Start-Stop Technology by John Thornton
Stop-Start technology has a lot happening in the background with many different modules/subsystems involved, and most if not all OEMs are using it.
This class shows how these systems work and what normal operation of the major components look like. John will describe his systematic diagnostic process to help you solve Stop-Start problems using scan data.
Topics covered
• Stop-Start Criteria
• 3 Types of Stop-Start systems: Two Battery, Power Supply Transformer & Ultra-Capacitor
• Hood Switch
• Auxiliary Transmission Oil Pump/Solenoid
• Controlled Trans Fluid Accumulator
• Transmission Internal Mode Switch
• Battery Management Systems, calibrations & relearns
• Dual Battery Control Module testing
• Power Supply Transformer
• New robust tandem solenoid starter
• A/C Compressor Request
• Scan data charts or cheat sheets
• Domestic examples will be used in this class
Instructor John Thornton
Video Length 4 hours approx
PDF Class Manual included, to be downloaded after logging in to watch the video
Streaming Delivery
- On the day of each live broadcast an email will be sent to you from ZOOM an hour before the event begins.
- One week after the live broadcast, the recordings from both nights will be combined into one video and posted into your account at ASI. Login credentials will be emailed to you from AESwave.
About John Thornton
For the past 20 years, John has provided the automotive aftermarket with hands-on and classroom training on a wide variety of topics, including: engine and transmission driveability, module programming, bus communication issues, and electrical diagnosis, lab scopes and scan tools. In the process he has become the foremost trainer in the nation for professional technicians, school instructors, and technical trainers.
The information and techniques John presents have been gleaned over 30 years in the Chicago area as a diagnostic technician, working in the bay and now as mobile tech. He is a mechanical engineer and has an extensive electronics background.
"If you go to just one class, ya'gotta go to John's class, no matter what the topic is." Bob in IL.
"John is the trainer that other trainers are measured by." Harvey in BC.
