Kaizen Forge Shop Talk

Fuel Injector Not Firing? Bench Test It Before ...

A dead hole, a fuel smell at idle, a crank-no-start where spark checks out. Injectors get blamed fast, and a set of eight is not cheap. Before you order parts,...

Fuel Injector Not Firing? Bench Test It Before ...

A dead hole, a fuel smell at idle, a crank-no-start where spark checks out. Injectors get blamed fast, and a set of eight is not cheap. Before you order parts,...

Kaizen Forge M12 Power Adapter powering a 12V smoke machine

P0420 Code? Test the Converter Before You Sell ...

P0420 does not mean the converter is bad. Check the pre-cat exhaust leak and the rear O2 sensor first, then confirm with live data and an IR gun before you...

P0420 Code? Test the Converter Before You Sell ...

P0420 does not mean the converter is bad. Check the pre-cat exhaust leak and the rear O2 sensor first, then confirm with live data and an IR gun before you...

Timing Cover Bolt Hole Stripped? Fix It Before ...

You are running the last timing cover bolt down and it never gets tight. It just spins. The threads in the block are gone and the RTV is already skinned...

Timing Cover Bolt Hole Stripped? Fix It Before ...

You are running the last timing cover bolt down and it never gets tight. It just spins. The threads in the block are gone and the RTV is already skinned...

Kaizen Forge M12 Power Adapter used to bench test a 12V purge valve

P0442 or P0455? Test the EVAP Purge Valve Befor...

P0442 and P0455 EVAP codes explained: how to tell a small leak from a large one, and how to bench test a purge valve and vent solenoid with 12V before...

P0442 or P0455? Test the EVAP Purge Valve Befor...

P0442 and P0455 EVAP codes explained: how to tell a small leak from a large one, and how to bench test a purge valve and vent solenoid with 12V before...

Front Crank Seal Leaking? The Harmonic Balancer...

You finish a timing job or a water pump, fire it up, and there it is: a drip running down the front of the block. That's the front crank seal,...

Front Crank Seal Leaking? The Harmonic Balancer...

You finish a timing job or a water pump, fire it up, and there it is: a drip running down the front of the block. That's the front crank seal,...

P0301 Misfire? Move the Coil Before You Buy Parts

A P0301 code tells you one cylinder is dropping. It does not tell you why. Most guys grab a coil and a plug on the same ticket, and the misfire...

P0301 Misfire? Move the Coil Before You Buy Parts

A P0301 code tells you one cylinder is dropping. It does not tell you why. Most guys grab a coil and a plug on the same ticket, and the misfire...