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Thinkcar UK enables Honda ECU reflashing

|Date: February 21, 2025

Thinkcar UK enables Honda ECU reflashing

Thinkcar UK has revealed ECU reflashing on Honda vehicles can now be performed using its diagnostic tools ...

Thinkcar UK has revealed ECU reflashing on Honda vehicles can now be performed using its diagnostic tools, with aftermarket coverage for the Japanese marque now exclusively available through the brand ...

February 21, 2025
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What are the benefits of a connected workshop?

|Date: January 07, 2025

What are the benefits of a connected workshop?

Welcome to the final instalment of our workshop guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2. ...

Welcome to the final instalment of our workshop guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. It’s a been a long journey over more than a year. To refresh yourself on any of the topics c ...

January 07, 2025
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How to futureproof your workshop

|Date: November 22, 2024

How to futureproof your workshop

Welcome to the thirteenth instalment of our workshop guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[troni ...

Welcome to the thirteenth instalment of our workshop guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. In this instalment, we’re looking at hybrid and electric vehicle capabilities. In the l ...

November 22, 2024
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When is ADAS calibration needed?

|Date: October 29, 2024

When is ADAS calibration needed?

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at th ...

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at the maintenance and equipment tabs, this instalment it’s ADAS under the spotlight. At this point ...

October 29, 2024
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How to take advantage of maintenance data

|Date: September 26, 2024

How to take advantage of maintenance data

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at th ...

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at the built-in multi-meter and oscilloscope. This instalment, we investigate the maintenance and eq ...

September 26, 2024
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The functions of a multi-meter and oscilloscope

|Date: August 29, 2024

The functions of a multi-meter and oscilloscope

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at th ...

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at the diagnosis tab and mastering actuator tests. In this instalment, we’re testing out the built-i ...

August 29, 2024
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How to master actuator tests

|Date: July 31, 2024

How to master actuator tests

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at ac ...

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at accessing vehicle data and delivering a full service in the face of stringent and commonplace sec ...

July 31, 2024
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Leveraging vehicle data for better diagnostics

|Date: July 04, 2024

Leveraging vehicle data for better diagnostics

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at u ...

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at using ‘Actual Values’. In this instalment, we are accessing vehicle data. In the last issue of P ...

July 04, 2024
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VIDEO: Hickleys’ Zenith Z5 Diagnostic Scan Tool

|Date: May 02, 2024

VIDEO: Hickleys’ Zenith Z5 Diagnostic Scan Tool

In this video Edward from Uckfield Motor Services reviews the Zenith Z5 Diagnostic Scan Tool from Hickley ...

In this video Edward from Uckfield Motor Services reviews the Zenith Z5 Diagnostic Scan Tool from Hickleys. He talks about the features of this unit as well as running through the menu in detail. Edwa ...

May 02, 2024
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MAHLE launches updated diagnostic tools

|Date: April 04, 2024

MAHLE launches updated diagnostic tools

MAHLE Aftermarket has announced it will be launching the second generation of its workshop diagnostic too ...

MAHLE Aftermarket has announced it will be launching the second generation of its workshop diagnostic tools MAHLE TechPRO® and BRAIN BEE Connex. The developers have completely redesigned the user inte ...

April 04, 2024
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Bosch discusses its diagnostic software

|Date: January 11, 2024

Bosch discusses its diagnostic software

A few years ago, PMM ran a guide from Bosch on its KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. We thought ...

A few years ago, PMM ran a guide from Bosch on its KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. We thought it would be a good idea to revisit the guide with Bosch and find out what’s changed. In this th ...

January 11, 2024
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Bosch’s guide to using its ESI[tronic] 2.0 software

|Date: December 04, 2023

Bosch’s guide to using its ESI[tronic] 2.0 software

A few years ago, PMM ran a guide from Bosch on its KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. We thought ...

A few years ago, PMM ran a guide from Bosch on its KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. We thought it would be a good idea to revisit the guide with Bosch and find out what’s changed. In this se ...

December 04, 2023
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Bosch outlines its diagnostic software

|Date: October 30, 2023

Bosch outlines its diagnostic software

A few years ago, PMM ran a guide from Bosch on its KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. We thought ...

A few years ago, PMM ran a guide from Bosch on its KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. We thought it would be a good idea to revisit the guide with Bosch and find out what’s changed. We are beg ...

October 30, 2023
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BMW headlamp failure diagnostic

|Date: July 11, 2023

BMW headlamp failure diagnostic

Diagnostics expert Ben Johnson investigates a recent headlamp failure on a BMW E60. It would be fair to s ...

Diagnostics expert Ben Johnson investigates a recent headlamp failure on a BMW E60. It would be fair to state that, at Schmiedmann, we tend to get our share of BMW Exx generation vehicles of which som ...

July 11, 2023
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Expert shares diagnostic techniques

|Date: May 02, 2023

Expert shares diagnostic techniques

We asked PMM product tester and diagnostics expert Tony Powell to share some of the techniques and knowle ...

We asked PMM product tester and diagnostics expert Tony Powell to share some of the techniques and knowledge he’s picked up along a career diagnosing vehicle faults stretching over four decades. When ...

May 02, 2023
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