Professional Motor Mechanic

Workshop Essentials – Battery Maintenance Data

|Date: February 09, 2017

Workshop Essentials – Battery Maintenance Data

According to Autodata, the number of vehicles with battery issues doubles in the period between November ...

According to Autodata, the number of vehicles with battery issues doubles in the period between November and February each year. Although the top reasons for winter breakdowns in the UK range from ins ...

February 09, 2017
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Battery management – why wait for winter?

|Date: August 17, 2016

Battery management – why wait for winter?

CTEK explains why effective battery management all year round is essential for the well-being of both the ...

CTEK explains why effective battery management all year round is essential for the well-being of both the battery and the workshop's reputation. The performance and lifespan of lead-acid batteries is ...

August 17, 2016
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Battery replacement

|Date: November 06, 2015

Vehicle Troubleshooter – Battery replacement

Steve Carter, Train4Auto Consultancy, explains how to overcome common problems with fitting batteries to ...

Steve Carter, Train4Auto Consultancy, explains how to overcome common problems with fitting batteries to ‘smart charging’ systems. Some problems that your customers come to you for help with are very ...

November 06, 2015
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How do you configure replacement batteries?

|Date: May 16, 2015

How do you configure replacement batteries?

With the introduction of new CO2 production control systems such as smart charging and Idle Start/Stop (I ...

With the introduction of new CO2 production control systems such as smart charging and Idle Start/Stop (ISS) it is essential that the vehicle has the correct battery type and specification installed. ...

May 16, 2015
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How to fit modern car batteries

|Date: April 20, 2015

How to fit modern car batteries

Today’s batteries need to be installed correctly or the customer may soon need to return to the garage. W ...

Today’s batteries need to be installed correctly or the customer may soon need to return to the garage. Without battery coding, the car’s battery management system won’t work correctly and some vehicl ...

April 20, 2015
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How Carbon Boost technology is further improving battery performance

|Date: April 19, 2015

How Carbon Boost technology is further improving battery performance

With claims that it’s new Premium battery will recharge up to 1.5 times faster, Exide looks at how the us ...

With claims that it’s new Premium battery will recharge up to 1.5 times faster, Exide looks at how the use of Carbon Boost technology offers the key to such gains. ...

April 19, 2015
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The role that battery management systems play in modern vehicles

|Date: April 16, 2015

The role that battery management systems play in modern vehicles

Steve Umney, HELLA’s Electronics Product & Brand Manager, looks at the role of battery/power management i ...

Steve Umney, HELLA’s Electronics Product & Brand Manager, looks at the role of battery/power management in vehicles, using the current model types of the series Audi A6/A8 as an example. ...

April 16, 2015
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Spark plugs – the ‘small giant’ of the powertrain

|Date: July 19, 2014

Spark plugs – the ‘small giant’ of the powertrain

Expert: Tim Howes, Deputy General Manager – Supply Chain & Technical Service, NGK Spark Plugs (UK) When ...

Expert: Tim Howes, Deputy General Manager – Supply Chain & Technical Service, NGK Spark Plugs (UK) When it comes to automotive components the spark plug is the small giant of the powertrain. If someo ...

July 19, 2014
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Audi A4 battery programming

|Date: April 03, 2014

Vehicle Troubleshooter – Audi A4 battery programming

Author: Tom Johnson,Tecnodiagnostics Procedure: Stop-Start battery programming using the Autocom CDP+ di ...

Author: Tom Johnson,Tecnodiagnostics Procedure: Stop-Start battery programming using the Autocom CDP+ diagnostic tool In my experience the simplest ideas are often the best. For instance, when a car ...

April 03, 2014
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Micro-hybrid batteries: Meet the challenges

|Date: January 20, 2014

Micro-hybrid batteries: Meet the challenges

Designed to spearhead Yuasa’s ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe, the 2013 European Car and Ligh ...

Designed to spearhead Yuasa’s ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe, the 2013 European Car and Light Van range features five battery types – YBX1000, YBX3000, YBX5000, YBX7000 Start Stop (EFB en ...

January 20, 2014
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Battery technologies put to the test

|Date: December 17, 2013

Battery technologies put to the test

Over the coming months, it’s inevitable that your attention will be drawn to breakdowns and faults caused ...

Over the coming months, it’s inevitable that your attention will be drawn to breakdowns and faults caused by batteries appearing to fail. Now is as good a time as ever then to refresh your knowledge a ...

December 17, 2013
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Stop Start battery technology – Questions & Answers

|Date: November 18, 2013

Stop Start battery technology – Questions & Answers

In the not-so-distant past, and despite the major manufacturers naturally investing in improving the perf ...

In the not-so-distant past, and despite the major manufacturers naturally investing in improving the performance of their products, most batteries were all generally of lead-acid type, designed to cat ...

November 18, 2013
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Battery charging and testing – 6 simple steps

|Date: March 18, 2013

Battery charging and testing – 6 simple steps

During a recent six week winter workshop trial, CTEK research identified that as many as 25% of vehicles ...

During a recent six week winter workshop trial, CTEK research identified that as many as 25% of vehicles arriving in the workshop have a battery problem, with a further 32% of vehicles at some risk of ...

March 18, 2013
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How to replace the battery on modern day vehicles

|Date: February 27, 2013

How to replace the battery on modern day vehicles

In modern cars, the battery is much more central to the vehicle’s electrical management system, meaning y ...

In modern cars, the battery is much more central to the vehicle’s electrical management system, meaning you can no longer just remove a battery and replace it with another. Approximately 80% of worksh ...

February 27, 2013
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Start-Stop batteries – diagnostic installation and testing

|Date: February 09, 2013

Start-Stop batteries – diagnostic installation and testing

One of the potential issues with micro-hybrid/Start-Stop vehicles comes in the shape of replacing the bat ...

One of the potential issues with micro-hybrid/Start-Stop vehicles comes in the shape of replacing the battery which, unlike a traditional starter battery, is not a simple procedure. It requires both s ...

February 09, 2013
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