Professional Motor Mechanic

How to install a timing belt on a VW Golf

|Date: April 18, 2024

How to install a timing belt on a VW Golf

Dayco walks PMM readers through the installation of its KTB819 timing belt kit. The 1.4-litre petrol engi ...

Dayco walks PMM readers through the installation of its KTB819 timing belt kit. The 1.4-litre petrol engine (CHPA) used in the Golf from 2012 is a common powerplant in a popular model, so is likely to ...

April 18, 2024
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Thinkcar outlines its remote diagnostics offering

|Date: April 12, 2024

Thinkcar outlines its remote diagnostics offering

Thinkcar is bringing a new approach to remote diagnostics for UK workshops. Access to vehicle manufacture ...

Thinkcar is bringing a new approach to remote diagnostics for UK workshops. Access to vehicle manufacturer level diagnostics has long posed a challenge for independent garages. And yet, ever-advancing ...

April 12, 2024
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Pico unveils low-resistance testing tool

|Date: March 25, 2024

Pico unveils low-resistance testing tool

Pico Technology charts the rise of the three-phase motor in powering passenger vehicles and how its lates ...

Pico Technology charts the rise of the three-phase motor in powering passenger vehicles and how its latest tool is helping technicians perform more accurate low-resistance testing. Over the last 20-25 ...

March 25, 2024
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Launch Tech UK reveals its EV diagnostics range

|Date: March 22, 2024

Launch Tech UK reveals its EV diagnostics range

Dave Richards, managing director at Launch Tech UK, talks readers through the firm’s EV diagnostics offer ...

Dave Richards, managing director at Launch Tech UK, talks readers through the firm’s EV diagnostics offering. To stay ahead of the curve with the impending petrol and diesel vehicle ban in 2035, garag ...

March 22, 2024
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Bosch deep dives into SIS repair instructions

|Date: March 21, 2024

Bosch deep dives into SIS repair instructions

Last month in our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at identifying kn ...

Last month in our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at identifying known fixes. In the fifth instalment, we are taking an in-depth look at troubleshooting and SIS r ...

March 21, 2024
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Bosch outlines features on its diagnostics software

|Date: February 06, 2024

Bosch outlines features on its diagnostics 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 fo ...

February 06, 2024
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Carwood diagnoses common fault on a VW Caddy

|Date: January 25, 2024

Carwood diagnoses common fault on a VW Caddy

Remanufacturer and fuel systems specialist, Carwood, troubleshoots a common fault on a VW Caddy, equipped ...

Remanufacturer and fuel systems specialist, Carwood, troubleshoots a common fault on a VW Caddy, equipped with CAYD engine. The vehicle, a 2014 plate, was presented with the engine warning light illum ...

January 25, 2024
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Maverick discusses using dealer diagnostic tools

|Date: January 24, 2024

Maverick discusses using dealer diagnostic tools

Andy Brooke, managing director of Maverick Diagnostics, shares his thoughts on unlocking profitability an ...

Andy Brooke, managing director of Maverick Diagnostics, shares his thoughts on unlocking profitability and efficiency in the workshop using dealer tools in automotive diagnostics. Vehicle technology i ...

January 24, 2024
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Autel releases EV expansion model

|Date: January 23, 2024

Autel releases EV expansion model

Autel UK are aiming to keep workshops up to date, so the diagnostic expert is throwing its hat into the e ...

Autel UK are aiming to keep workshops up to date, so the diagnostic expert is throwing its hat into the electric and hybrid ring with the release of its EV expansion model. With 51 per cent of vehicle ...

January 23, 2024
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Delphi showcases its diagnostics range

|Date: January 22, 2024

Delphi showcases its diagnostics range

Delphi updates PMM readers on its BlueTech diagnostics package, pass thru and security gateways. First la ...

Delphi updates PMM readers on its BlueTech diagnostics package, pass thru and security gateways. First launched in 2021, the BlueTech vehicle communication interface (VCI) brings state-of-the-art OBD ...

January 22, 2024
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Continental diagnoses timing belt issue

|Date: September 27, 2023

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 ...

September 27, 2023
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Maverick explores OEM registration obstacles

|Date: September 15, 2023

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 ...

September 15, 2023
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Hella urges workshops to invest in new equipment

|Date: September 14, 2023

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 ...

September 14, 2023
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Pico discusses diagnostics

|Date: March 15, 2023

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 ...

March 15, 2023
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Autodata releases training videos

|Date: March 10, 2023

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 ...

March 10, 2023
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