Professional Motor Mechanic

Your Sixth Sense

|Date: July 24, 2018

Your Sixth Sense

Sealey’s Neil Kidby explains why, in the world of diagnostics, things might not always be as they first a ...

Sealey’s Neil Kidby explains why, in the world of diagnostics, things might not always be as they first appear. ...

July 24, 2018
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Land Rover Range Rover Sport L320 | Brake Booster Failure

|Date: July 03, 2018

Land Rover Range Rover Sport L320 | Brake Booster Failure

Technician Steve Smith looks at a brake booster failure on a 2007 Land Rover Range Rover Sport L320. ...

Technician Steve Smith looks at a brake booster failure on a 2007 Land Rover Range Rover Sport L320. ...

July 03, 2018
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Land Rover Defender Revival

|Date: June 13, 2018

Land Rover Defender Revival

Josh Jones recounts a recent run-in with a temperamental Land Rover that was in need of revival. ...

Josh Jones recounts a recent run-in with a temperamental Land Rover that was in need of revival. ...

June 13, 2018
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NVH Diagnostics

|Date: May 18, 2018

NVH Diagnostics

Steve Smith, Automotive Application Specialist at Pico Technology, answers a user’s questions on Noise, V ...

Steve Smith, Automotive Application Specialist at Pico Technology, answers a user’s questions on Noise, Vibration and Harshness software. ...

May 18, 2018
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‘A Further Step into Dealership-Standard Diagnostics’

|Date: April 24, 2018

‘A Further Step into Dealership-Standard Diagnostics’

Although the number of technologies found in today’s vehicles continues to increase, the key to servicing ...

Although the number of technologies found in today’s vehicles continues to increase, the key to servicing them effectively has remained the same: making a timely, comprehensive and accurate diagnosis. ...

April 24, 2018
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Fault Codes Leading You Astray?

|Date: April 20, 2018

Fault Codes Leading You Astray?

Josh Jones takes a look at two similar cases where fault codes lead him astray. ...

Josh Jones takes a look at two similar cases where fault codes lead him astray. ...

April 20, 2018
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Bosch Diagnostic Training; Airbag & Supplementary Safety Systems

|Date: April 19, 2018

Bosch Diagnostic Training; Airbag & Supplementary Safety Systems

On his third visit to Bosch, Darren Cotton took part in the Diagnostic Technician Programme – Module VSTD ...

On his third visit to Bosch, Darren Cotton took part in the Diagnostic Technician Programme – Module VSTD 9: Oscilloscope Operation & Signal Test Methods. ...

April 19, 2018
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Ford B-max | EcoBoost – MAF Sensor

|Date: April 18, 2018

Ford B-max | EcoBoost – MAF Sensor

Automotive Application Specialist, Ben Martins, was recently asked to join an old work friend to take a l ...

Automotive Application Specialist, Ben Martins, was recently asked to join an old work friend to take a look at a new type of air flow sensor that, for now, has only been seen on the Ford EcoBoost eng ...

April 18, 2018
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A Blast From the Past: Suzuki Vitara

|Date: April 04, 2018

A Blast From the Past: Suzuki Vitara

Josh Jones had his hands full with an old- school Suzuki Vitara this month. Here, he recalls how refreshi ...

Josh Jones had his hands full with an old- school Suzuki Vitara this month. Here, he recalls how refreshing it was to work ‘scan tool-free’ and go back to basics. ...

April 04, 2018
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Access All Areas

|Date: March 13, 2018

Access All Areas

Neil Pattemore discusses the diagnostic challenges posed to the aftermarket by vehicle manufacturers and ...

Neil Pattemore discusses the diagnostic challenges posed to the aftermarket by vehicle manufacturers and suggests how these challenges can be met. ...

March 13, 2018
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Bosch Diagnostic Training; Oscilloscope Operation & Signal Test Methods

|Date: March 05, 2018

Bosch Diagnostic Training; Oscilloscope Operation & Signal Test Methods

On his third visit to Bosch, Darren Cotton took part in the Diagnostic Technician Programme – Module VSTD ...

On his third visit to Bosch, Darren Cotton took part in the Diagnostic Technician Programme – Module VSTD 9: Oscilloscope Operation & Signal Test Methods. ...

March 05, 2018
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Worried About the Rapid Evolution of Vehicle Technology?

|Date: February 21, 2018

Worried About the Rapid Evolution of Vehicle Technology?

Josh Jones explains why technicians needn’t be intimidated by the evolution of vehicle technology. These ...

Josh Jones explains why technicians needn’t be intimidated by the evolution of vehicle technology. These new vehicles still abide by the laws of physics. ...

February 21, 2018
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Engine Stalls on Vauxhall Adam

|Date: February 19, 2018

Engine Stalls on Vauxhall Adam

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. ...

February 19, 2018
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Breaking Down the Fault

|Date: February 16, 2018

Breaking Down the Fault

Fault diagnosis can be confusing, but breaking it down in stages will simplify the task. Sealey explains ...

Fault diagnosis can be confusing, but breaking it down in stages will simplify the task. Sealey explains more. ...

February 16, 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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