Pete Meier debuts new training video: Electronic Throttle Body Troubleshooting

Nov. 19, 2020
Pete Meier, director of training at Motor Age, has a new video, Tech Tips No. 1: Electronic Throttle Body Troubleshooting, the brand-new series of in-depth repair processes.

The Check Engine Light.

It can drive a customer crazy. But what if the customer is experiencing a poor idle concern and the light is not illuminated? That can drive you as a technician crazy.

But it doesn’t have to. Pete Meier, director of training at Motor Age, has a new video for anyone feeling this pain point. Check out Tech Tips No. 1: Electronic Throttle Body Troubleshooting, the brand-new series of in-depth repair processes.

The video dives into Pete’s full process for diagnosing and repairing an electronic throttle body concern causing this issue. Check out the video featuring best practices, top tips and how he uses the right parts for this repair like OE or better Duralast Electronic Throttle Bodies. Need more? Pete is ready to cover more, including:

  • How to look for the right DTCs
  • Diagnostic flow charts
  • Taking you through a visual inspection
  • Laying it out for you in real time to see what to look for and where
  • Usingthe right part, with OE fit, form and function, like Duralast Electronic Throttle Bodies
  • Much more!

Click here to watch the debut of Tech Tips No. 1: Electronic Throttle Body Troubleshooting.

About the Author

Tschanen Brandyberry

Tschanen Brandyberry is Special Projects Editor for the UBM Americas – Automotive Group, moving into the position following roles as managing editor of Motor Age and associate editor of Aftermarket Business World. She joined the Automotive Group in 2006 after working in editing and writing positions at The Morning Journal in Lorain, Ohio, and The Daily Chief-Union in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, in addition to public relations agency experience. Tschanen is a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

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