How Faster Vehicle Diagnostics Can Improve Shop Efficiency and Profitability
Brandon Steckler's rule: a successful diagnostician needs accuracy, and a profitable one needs efficiency. In this episode of Mastering Diagnostics, he walks through how the Bosch ADS 10X Plus is built for both.
Speed. A full vehicle DTC scan health check in under 40 seconds.
Coverage. Support for DoIP and CAN FD protocols on newer vehicles, so you can finish the job instead of calling in a third party.
Bidirectional control you can trust. Every bidirectional control in the tool has already been proven to work.
Secure gateway access. Done properly for makes like Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen Audi Group. Access is included in the tool cost and updated every year.
Service information. MOTOR TruSpeed is embedded in the tool and also available on your phone or PC with the same subscription. Bosch licenses data directly from OEMs like Ford and Toyota.
See where Steckler thinks the return on investment really comes from.
About the Author
Brandon StecklerBrandon Steckler
Technical Editor | Motor Age
Brandon began his career in Northampton County Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he was a student of GM’s Automotive Service Educational program. In 2001, he graduated top of his class and earned the GM Leadership award for his efforts. He later began working as a technician at a Saturn dealership in Reading, Pennsylvania, where he quickly attained Master Technician status. He later transitioned to working with Hondas, where he aggressively worked to attain another Master Technician status.
Always having a passion for a full understanding of system/component functionality, he rapidly earned a reputation for deciphering strange failures at an efficient pace and became known as an information specialist among the staff and peers at the dealership. In search of new challenges, he transitioned away from the dealership and to the independent world, where he specialized in diagnostics and driveability.
Today, he is an instructor with both Carquest Technical Institute and Worldpac Training Institute. Along with beta testing for Automotive Test Solutions, he develops curriculum/submits case studies for educational purposes. Through Steckler Automotive Technical Services, LLC., Brandon also provides telephone and live technical support, as well as private training, for technicians all across the world.
Brandon holds ASE certifications A1-A9 as well as C1 (Service Consultant). He is certified as an Advanced Level Specialist in L1 (Advanced Engine Performance), L2 (Advanced Diesel Engine Performance), L3 (Hybrid/EV Specialist), L4 (ADAS) and xEV-Level 2 (Technician electrical safety).
He contributes weekly to Facebook automotive chat groups, has authored several books and classes, and truly enjoys traveling across the globe to help other technicians attain a level of understanding that will serve them well throughout their careers.
