Made for Auto Mechanics
Run a Time-Boxed Diagnosis From Symptom to Root Cause
Also useful for: people in Skilled Trades
Turn a verified vehicle symptom into a ranked test plan, work through it in timed stages, and document the evidence behind your conclusion or request for more diagnostic time.
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Use this when
You use this workflow after intake when a concern is confirmed, partly confirmed, intermittent, or technically complex enough to require structured testing. It's especially useful when several systems could cause the same symptom or your initial diagnostic allowance is running out.
You'll need
- Vehicle details
- Reported concern
- Verification results
- Repair and diagnostic history
- Initial inspection findings
- Diagnostic evidence
- Service information
- Safety status
- Available resources
- Diagnostic time used
- Diagnostic time remaining
You'll get
- The symptom verified or clearly marked as unverified
- Relevant basic checks completed
- Plausible fault paths ranked and tested
- Actual results recorded with operating conditions
- Unsupported paths stopped
- A conclusion with a stated confidence level
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- The symptom verified or clearly marked as unverified
- Relevant basic checks completed
- Plausible fault paths ranked and tested
- Actual results recorded with operating conditions
- Unsupported paths stopped
- A conclusion with a stated confidence level
Sample
This is sample data, not your prompt. Pro unlocks this higher-stakes Playbook. On Free Playbooks you can still copy the assembled prompt into any AI.
Sample input
You enter a 2018 Honda Accord 1.5L with an intermittent warm hesitation under moderate acceleration. You reproduced the event once at 42 mph on a light grade. You found a history P0302, a rising cylinder 2 misfire counter during the event, normal fuel trims, no visible intake fault, and no current warning light. You have 25 authorized minutes remaining, a scan tool and scope available, and no immediate safety concern.
Sample assembled prompt
You receive a staged plan that... Your plan uses a short ignition... You reserve five minutes for documentation. Your stop gate requires more authorized... Your conclusion remains a cylinder 2...