Ford Power Stroke diesel training event to be held in July
Mike Cleary, an eight-time award winning Ford Motor Company certified senior master technician and Power Stroke diesel engine specialist, will be leading a Ford Power Stroke diesel training event in Arlington, Texas, July 27 and 28.
Event information
Class One: Ford Power Stroke diesel: fact or fiction?
July 27; 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
There are many misconceptions about some of the systems operations and diagnostics procedures and specifications on the various Ford Power Stroke diesel electronic engine control systems produced to date: 7.3L, 6.0L, 6.4L and 6.7L. This interactive class will both inform you and either dispel or support some of the more commonly held “myths” regarding these engine systems.
Topics covered:
- EGR operation and wastegate function
- EBP operation and fuel calculations
- “Real world” diagnostics - which specs/procedures don’t work
- “Growing” oil
- Fuel system check valves and pressure regulators
- Oil coolers - what is the real cause of the “sand” in the coolant?
- IDS power balance and relative compression
- Glow plug control monitoring
- Fan speed sensors - how do they really work?
Class Two: Ford 6.7L Power Stroke diesel diagnostics
July 28; 9 AM – 5 PM (30 minute break for lunch)
This class includes the newest updates, procedures and design changes including the 2018 model year.
Topics covered:
- Power Stroke systems and subsystem strategies and operating systems
- How to diagnose and repair the most common fault codes
- Increase your knowledge of various electronic engine control system components
- Troubleshooting shortcuts to increase your efficiency
- Discuss actual case studies in order to become more effective with your diagnostic skills
- Learn how phantom brake pedal inputs cause driveability problems
- Glow plug breakage
- How the PCM still functions without a VPWR input
- Technical tips, technical service bulletin and other “need to know” information
Register
Registrants can sign up for either, or both, classes. Contact Mike Cleary for more information: 559-307-7349
Find the registration form here: VehicleServicePros.com/21010854
Email, fax or mail your completed registration form.
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 559-325-3547
Address:
ATSS – Mike Cleary
177 N. Sunnyside Avenue
Suite #106
Clovis, CA 93611
USA
Prices:
Class One: $179 USD by June 30, 2018; $199 USD after June 30
Class Two: : $299 USD by June 30, 2018; $399 USD after June 30
Note: ASA North Texas members will receive a $50 discount
Location:
Hampton Inn Arlington-North
2200 Brookhollow Plaza Dr.
Arlington, TX 76006
Confirmations will be sent via email.
About the instructor
Mike Cleary 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 Power Stroke 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, it is less well known that Cleary 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.
Cleary 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 Advanced 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.
Cleary currently owns his own shop, Cleary Automotive, a Bosch Certified Diesel Vehicle Diagnostics Center, specializing in high tech driveability and electronics repairs on Ford Power Stroke 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 many years of continuous experience as a hands-on automobile technician in independent shops and dealerships.
