I-CAR Just In Time: Diagnostics - Sometimes The Root Cause Is Simple

I-CAR · May 13, 2026

Summary

This I-CAR 'Just in Time' video resource emphasizes that complex diagnostic symptoms often have simple root causes. It highlights the necessity of using OEM service information and following basic diagnostic troubleshooting trees during collision repair diagnostics.

What to do on the job

Follow OEM service information and basic diagnostic troubleshooting trees systematically before assuming a complex symptom requires a complex or costly repair.

How to use it

This resource can be used to support billing for diagnostic troubleshooting time. It establishes that following systematic OEM troubleshooting trees and basic diagnostic steps is an industry-standard best practice recommended by I-CAR, even when symptoms appear complex.

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