RonBC

Hi. Spent the day yesterday working on a canned job to describe a full diagnostic repair. Heres what I wrote. (Canned job description) ENGINE SYSTEM ANALYSIS (Perform) ANALYZE, TEST AND TROUBLESHOOT: RETRIEVE DATA FROM ON-BOARD COMPUTERS VERIFICATION TESTING OF RELATED SYSTEMS RESEARCH TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS PINPOINT TESTING OF SUSPECTED PART FAILURE AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND WIRING PERFORM REQUIRED REPAIRS VERIFY REPAIR - RETEST To diagnose only I remove the last 2 lines.. feedback plz.. Ron

Great thread. Thanks allot! How did you end up re-describing the canned job or jobs? Mine read (work requested) Computer Scan Diagnostics (work performed) Scan for codes and record all codes found. I'm trying to have a proper, professional, description. Using those keywords, "Troubleshoot", "Analyze" and "Testing". I also think it is important to include a road test before and after in the work performed section. Sometime I will road test for a technician for an hour or more to confirm a fix if we feel it necessary. (Or reproduce an intermittent issue) I need to remove and replace the word diagnostic from front end inspections, and other areas also. I appreciate your input. Interesting read on estimates and diagnostics. https://www.legalline.ca/legal-answers/motor-vehicle-repairs/ Ron