Professional Motor Mechanic

Vauxhall Vectra with fuel pressure regulator issue

|Date: April 22, 2015

Vauxhall Vectra with fuel pressure regulator issue

Before I proceed to tell the tale of my one man mission to uncover the truth behind an issue that has bee ...

Before I proceed to tell the tale of my one man mission to uncover the truth behind an issue that has been bothering me for a while, it’s important to explain the back story. ...

April 22, 2015
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Unmasking the phantom

|Date: April 22, 2015

Vehicle Troubleshooter – Unmasking the phantom

Have you spent valuable time interrogating trouble codes, only to hit a brick wall when determining the t ...

Have you spent valuable time interrogating trouble codes, only to hit a brick wall when determining the true fault? Train4Auto’s Steve Carter relays some examples where a ‘phantom’ fault may be to bla ...

April 22, 2015
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Audi A6 with loss of engine power

|Date: April 22, 2015

Audi A6 with loss of engine power

Author: Andy Horwat of Engine Tuning & Diagnostics in Swindon The vehicle in question was an Audi A6/V62 ...

Author: Andy Horwat of Engine Tuning & Diagnostics in Swindon The vehicle in question was an Audi A6/V62 2.7l turbo diesel and the complaint was that the vehicle was continuously going into ‘limp home ...

April 22, 2015
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Nissan 350Z intermittent fault

|Date: April 22, 2015

Vehicle Troubleshooter – Nissan 350Z intermittent fault

Author: Charles Figgins, Blue Print Technical Consultant The car in question was a 350Z, which is a high ...

Author: Charles Figgins, Blue Print Technical Consultant The car in question was a 350Z, which is a high performance 3.5 V6 Nissan. The owner kept experiencing the MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) com ...

April 22, 2015
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BMW 6-Cylinder with lack of power

|Date: April 22, 2015

BMW 6-Cylinder with lack of power

Technician: Andrew Clarke - Smart Tech Diagnostics, Western Sydney Vehicle Details: BMW 6-Cylinder 325i E ...

Technician: Andrew Clarke - Smart Tech Diagnostics, Western Sydney Vehicle Details: BMW 6-Cylinder 325i E36 Year: 1991 Symptom: Lack of power, hesitation and occasional cutting out ...

April 22, 2015
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – 4 Wire Wide Band Oxygen Sensors

|Date: April 22, 2015

Vehicle Troubleshooter – 4 Wire Wide Band Oxygen Sensors

Despite what the experts say, oxygen sensor diagnosis isn’t easy. When an oxygen sensor fails completely, ...

Despite what the experts say, oxygen sensor diagnosis isn’t easy. When an oxygen sensor fails completely, the effect it has on the system throws up enough information to make the culprit stand out lik ...

April 22, 2015
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Common problems associated with the Denso HP2 fuel system

|Date: March 17, 2015

Common problems associated with the Denso HP2 fuel system

Blue Print Technical Consultant, Jim Gilmour, looks at the Denso HP2 fuel system, the way in which it ope ...

Blue Print Technical Consultant, Jim Gilmour, looks at the Denso HP2 fuel system, the way in which it operates and the common problems associated with it. ...

March 17, 2015
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TEXA – AXONE 4 Mini diagnostic tool

|Date: March 10, 2015

TEXA – AXONE 4 Mini diagnostic tool

The new AXONE 4 Mini, from TEXA, is a compact but extremely advanced diagnostic tool that incorporates mo ...

The new AXONE 4 Mini, from TEXA, is a compact but extremely advanced diagnostic tool that incorporates most of the functions that have made the AXONE 4 such a success around the world. The AXONE 4 Min ...

March 10, 2015
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Product Test – TEXA Axone 4

|Date: March 10, 2015

Product Test – TEXA Axone 4

Choosing the right diagnostic tool can sometimes be a nightmare, with such a variation of options availab ...

Choosing the right diagnostic tool can sometimes be a nightmare, with such a variation of options available to select from. I’ve always stuck to the simple rule that you need to decide what best suits ...

March 10, 2015
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Scope School Part 3 – Oscilloscope diagnostics made easy

|Date: February 10, 2015

Scope School Part 3 – Oscilloscope diagnostics made easy

In the final chapter of Pico’s three-part clinic we cover capture and analysis features that technicians ...

In the final chapter of Pico’s three-part clinic we cover capture and analysis features that technicians will find invaluable during diagnosis procedures. ...

February 10, 2015
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Scope School Extra – Oscilloscope diagnostics made easy

|Date: February 10, 2015

Scope School Extra – Oscilloscope diagnostics made easy

In this ‘Scope School Bonus’ column we want to carry on where Scope School 3 left off, opening more avenu ...

In this ‘Scope School Bonus’ column we want to carry on where Scope School 3 left off, opening more avenues within the software, allowing you to get the absolute most from your PicoScope and presentin ...

February 10, 2015
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Product Test – Launch X431 Pro

|Date: January 12, 2015

Product Test – Launch X431 Pro

The world of vehicle diagnostics is a never ending dilemma for us technicians. The choice is constantly e ...

The world of vehicle diagnostics is a never ending dilemma for us technicians. The choice is constantly expanding so selecting the tool that is best suited to you becomes increasingly difficult. ...

January 12, 2015
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Overcoming three tricky winter faults

|Date: January 11, 2015

Overcoming three tricky winter faults

Make: VWModel: T5, TransporterModel year: 2003 onwards ...

Make: VWModel: T5, TransporterModel year: 2003 onwards ...

January 11, 2015
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Why a reference library of ‘known values’ makes sense

|Date: January 07, 2015

Why a reference library of ‘known values’ makes sense

Creating a reference library of ‘known’ vehicle behaviour in a variety of conditions can help garages to ...

Creating a reference library of ‘known’ vehicle behaviour in a variety of conditions can help garages to overcome emissions problems relating to Lambda sensors, as Daniel Barker, TEXA’s Technical Mana ...

January 07, 2015
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Product test – Diagnostic Associates DA-ST512 Service Tool

|Date: September 30, 2014

Product test – Diagnostic Associates DA-ST512 Service Tool

With JLR models a regular fixture in his workshop, Darren Cotton of AVC UK in Surrey was only too happy t ...

With JLR models a regular fixture in his workshop, Darren Cotton of AVC UK in Surrey was only too happy to put a new, specialist diagnostic servicing tool through its paces. When it comes to identifyi ...

September 30, 2014
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