Professional Motor Mechanic

Parasitic Drain Testing

|Date: December 08, 2017

Parasitic Drain Testing

Steve Smith at Pico technology looks at adding an extra level to your diagnostic process with parasitic d ...

Steve Smith at Pico technology looks at adding an extra level to your diagnostic process with parasitic drain testing. ...

December 08, 2017
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Interpreting a Car’s ‘Brain’

|Date: December 06, 2017

Interpreting a Car’s ‘Brain’

Josh Jones considers the opportunities and challenges posed by modern vehicle fault diagnosis. ...

Josh Jones considers the opportunities and challenges posed by modern vehicle fault diagnosis. ...

December 06, 2017
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MIL Illumination & Severe Power Loss – 2005 VW Golf TDI

|Date: November 15, 2017

MIL Illumination & Severe Power Loss – 2005 VW Golf TDI

Sometimes we can be presented with vehicle faults that initially appear reasonably simple to diagnose and ...

Sometimes we can be presented with vehicle faults that initially appear reasonably simple to diagnose and rectify. Joshua Jones explains. ...

November 15, 2017
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Spark Plugs as a Diagnostic Tool

|Date: October 27, 2017

Spark Plugs as a Diagnostic Tool

Worn spark plugs can cause a range of running issues, but knowing what to look for can also help diagnose ...

Worn spark plugs can cause a range of running issues, but knowing what to look for can also help diagnose problems elsewhere in fuel delivery and ignition systems. ...

October 27, 2017
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Hybrid Battery Cooling System

|Date: October 16, 2017

Hybrid Battery Cooling System

Steve Smith, from Pico Technology, provides some useful advice for carrying out diagnostics on a Toyota A ...

Steve Smith, from Pico Technology, provides some useful advice for carrying out diagnostics on a Toyota Auris hybrid. ...

October 16, 2017
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Faulty ABS Operation on Subaru Legacy

|Date: July 31, 2017

Faulty ABS Operation on Subaru Legacy

Case study of a faulty ABS operation on a 2005 Subaru Legacy SE. ...

Case study of a faulty ABS operation on a 2005 Subaru Legacy SE. ...

July 31, 2017
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Getting the Best from your Diagnostic Equipment

|Date: July 21, 2017

Getting the Best from your Diagnostic Equipment

Bosch outlines some simple ways to get the best value from your diagnostic equipment. We all know new fea ...

Bosch outlines some simple ways to get the best value from your diagnostic equipment. We all know new features in vehicles are making repairs more complicated, from parking cameras and keyless entry, ...

July 21, 2017
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BMW EWS Tampering

|Date: March 06, 2017

BMW EWS Tampering

Autologic, fault to fix - BMW E6X, E8X & MINI R56/55/57/59/60; Non starter, but will crank. This faul ...

Autologic, fault to fix - BMW E6X, E8X & MINI R56/55/57/59/60; Non starter, but will crank. This fault will often trigger a EWS anti-tampering fault code message (as well as various other codes) a ...

March 06, 2017
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How to Improve Your KTS Diagnostic Capabilities. Part 10: The Maintenance and Equipment Tabs

|Date: November 21, 2016

How to Improve Your KTS Diagnostic Capabilities. Part 10: The Maintenance and Equipment Tabs

KTS Diagnostics Made 'ESI' from Robert Bosch This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses ...

KTS Diagnostics Made 'ESI' from Robert Bosch This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses on how to get the best out of its ESI[tronic] 2.0 software, which is used in conjunction with ...

November 21, 2016
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How to improve your KTS diagnostic capabilities. Part 9: Global OBD II, emissions based system diagnosis

|Date: October 24, 2016

How to improve your KTS diagnostic capabilities. Part 9: Global OBD II, emissions based system diagnosis

This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses on how to get the best out of its ESI[tronic ...

This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses on how to get the best out of its ESI[tronic] 2.0 software, which is used in conjunction with the KTS range of diagnostic tools for vehicle ...

October 24, 2016
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How to Improve Your KTS Diagnostic Capabilities. Part 8: Understanding the built-in multimeter and oscilloscope.

|Date: August 31, 2016

How to Improve Your KTS Diagnostic Capabilities. Part 8: Understanding the built-in multimeter and oscilloscope.

KTS Diagnostic Made 'ESI' from Robert Bosch This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses ...

KTS Diagnostic Made 'ESI' from Robert Bosch This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses on how to get the best out of its ESI[tronic] 2.0 software, which is used in conjunction with ...

August 31, 2016
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Pressure School – Part 2: A Running Diagnosis

|Date: August 21, 2016

Pressure School – Part 2: A Running Diagnosis

Following directly on from Pressure School – Part 1, where we discussed the benefits of in-cylinder press ...

Following directly on from Pressure School – Part 1, where we discussed the benefits of in-cylinder pressure analysis with an engine cranking, we now move on to in-cylinder analysis with an engine run ...

August 21, 2016
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How to improve your KTS diagnostics capabilities. Part 7: Customer support, ESI ticket and KTS product enhancement

|Date: August 13, 2016

How to improve your KTS diagnostics capabilities. Part 7: Customer support, ESI ticket and KTS product enhancement

KTS Diagnostics Made 'ESI' from Robert Bosch This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses ...

KTS Diagnostics Made 'ESI' from Robert Bosch This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses on how to get the best out of its ESI[tronic] 2.0 software, which is used in conjunction with ...

August 13, 2016
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BMW/Mini – K_BUS system errors

|Date: August 11, 2016

BMW/Mini – K_BUS system errors

Autologic Diagnostics' Technical Help Desk looks at a common diagnostic complaint on BMWs and Minis. ...

Autologic Diagnostics' Technical Help Desk looks at a common diagnostic complaint on BMWs and Minis. ...

August 11, 2016
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How to improve your KTS diagnostics capabilities. Part 6: Actuators, function tests, adjustments/settings and special functions

|Date: July 22, 2016

How to improve your KTS diagnostics capabilities. Part 6: Actuators, function tests, adjustments/settings and special functions

For the sixth instalment in this series of Bosch ESI 2.0 technical articles we want to go into a bit more ...

For the sixth instalment in this series of Bosch ESI 2.0 technical articles we want to go into a bit more detail by covering some of the advanced functions that can be performed on the vehicle. ...

July 22, 2016
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