Happy July! We're past the first six months of 2025, and the last six seem to be approaching faster and faster every day. Let's take a second to look back and check in on the articles that got the most clicks during last month.
5. New Autel Topology Helps Techs Diagnose Hidden Module Problems
Keith Perkins demonstrates Autel's topology 3.0 feature by running through a 2015 BMW X5 with the Autel MaxiSYS Ultra S2. The tool gives technicians the ability to visualize and isolate diagnostic networks, as well as the ability to ping individual modules. Watch the full Tech Tip Short here.
4. Solved: A Jeep Cylinder Misfire
A 2013 Jeep Wrangler pulls up with a complaint about intermittent misfires and a DTC for P0303: "Cylinder No. 3 misfire." What do you take a look at first -- valve clearances, lifter conditions, exhaust valves, or intake valves? Find out the answer in the full breakdown here.
3. Photo Gallery: 2025 TEDA Vendor Advisory Meeting
The 30th annual Tool & Equipment Distributors Associates (TEDA) Vendor Advisory Meeting happened earlier this month, and we snapped as many pictures as we could during the event. Take a look through some of the happenings from the meeting here.
2. What's really wrong when a catalytic converter 'fails'
As easy as it is to simply blame the converter itself when it experiences a failure, but as Mike Mavrigan explains in this article, the problem can just as easily be coming from upstream -- meaning customers may be forced to grapple with the costs of a full converter replacement when there's nothing actually wrong with it in the first place. Understanding how converters can fail and which components do what can keep your shop from losing customers and ensure you're providing the best service possible.
1. VOTE NOW: 2025 PTEN People's Choice Awards
While the Innovation Award winners won't be announced until September, the race is still on for the PTEN People's Choice Awards. This month's top article contains the links to the three different surveys to vote for which of the Innovation Award nominees you personally like the best. Even better, voting reopens every 24 hours, so make sure your voice is heard before July 31, 2025!
About the Author
Griffin Matis
Associate Editor | PTEN & Professional Distributor
Griffin Matis is an associate editor for the Vehicle Repair Group. A graduate of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, Matis works with Professional Tool & Equipment News (PTEN), Professional Distributor, and VehicleServicePros.com.