Tracking down the cause of a completely dead engine cylinder is relatively easy: either the ignition has failed, the cylinder is not getting the fuel it needs or there is a mechanical failure preventing the cylinder from compressing the air/fuel charge. Tracking down the cause of an intermittent misfire, or one that results in only a partial power loss, can be more of a challenge. A challenge that attendees of Scott Shotton’s Automechanika Chicago class “Misfire – Efficient and Effective Diagnosis” would soon be prepared to meet.
He brings this real world experience of helping shops to his classroom. His class incorporates not only theory but practical case study examples that showed attendees how to put that theory to use on real problem cars.
“This is how I use these techniques,” Shotton told his class, “and you should be able to use them tomorrow.”
Each case study presented was used to illustrate a specific point or technique. Shotton encouraged his participants to analyze the data presented with him to help them master the skills and techniques he was teaching.
“Techs attending my class should immediately be able to streamline their misfire diagnostic procedures and increase their diagnostic accuracy with the techniques I cover,” Shotton shared after his class. “Both will only contribute to their productivity and their bottom line.”
