Ford Powerstroke Diagnostics training classes to be held in Canada

July 18, 2019
Ford certified senior master technician and powerstroke engine specialist Mike Cleary will be leading the event in Vancouver, Canada, September 6 to September 8.

Mike Cleary, an eight-time award winning Ford Motor Company certified senior master technician and powerstroke diesel engine specialist, will be leading a Ford powerstroke diagnostics training event in Vancouver, Canada, September 6 to September 8.

These classes are not overviews; they are comprehensive diagnostics classes. 

Event details

Three classes are available. Attendees are welcome to sign up for one, two, or all three.

Classes available include:

  • Class One (6.0L): Friday, September 6, 2019 from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Price: $329.00 USD before August 2, 2019 | $399.00 USD after.
  • Class Two (6.7L): Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Price: $329.00 USD before August 2, 2019 | $399.00 USD after.
  • Class Three (6.4L): Sunday, September 8, 2019 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Price: $329.00 USD before August 2, 2019 | $399.00 USD afterClasses include: Class One (6.0L), Class Two (6.7L), Class Three (6.4L).
  • Sign up for all three classes and pay only $925 USD

The curriculum for each class will cover:

  • High Pressure Fuel System 
  • Cooling, Lubricating, and Air Management Systems
  • Exhaust Aftertreatment System
  • Emissions and Fuel Economy Topics
  • Powerstroke systems and subsystems strategies and operation
  • PCM Inputs and Outputs
  • Increase your knowledge of various electronic engine control system components
  • Troubleshooting shortcuts to increase your efficiency
  • Technical Tips, Technical Service Bulletin Info, and other “Need To Know” Info

The Ford Powerstroke 6.0L class was added by request from numerous individuals. Consider taking the 6.0L Class to learn or refresh on the following: 

  • High pressure oil rail check valve testing procedures?
  • The real reason for the blue spring fuel pressure regulator update?
  • Additional info for turbocharger "Learn" process?
  • FICM disassembly and testing?
  • Revised "Balloon Test" procedures?
  • Introduction of customized IPR block off tool? Avoid destroying the high pressure oil pump during testing.
  • Supplemental test procedures for CKPO and CMPO circuit tests?
  • High Pressure Oil Pump replacement warnings? EGR and Oil cooler replacement warnings?
  • How to “dead-head” the low pressure oil system to check pressure?
  • How to free up stuck injector spool valves on vehicle?
  • There has been a major change to the valve train after end of production?
  • The real cause of the “sand” in the coolant causing EGR Cooler failure?

Register information

Register early to for a discount, and a guaranteed spot in the class. Attendees have the option to sign up for any class or all classes. 

Email, fax or mail your completed registration form.

Find the registration form here: VehicleServicePros.com/21089085

For questions and where to send your registration form - 

ATSS---Mike Cleary

PO Box 27522

Fresno, CA 93729

Phone: (559)307-7349

Fax: (559)434-2289

Email: [email protected] 

The training will be held at BC Diesel Truck Repair, 14620 64th Ave, Unit #116, Surrey, BC, Canada, V3S 1X7.

About the instructor

Mike Cleary, the instructor, is an eight-time award winning Ford Motor Company certified senior master technician and powerstroke engine specialist. He was a founding board member of Ford Motor Company’s Professional Technician Society, an organization dedicated to serving the needs of Ford dealership technicians in the United States and Canada. He has served on two separate Ford National Technician Advisory Boards, and received national recognition from Ford Motor Company for his contributions to Ford as a field technician involved in improving the 6.0L Powerstroke Diesel Engine Program. As a former member of Ford’s IDS (Integrated Diagnostics Software) beta team, he provided field feedback to Ford regarding how IDS performed on Ford’s newest vehicles. Long recognized for his diesel performance expertise, less well known is that he served as a sort of “Last Chance Garage” for many frustrated customers and technicians while serving as shop foreman and chief driveability and electronics technician at a California Ford dealership. Faced with the prospect of having to repair the vehicle and at the same time salvage the dealer/customer relationship, he developed his own unique diagnostic strategies for quickly and efficiently diagnosing the most difficult problems on a wide variety of vehicle systems: diesel engine performance, gasoline engine performance, and body and chassis electronics.

He is an ASE Certified Master Technician in both the Automobile and Heavy Truck categories, as well as being L1, L2, and F1 Certified. He is also certified by the state of California as an dvanced Emission Specialist Technician, and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology from California State University, Fresno. He has been a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers since 1981. He currently owns his own shop, Cleary Automotive, specializing in high tech driveability and electronics repairs on Ford Powerstroke Diesel engine systems, carrying on his “Last Chance Garage” tradition. An internationally recognized trainer, he presents high tech driveability and electronics training for technicians worldwide for his training company, Automotive Technical Support Services, in addition to writing automotive diagnostics articles for industry trade magazines. He has a lifetime of experience as a hands-on automobile technician in independent shops and dealerships.

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