Thanks Steve for the insight. Wow, 30 views and only one reply? Any other replies would be much appreciated....

Hello shop management gurus! I have to perform an inventory of my stock. I have a few questions and would like your opinions on what you guys do. Question1= Do you guys enter a part into inventory everytime you purchase a part even though its probably a part you wont stock? Question2= Do you leave p...

Our shop has a rather slow turn around time, but few comebacks. I clean everything except maybe the inside of the intake, depending on how dirty, and how easy to clean. Some of them [intakes] are almost impossible to clean. My theory: if the trans pan isn't clean on the outside, why would the custo...

The Ford IDS is able to program Fords,Jaguar,Land Rover and Mazda.
Its a very good tool as well and is run on a laptop

The mac mentor cant due cylinder balance test and it can't program. The ids has alot more bi-directional controls. The IDS can command the IPS which the mentor or the snappy can't. Also, its the factory tool.

The best scanner for working on ford diesels is the ids.....period