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    Continental diagnoses timing belt issue

    Continental outlines a common fault affecting certain Vauxhall/Chevrolet models with 1.7D/CDTI engines. P ...

    Continental outlines a common fault affecting certain Vauxhall/Chevrolet models with 1.7D/CDTI engines. Problem: Noise from the timing belt drive. The timing belt jumps or is torn. One edge of the tim ...

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    Maverick explores OEM registration obstacles

    Andy Brooke, managing director of Maverick Diagnostics, explores the obstacles facing workshops on OEM re ...

    Andy Brooke, managing director of Maverick Diagnostics, explores the obstacles facing workshops on OEM registration post-brexit. As cars become more technologically advanced, access to technical infor ...

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    Hella urges workshops to invest in new equipment

    Hella Gutmann’s sales and marketing director Ian Boyle urges workshops to invest in the equipment necessa ...

    Hella Gutmann’s sales and marketing director Ian Boyle urges workshops to invest in the equipment necessary to gain access to increasingly ‘connected’ and technology dependent vehicles. The key to not ...

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    Pico discusses diagnostics

    PMM’s Kieran Nee sits down with Pico Technology’s automotive application specialist Steve Smith to discus ...

    PMM’s Kieran Nee sits down with Pico Technology’s automotive application specialist Steve Smith to discuss the important role diagnostics plays in the modern workshop. I asked in a recent diagnostics ...

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    Autodata releases training videos

    Autodata, a Solera company, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the release of 350 training videos t ...

    Autodata, a Solera company, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the release of 350 training videos to its existing repair library. The new enhancement makes Autodata the industry's first on-deman ...

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    The future of diagnostics

    PMM ’s Kieran Nee calls on some of the biggest names in diagnostics to get an idea of what the future of ...

    PMM ’s Kieran Nee calls on some of the biggest names in diagnostics to get an idea of what the future of diagnostics looks like. I won’t lie, when it comes to diagnostics, I’m no expert. It is a term ...

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    Hella outlines diagnostic offering

    Head of Hella Gutmann UK, Neil Hilton outlines why he feels Hella is best placed to serve independent wor ...

    Head of Hella Gutmann UK, Neil Hilton outlines why he feels Hella is best placed to serve independent workshops when it comes to their diagnostic needs. Effective diagnostic solutions have never been ...

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    CTEK offers battery support

    CTEK explores how the shift in driving habits has impacted the importance of battery support during diagn ...

    CTEK explores how the shift in driving habits has impacted the importance of battery support during diagnostics. If we take a look at cars today, it could be said the majority of car owners are drivin ...

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    A look at the future of vehicle diagnostics

    A brief history and a look at the future of vehicle diagnostics by Andy Brooke, managing director of Mave ...

    A brief history and a look at the future of vehicle diagnostics by Andy Brooke, managing director of Maverick Diagnostics. One hundred and thirty seven years after Karl Benz patented the “Benz motorwa ...

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    Denso discusses sensors

    Air/fuel ratio sensors and oxygen sensors – what’s the difference? Denso has the answers for PMM. Despite ...

    Air/fuel ratio sensors and oxygen sensors – what’s the difference? Denso has the answers for PMM. Despite the rise in popularity of pure electric powertrains, vehicle manufacturers (VMs) are still und ...

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    Continental launches digital tool

    This year’s Automechanika saw Continental launch its latest digital tool aimed at helping the independent ...

    This year’s Automechanika saw Continental launch its latest digital tool aimed at helping the independent aftermarket compete with the dealers. SINDRI is the new app designed by Continental. Previousl ...

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    Repairify outlines key topics for mechanics

    Martin Brown, Technical Director, Repairify discusses several topics that mechanics should be aware of in ...

    Martin Brown, Technical Director, Repairify discusses several topics that mechanics should be aware of in 2022 and beyond. The industry is evolving but are you ready? The repair industry and ancillary ...

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    How to take electrical measurements on EVs

    With the growth in the sales of hybrid and electric vehicles, workshops need to be able to accurately and ...

    With the growth in the sales of hybrid and electric vehicles, workshops need to be able to accurately and safely take high voltage electrical measurements and Hella Gutmann is on hand to allow them to ...

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    Autel’s MaxiSYS range

    PMM takes a look at the new additions and updates to Autel’s MaxiSYS range of diagnostic tools. MaxiSYS t ...

    PMM takes a look at the new additions and updates to Autel’s MaxiSYS range of diagnostic tools. MaxiSYS tools can perform many procedures within the ECU using their OE-level functions. The tools are s ...

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    Do you need a TPMS tool?

    Following the successful launch of the TECH600 TPMS tool, Bartec has released the entry level TECH350, as ...

    Following the successful launch of the TECH600 TPMS tool, Bartec has released the entry level TECH350, as with all Bartec tools has the specific purpose of helping workshops improve efficiency. All TP ...

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