Kaizen Forge Shop Talk

Kaizen Forge M12 Power Adapter used as a 12V memory saver during parasitic draw testing

Battery Dead Overnight? Measure the Parasitic D...

Dead battery again after you replaced it? Stop swapping batteries. How to set the car up so it sleeps, read key-off draw, and isolate the circuit with a millivolt drop...

Battery Dead Overnight? Measure the Parasitic D...

Dead battery again after you replaced it? Stop swapping batteries. How to set the car up so it sleeps, read key-off draw, and isolate the circuit with a millivolt drop...

Horn Not Working? Prove the Horn Before You Touch the Clockspring

Horn Not Working? Prove the Horn Before You Tou...

A dead horn is not a clockspring until you have proven the horns, the relay, and the ground. Here is the twenty-minute test order that keeps the steering wheel -...

Horn Not Working? Prove the Horn Before You Tou...

A dead horn is not a clockspring until you have proven the horns, the relay, and the ground. Here is the twenty-minute test order that keeps the steering wheel -...

Kaizen Forge M12 Power Adapter used to bench test trailer wiring

Trailer Lights Not Working? Split the Truck Fro...

Trailer lights acting up? Split the truck from the trailer, fix the ground, and prove the trailer side on the bench with 12V.

Trailer Lights Not Working? Split the Truck Fro...

Trailer lights acting up? Split the truck from the trailer, fix the ground, and prove the trailer side on the bench with 12V.

AC Blows Hot on One Side? Test the Blend Door Actuator First

AC Blows Hot on One Side? Test the Blend Door A...

One side hot and one side cold, or a click behind the dash every time you touch the temp button? How to prove whether it is the blend door actuator,...

AC Blows Hot on One Side? Test the Blend Door A...

One side hot and one side cold, or a click behind the dash every time you touch the temp button? How to prove whether it is the blend door actuator,...

Kaizen Forge M12 Power Adapter for bench testing 12V components

P0101 Code? Clean the MAF and Prove It Before Y...

A dirty MAF under-reports air and sets P0101 with lean trims. Clean it, check live data and the waveform, and rule out an intake leak before you sell a sensor.

P0101 Code? Clean the MAF and Prove It Before Y...

A dirty MAF under-reports air and sets P0101 with lean trims. Clean it, check live data and the waveform, and rule out an intake leak before you sell a sensor.

Kaizen Forge M12 Power Adapter for bench testing 12V components

P0128 Code? Prove the Thermostat Before You Rep...

P0128 means the PCM trusts the coolant temp reading and still doesn't like it. Test the thermostat before you sell a temperature sensor.

P0128 Code? Prove the Thermostat Before You Rep...

P0128 means the PCM trusts the coolant temp reading and still doesn't like it. Test the thermostat before you sell a temperature sensor.