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    A Hard-Earned Holiday

    Josh Jones describes the satisfaction that can be derived from a well-executed diagnostic process, especi ...

    Josh Jones describes the satisfaction that can be derived from a well-executed diagnostic process, especially when you have a holiday to enjoy straight afterwards. ...

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    Process Makes Perfect: Part 2

    Following on from last month’s article about the importance of a clear diagnostic process, technician Ben ...

    Following on from last month’s article about the importance of a clear diagnostic process, technician Ben Martins finishes the job. ...

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    Cheap Replacements: A False Economy

    Back by popular demand, Scantec Automotive’s Ross Kemp explains why fitting poor quality, cheap parts can ...

    Back by popular demand, Scantec Automotive’s Ross Kemp explains why fitting poor quality, cheap parts can lead to some diagnostic head scratching, as well as being a false economy. ...

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    Diagnostics on the Road

    Steve Scott spends his working life on the road as a mobile technician, solving the diagnostic problems t ...

    Steve Scott spends his working life on the road as a mobile technician, solving the diagnostic problems that others can’t. In his debut article, Steve recounts a recent case where his tried and tested ...

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    Carrying out a Thorough Assessment

    Darren Darling returns this month to demonstrate why carrying out a thorough assessment is imperative in ...

    Darren Darling returns this month to demonstrate why carrying out a thorough assessment is imperative in making sure that you treat the cause, rather than the symptoms, of a DPF-related issue. ...

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    Turbo Under-Boost & Air Flow Meter Drift

    Technician Simon Littlejohn shares an interesting case study of where the parts cannon failed to fix the ...

    Technician Simon Littlejohn shares an interesting case study of where the parts cannon failed to fix the problem and further diagnostic work was required. ...

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    How to Bleed ABS Brakes

    Steve Jervis, Master Technician at Delphi Technologies, walks us through the process of bleeding the ABS ...

    Steve Jervis, Master Technician at Delphi Technologies, walks us through the process of bleeding the ABS system using Delphi's DS diagnostics tool. ...

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    Process Makes Perfect

    Technician Ben Martins emphasises the importance of a clear diagnostic process, which is particularly use ...

    Technician Ben Martins emphasises the importance of a clear diagnostic process, which is particularly useful when diagnosing those more unusual faults. ...

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    A/C Not Working? It’s All About Networking 

    Anthony Pickering recounts a recent case where his oscilloscope came in handy with diagnosing an A/C pres ...

    Anthony Pickering recounts a recent case where his oscilloscope came in handy with diagnosing an A/C pressure sensor fault. ...

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    Pico Practical: Cylinder Identification & Relative Compression on CRD Engines

    Pico recording from its live stream of its first GoToMeeting webinar that took place in January 2019. ...

    Pico recording from its live stream of its first GoToMeeting webinar that took place in January 2019. ...

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    The DPF Doctor's Surgery

    In the first of his regular columns for PMM this year, Darren Darling, founder of the DPF Doctor Network, ...

    In the first of his regular columns for PMM this year, Darren Darling, founder of the DPF Doctor Network, runs through how he tackled a recent DPF issue on a BMW 525D. ...

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    Making Sense of it

    Josh Jones explains why you can’t always rely on the ECU to tell you when something’s wrong. In some inst ...

    Josh Jones explains why you can’t always rely on the ECU to tell you when something’s wrong. In some instances, there’s nothing better than the human senses. ...

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    Beating the Dealer

    Ross Kemp, owner of the independent diagnostic specialist Scantec Automotive, reports on a recent case th ...

    Ross Kemp, owner of the independent diagnostic specialist Scantec Automotive, reports on a recent case that proves why independents can compete with, and even surpass, main dealers when it comes to di ...

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    Cutting Through the Confusion

    Never a stranger to hard work, Josh Jones had his hands full again this month, as he encountered a Vauxha ...

    Never a stranger to hard work, Josh Jones had his hands full again this month, as he encountered a Vauxhall Astra with crankshaft sensor signal issues, and an imported Nissan Elgrand with an MIL illum ...

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    Equipped for ADAS

    Intervehicle communication in the current generation of passenger cars is now as standard as four wheels ...

    Intervehicle communication in the current generation of passenger cars is now as standard as four wheels and a steering wheel, so the ability to diagnose faults within the vehicle’s electrical systems ...

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