Below you will find past issues of the Gateway Air Repair Newsletter. This newsletter is no longer in publication, but some past topics are still pertinent to On-Board Diagnostic repairs for the Gateway Vehicle Inspection Program. Feel free to use the repair articles below for educational and informational purposes. However, please be aware that some topics covered in earlier issues were specific to the previous emissions testing program and may no longer apply.

2007 Issues

July - St. Louis Region Emissions Testing Changes Under WayPDF Document
March - MRRT Tackles Data Communication ProblemPDF Document
January - Case Study - 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass: P0171PDF Document

2006 Issues

November - The Key to a Maddening Repair Often Hangs on a Simple ThreadPDF Document
September - Safe Operation of Diagnostic Test EquipmentPDF Document
July - Tools for Effective OBDII Diagnosis and RepairPDF Document
May - One of the Usual Suspects – DTC P0401PDF Document
March - Understanding the Maze that is OBDII RepairPDF Document
Janauary - All Enabling Criteria Must Be Present to Run Monitors (This document was split into 3 parts to speed downloading time.)  
Part 1PDF Document  2 MB | Part 2PDF Document  | Part 3PDF Document

2005 Issues

November - Catalytic Converters and OBDIIPDF Document
September - Is Your Customer’s Vehicle Ready for OBDII Testing?PDF Document 1.7 MB
July - Case Study: The Phantom MILPDF Document
May - Trouble ShooterPDF Document
March - The Emission and Oil ConnectionPDF Document