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    Turbochargers - ECU checking

    VNT turbos are fitted to most new turbocharged passenger cars and LCVs. By using moving vanes or nozzles ...

    VNT turbos are fitted to most new turbocharged passenger cars and LCVs. By using moving vanes or nozzles they can alter the volume and velocity of the exhaust gas that passes through the turbo. This a ...

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    How to diagnose problems with VNT turbos

    Tools: Pico WPS500X Pressure Transducer and oscilloscope I was fortunate enough recently to get hold of a ...

    Tools: Pico WPS500X Pressure Transducer and oscilloscope I was fortunate enough recently to get hold of a WPS500X Pressure Transducer and looked forward to using it right away. It didn’t take long bef ...

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    CAN Bus fault finding tips and hints - Part 1

    Since the introduction of the CAN (Controller Area Network) Bus in production cars in 1991, this technolo ...

    Since the introduction of the CAN (Controller Area Network) Bus in production cars in 1991, this technology has grown from luxury models to virtually all levels of vehicle today. In the past few years ...

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    CAN Bus fault finding tips and hints - Part 2

    In the previous article on this subject, we illustrated how to recognise a healthy CAN Bus using a PC-bas ...

    In the previous article on this subject, we illustrated how to recognise a healthy CAN Bus using a PC-based oscilloscope to observe the CAN frames, and using a simple ohmmeter to check the bus connect ...

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    EPB servicing - avoiding rear caliper damage

    Electronic Parking Brake systems (EPB) have been fitted to VAG models since 2006, starting with the Audi ...

    Electronic Parking Brake systems (EPB) have been fitted to VAG models since 2006, starting with the Audi A6, A8 and the VW Passat. Most of the later Audi models from 2008 onwards are fitted with EPB a ...

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    Turbochargers - diagnostic techniques

    The effects of turbocharger faults differ slightly from petrol to diesel. The theme of this article deals ...

    The effects of turbocharger faults differ slightly from petrol to diesel. The theme of this article deals predominently with diesel, which is by far the most common application.Please note: the follow ...

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    Poor running Mitsubishi Shogun

    I was asked to look at a Mitsubishi Shogun that had come to us with the EML on. This had already been loo ...

    I was asked to look at a Mitsubishi Shogun that had come to us with the EML on. This had already been looked at by another garage, the customer had taken it back to them twice with the same problem an ...

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    Pass-Thru diagnostics explained

    The structure of vehicles have changed dramatically over the past few years, with little or no informatio ...

    The structure of vehicles have changed dramatically over the past few years, with little or no information passed on to the car owner to help them understand exactly how their vehicle works. The easie ...

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    Proton Impian with a camshaft sensor issue

    The problem: A Proton Impian was suffering from intermittent starting problems, and the vehicle randomly ...

    The problem: A Proton Impian was suffering from intermittent starting problems, and the vehicle randomly cut out. This caused the engine warning light to illuminate. The first stage of the investigati ...

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    How to code diesel injectors

    With diesel vehicles now accounting for over 50% of new vehicle sales, combined with the more stringent e ...

    With diesel vehicles now accounting for over 50% of new vehicle sales, combined with the more stringent emission regulations introduced in September 2010 (which will again be tightened in 2013), garag ...

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    Key reprogramming - various Audi models

    Product: AVDI & ABRITES VAG Commanders from KAPdiagnostics Did you know that most modern VAG vehicles req ...

    Product: AVDI & ABRITES VAG Commanders from KAPdiagnostics Did you know that most modern VAG vehicles require a transponder which is pre-coded with the VIN number from a dealer? That component protect ...

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    Poor running Ford Focus TDCi

    If you were to ask five different technicians what diagnostics is, it’s likely that you’ll get a number o ...

    If you were to ask five different technicians what diagnostics is, it’s likely that you’ll get a number of different answers. Some will consider that the diagnostics are done by a scan tool, some will ...

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