Professional Motor Mechanic

The changing face of vehicle networking

|Date: October 05, 2020

The changing face of vehicle networking

As technology develops, so does the demand on vehicle networking. While the CAN bus is enough to process ...

As technology develops, so does the demand on vehicle networking. While the CAN bus is enough to process smaller volumes of data, the ever-increasing need to handle a greater speed and volume of infor ...

October 05, 2020
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Meyle looks at ADAS and the diagnostic process

|Date: October 02, 2020

Meyle looks at ADAS and the diagnostic process

ADAS has had a profound effect on the automotive industry. However, the area that has had to adapt to the ...

ADAS has had a profound effect on the automotive industry. However, the area that has had to adapt to these developments the most is the diagnostic process. To gain a better understanding, PMM spoke t ...

October 02, 2020
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Autel runs through an ADAS Volkswagen LDW Calibration

|Date: March 20, 2020

Autel runs through an ADAS Volkswagen LDW Calibration

A calibration of the Lane Departure Warning System needs to be carried out for a number of reasons. Here, ...

A calibration of the Lane Departure Warning System needs to be carried out for a number of reasons. Here, Autel takes us through an ADAS Volkswagen LDW Calibration. There are a number of reasons this ...

March 20, 2020
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Dialling into diagrams

|Date: February 14, 2020

Dialling into diagrams

PMM hears from Steve Scott, Founder of The SimplyDiag Network Ltd, on how to make the most of the data av ...

PMM hears from Steve Scott, Founder of The SimplyDiag Network Ltd, on how to make the most of the data available to you when approaching a diagnostics dilemma. It’s all too common these days to see re ...

February 14, 2020
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The ADAS effect

|Date: February 10, 2020

The ADAS effect

These days, workshops have to take a different approach towards looking over vehicles, even in the most r ...

These days, workshops have to take a different approach towards looking over vehicles, even in the most routine of services. With the increased fitting of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), to ...

February 10, 2020
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Don’t let Pass-Thru pass you by

|Date: February 03, 2020

Don’t let Pass-Thru pass you by

Pass-Thru diagnostic tools allow independent garages to access dealer-level programming, but there’s stil ...

Pass-Thru diagnostic tools allow independent garages to access dealer-level programming, but there’s still a lack of awareness on the benefits that they can bring. Since 2009, when EU regulation J2534 ...

February 03, 2020
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There’s More to Diagnostics than Simple Fault Codes

|Date: August 02, 2018

There’s More to Diagnostics than Simple Fault Codes

Hella Gutmann Solutions explains why capable diagnostic equipment is such a core requirement in today’s r ...

Hella Gutmann Solutions explains why capable diagnostic equipment is such a core requirement in today’s repair market. ...

August 02, 2018
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A Portal to Main Dealer Capabilities

|Date: August 01, 2018

A Portal to Main Dealer Capabilities

Delphi explains how to get the most out of Pass-Thru diagnostic tools. ...

Delphi explains how to get the most out of Pass-Thru diagnostic tools. ...

August 01, 2018
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You Can’t Just Rely On Fault Codes

|Date: July 31, 2018

You Can’t Just Rely On Fault Codes

Josh Jones discusses a couple of relatively simple tasks that he recently encountered in the workshop. Wh ...

Josh Jones discusses a couple of relatively simple tasks that he recently encountered in the workshop. Whilst they weren’t too much trouble to deal with, it was still interesting and satisfying to get ...

July 31, 2018
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Rover 100; Finding Faulty Engine Mountings

|Date: February 14, 2018

Rover 100; Finding Faulty Engine Mountings

Technician Martin Rubenstein describes his experience with Pico Technology's Picoscope and NVH Diagnostic ...

Technician Martin Rubenstein describes his experience with Pico Technology's Picoscope and NVH Diagnostics Kit. ...

February 14, 2018
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ECU Remapping

|Date: February 09, 2018

ECU Remapping

BHP UK explains how garages can add another string to their bow, courtesy of ECU remapping. ...

BHP UK explains how garages can add another string to their bow, courtesy of ECU remapping. ...

February 09, 2018
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Engine Coolant Level Lamp Illuminated – Seat Alhambra

|Date: January 17, 2018

Engine Coolant Level Lamp Illuminated – Seat Alhambra

Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpli ...

Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. ...

January 17, 2018
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Audi Diagnose That?

|Date: January 15, 2018

Audi Diagnose That?

This month, Joshua Jones has teamed up with Volkscraft, an Exeter-based independent VAG group specialist, ...

This month, Joshua Jones has teamed up with Volkscraft, an Exeter-based independent VAG group specialist, to bring you his account of an interesting diagnostic dilemma involving a 2009 Audi TTS 2.0 TF ...

January 15, 2018
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Engine Starting Difficulties and MIL Illumination – Skoda Roomster

|Date: December 25, 2017

Engine Starting Difficulties and MIL Illumination – Skoda Roomster

Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpli ...

Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. ...

December 25, 2017
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Engine Coolant Level Warning Lamp Illuminated – Volkswagen Golf

|Date: December 18, 2017

Engine Coolant Level Warning Lamp Illuminated – Volkswagen Golf

Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpli ...

Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. ...

December 18, 2017
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