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VW/Audi Plastic Drain Plug Key
Starting in 2015 the 1.8T and 2.0T Volkswagen and Audi Engines are now using a plastic drain plug. This plug locks into the pan with a 1/2 turn and is sealed by an O-ring. This key releases the plastic plug that functions a lot like a radiator petcock. Aluminum and steel weren’t strong enough so
Happy Easter To All You, My Friends.
Life usually brings us things we want, we get up in the morning and go to work. We expect the sun to rise, the freeways to be jammed, and cars waiting to be fixed. Many times it takes us hard work with long hours to get what we want and sometimes life even gives us
- March 21, 2016
- By robj
- In Audi, Bmw, Diagnostics, fiat, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Mini Cooper, nissan, Porsche, TGTT, toyota, Universal, Volvo, VW
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GT-CVAH Parasitic Draw and Amperage Tester
Parasitic Draw eats up diagnostic time. The Old Way: Pulling fuses one by one, waiting for the CAN network to fall back asleep, stuffing a bunch of wires in your ammeter clamp, messing with multimeter test leads, visually checking continuity on your multimeter… the list goes on. This is how it is NOW!: Now there
Porsche Cam Lobe Center Timing
A customer of mine recently purchased our Porsche Cam Lobe Timing Kit and needed some help understanding how to use it so I got to have some fun time with the guys after I finished all my stops Friday afternoon and we timed the engine together. For Starters, the drop in plugs 9661 and 9661/1
BMW N52 N54 Front Main Seal Tool
Thursday I got to help my customer out as he needed to replace a leaking front crank seal on a N52. The serp belt was in good shape on this one (it didn’t get sucked in) but the seal was just leaking all over the front. Here is a pic of the tool to remove
- March 4, 2016
- By robj
- In Bmw, Mercedes Benz, Mueller-Keups, Oil Change, Transmission, Universal
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Wrench Extender with 1/2″ drive Adapter
The Mueller Keups Wrench Extender is a new product that has been added to the line. Here is an example of the tool in use with a BMW service wrench. As you know the service wrench is just too short for the differential plugs but with the wrench extender now you have the same clearance
BMW N62 Secondary air tool P0491 P0492
Among the many things I did today the most fun was to deliver another N62SA today. The BMW had 150K on it and the secondary air ports were completely full of rock hard carbon. PS. The drill jig mounts to the head above the exhaust manifold so you don’t have to remove the exhaust manifold,
- March 1, 2016
- By robj
- In Carolus, Gedore, Mueller-Keups, Ochsenkopf, TGTT
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Major Website Update to The German Tool Truck
About a month ago we implemented some big upgrades to thegermantooltruck.com with the integration of our growing online catalog. The full catalogs of Gedore, Carolus, and Ochsenkopf have been imported. As we continue to roll forward in the service of our customers, the next catalog we will be importing will be the Mueller-Keups brand with
One of My Customers Upcoming Porsche Car Show
Brewster Porsche of San Clemente is having a car show in Anaheim in a week and a half and is debuting a custom built Porsche called the 911M. I’ve been watching the 911M being since its’ inception and now it’s almost done. It sure looks good! Here is the flyer for the show in Anaheim.
GT-NBlaster coverage for Porsche
Go To The GT-Nblaster Product Page Here: http://thegermantooltruck.com/product/gt-nblaster/ The GT-NBlaster now covers the Porsche Panamera 970 turbo V8 with the Kit H adapter. The 2010 Panamera Turbo with 73,000 miles was experiencing misfires and cold start problems. Getting authorization to tear it down, my customer quickly inspected the intakes valves for buildup and here are
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