in many cases, is that…
Hi Randall, This is my first post and I already need your help. How do I find this link? Please Help
Joe The file is attached to my first response to this thread about 4 entries up from this one. I have also attached it to this reply. If you click on the link and follow my instructions to Michael above , it should give you access to the excel spreadsheet. Inside the spreadsheet, at the top right of the page is an additional link to instruction video that really spells out how to use the tool…
Randy, You are a true gentleman. Thank You so much for creating this tool and willing to share with rest of us. I will definitely put it to a good use. Thank You again Joe
OMG, Thank You so much for this is an incredible tool. My students are going to put this tool to a lot of use.
Did you ever consider importing that spreadsheet into Google Sheets and making it available online via a web link?
Michael I consider the spreadsheet to be open source without restrictions. There's really nothing proprietary about it, especially when built in excel. I build this kind of stuff for my team first and then am happy to distribute to others that may find it useful. I call it "benefit to a power greater than one". It is exactly what these kind of forums shine at. In all honesty, I rarely see…
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… I can make you an editor - this way anyone accessing this gets any edits/updates instantly, like a webpage. Also, no one needs to have Excel to open it.
Michael I see the sheet opened without any auto filters being set. I was able to set them temporarily. The popup indicated that those with "editor" rights could make the filters permanent. Having permanent filters would probably be helpful for most. I have spent little time with google sheets, likely to my detriment. This does look like a better method of distribution. I will have to…
Here's another suggestion... The filters aren't a bad thing, however many technicians (end users) aren't necessarily Excel sort/filter-literate. Perhaps creating separate tabs for each manufacturer or system/topic would make navigation easier. Just a thought...
Michael Perhaps any further discussion on the nuts and bolts of this tool should be taken offline to avoid filling inboxes. I am available at … I agree that excel is a widely under utilized tool in our industry. It is a shame, as i believe it is one of the more important management tools available to us, but it's not for everyone. In our store at least, we have become too…
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Hi Eric, If you send me your e-mail I will add you to my contact list for my upcoming training webinars. I have done several on Ford Powerstroke already. To keep it private, you can e-mail it to … Just so you know, the last two times I have been to Kelowna (last trip was May 2019, just over a year ago) my turnouts have been very poor. It's tough for any trainer or training…
My go-to source for anything Diesel (especially Ford PowerStroke) is Mike Cleary out in California. The guy is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to the klatterschtink vehicles. I have attended a few of his classes which I hav efound to be more than well worth the price of admission. He gets around and is putting on classes in all sorts of locations. If you can round up enough warm bodies he…
Have been to a few of the atg diesel classes, great classes and you can buy the books from their website without attending the classes if you want
Eric, you really should check out Mike Cleary classes. I don't work on many diesels but because of Mike's training when they come in the door I have them figured out relatively fast. His bonus repair tips are absolutely priceless, the extra notes he gives out have saved my rear end several times.
as others have said ATG has some great material and classes.
AVI on demand has some pretty decent diesel training video sessions also. Had a deal last winter that gave access for a month for about $100.00. Gave me time to go through a lot of their diesel/diagnostics training. Edit: just checked and it looks like they still have that monthly subscription.
atgtraining.com has excellent books and webinars and in person classes.http//turbotraining.com run by bruce amacker has excellent training books on powerstrroke diesels. Mike Cleary who is here on diag.net has good training classes on ford powerstroke all over the united states. He has also offered online webinars some of his material that is posted in the education section…