Professional Motor Mechanic

Overcoming steering angle sensor faults

|Date: January 27, 2013

Overcoming steering angle sensor faults

A vehicle’s steering angle sensor (SAS) is used to measure the angle of the steering wheel and the speed ...

A vehicle’s steering angle sensor (SAS) is used to measure the angle of the steering wheel and the speed at which it is being turned. The signal is predominantly used by the ABS system as part of its ...

January 27, 2013
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Diagnostic Associates – Diagnostic solutions

|Date: December 21, 2012

Diagnostic Associates – Diagnostic solutions

Operating since 2001, Diagnostic Associates has built a strong reputation for supplying expertise to assi ...

Operating since 2001, Diagnostic Associates has built a strong reputation for supplying expertise to assist various vehicle OEMs in the development of their diagnostic software applications and tools. ...

December 21, 2012
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Multiple warning light issues on a BMW Mini

|Date: December 20, 2012

Multiple warning light issues on a BMW Mini

Doing work for asecond-hand car salesman can be abit... well let’s say annoying at times! Their main conc ...

Doing work for asecond-hand car salesman can be abit... well let’s say annoying at times! Their main concern is their profit and the jobs I receive from car sales plots are often in-depth. What’s more ...

December 20, 2012
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Solving an issue on a poor running Vauxhall Vivaro

|Date: November 26, 2012

Solving an issue on a poor running Vauxhall Vivaro

Like any good garage, we start all of our diagnostic jobs with a customer interrogation to try and get a ...

Like any good garage, we start all of our diagnostic jobs with a customer interrogation to try and get a full picture of their complaint. The customer in this case was quite clear that his van had no ...

November 26, 2012
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Poor running VW Golf

|Date: November 25, 2012

Poor running VW Golf

Vehicle: VW Golf 1.9 TDI Engine code: ALH Year: 2001 Symptoms: Rough running on cold start–up, white smok ...

Vehicle: VW Golf 1.9 TDI Engine code: ALH Year: 2001 Symptoms: Rough running on cold start–up, white smoke and smell of unburned fuel. A lack of power and general poor drivability were also noticeable ...

November 25, 2012
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Autocom CPD+ tool – how to use the ‘flight recorder’ function

|Date: November 19, 2012

Autocom CPD+ tool – how to use the ‘flight recorder’ function

USING THE FLIGHT RECORDER FUNCTION – 7 EASY STEPS! Flight recording is an incredibly useful tool for work ...

USING THE FLIGHT RECORDER FUNCTION – 7 EASY STEPS! Flight recording is an incredibly useful tool for workshop technicians and Autocom’s flight recorder function allows the user to record parameters in ...

November 19, 2012
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Diagnostic Troubleshooting – the pitfalls of ‘diagnosis by fault code’

|Date: October 21, 2012

Diagnostic Troubleshooting – the pitfalls of ‘diagnosis by fault code’

Recently we had a visit from a Peugeot 206 that arrived at the workshop with a stallingcomplaint. The own ...

Recently we had a visit from a Peugeot 206 that arrived at the workshop with a stallingcomplaint. The owner explainedthat when she came to a halt on a roundabout or in stationary traffic, after 10 sec ...

October 21, 2012
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TPMS – how to perform a sensor check

|Date: September 25, 2012

TPMS – how to perform a sensor check

The automotive diagnostic world has grown rapidly over the past 10 years and advances in technology have ...

The automotive diagnostic world has grown rapidly over the past 10 years and advances in technology have allowed the introduction of new systems to improve vehicle performance, emissions and safety. O ...

September 25, 2012
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How to perform an engine remap

|Date: September 19, 2012

How to perform an engine remap

With ease of use and convenience in mind, BHP’s ECU programmer has been designed to read and program vehi ...

With ease of use and convenience in mind, BHP’s ECU programmer has been designed to read and program vehicle ECUs through the car’s diagnostic port – meaning 99% of the time there is no need to disman ...

September 19, 2012
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How to fit a new brake pad – EPB equipped vehicles

|Date: August 22, 2012

How to fit a new brake pad – EPB equipped vehicles

EPB helps to make cars safer, more comfortable and easier to use. Yet this simple but advanced system is ...

EPB helps to make cars safer, more comfortable and easier to use. Yet this simple but advanced system is now such a part of modern motoring it seems incredible that it is only a decade since TRW was t ...

August 22, 2012
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Module programming – Jaguar & Land Rover

|Date: July 09, 2012

Module programming – Jaguar & Land Rover

As vehicle technology progresses with ever-increasing advancements, there is (and will continue to be) a ...

As vehicle technology progresses with ever-increasing advancements, there is (and will continue to be) a great requirement for Flash Programming of ECUs. Most manufacturers release software 'patch' fi ...

July 09, 2012
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Turbochargers – ECU checking

|Date: June 26, 2012

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 ...

June 26, 2012
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How to diagnose problems with VNT turbos

|Date: June 26, 2012

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 ...

June 26, 2012
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CAN Bus fault finding tips and hints – Part 1

|Date: June 26, 2012

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 ...

June 26, 2012
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CAN Bus fault finding tips and hints – Part 2

|Date: June 26, 2012

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 ...

June 26, 2012
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