MACS Service Reports - 2015 - MAR5

GM Techlink
Figure 7: Each month's GM Techlink ends with a summary such as this one listing the latest silver bullet fixes (what to do and what NOT to do) for both
passenger cars and light duty trucks.

Automotive Supplier Associations - Marketing or Informing?

Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association -
Great Filter and Fuel Pump Info

Why even bother with parts maker websites? After all, Google gets you everything, right? While it
seems at times that Google helps you find almost
everything, it isn't always quick to wade through
website after website, which are often advertisement driven. You could Google a part supplier 's
name and peruse their website, but that can be time
consuming and marketing riddled too. Industry associations tend to be more to the point. While it's
true, automotive component manufacturers are the
contributors of information to these organization's
websites, the organizations themselves keep the information from being marketing oriented. Some of
these are the same organizations that lobby Congress on behalf of the automotive aftermarket for
both supplier and repair shop concerns.

March 2015

This website, like NASTF, sounds almost too
mundane to bother looking at for a working technician. However, this industry association has a subgroup called the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). Drilling down within that
website is a tab entitled Councils, two of which are
very helpful. The Filter Manufacturers Council has
a wealth of information. Technical bulletins on topics ranging from coolant technology and color to air
filters to diesel particulate filters are arranged in
short but technically concise articles and bulletins
(http://www.aftermarketsuppliers.org/Councils/FilterManufacturers-Council/TSBs-2).
If you've been bitten by the defective fuel pump
bug, you'll be glad to know that the Fuel Pump

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https://www.aftermarketsuppliers.org/councils/FMC

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