Professional Motor Mechanic

How to improve your KTS diagnostics capabilities. Part 3: Trouble-shooting and SIS repair instructions

|Date: May 19, 2016

How to improve your KTS diagnostics capabilities. Part 3: Trouble-shooting and SIS repair instructions

This time around we’ll go through the Service Information System (SIS) and ‘Trouble-shooting’ functions o ...

This time around we’ll go through the Service Information System (SIS) and ‘Trouble-shooting’ functions of the tool. ...

May 19, 2016
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How to diagnose a failed lambda sensor

|Date: May 17, 2016

How to diagnose a failed lambda sensor

Cambiere looks at the visual clues that a vehicle has defective sensors. ...

Cambiere looks at the visual clues that a vehicle has defective sensors. ...

May 17, 2016
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What’s causing indicator issues?

|Date: May 15, 2016

What’s causing indicator issues?

MS Motorservice International explains why fuel delivery module is so important to correct fuel tank func ...

MS Motorservice International explains why fuel delivery module is so important to correct fuel tank function. ...

May 15, 2016
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How to solve a cam sensor fault on a Vauxhall Astra

|Date: May 13, 2016

How to solve a cam sensor fault on a Vauxhall Astra

Andy Horwat investigates a cam sensor fault on a Vauxhall Astra 1.6, 56 plate. ...

Andy Horwat investigates a cam sensor fault on a Vauxhall Astra 1.6, 56 plate. ...

May 13, 2016
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Spark plug troubleshooting tips

|Date: April 25, 2016

Spark plug troubleshooting tips

Spark plugs perform a pivotal role in petrol engine response and represent an increasingly complex electr ...

Spark plugs perform a pivotal role in petrol engine response and represent an increasingly complex electrical set-up. Technicians should take time to remind themselves of some of the visual signals of ...

April 25, 2016
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How to tackle faulty ignition start switches

|Date: April 25, 2016

How to tackle faulty ignition start switches

Faulty ignition starter switches are common on Vauxhall/Opel models as well as many other makes of vehicl ...

Faulty ignition starter switches are common on Vauxhall/Opel models as well as many other makes of vehicle. A faulty ignition start switch results in a permanent electrical feed to the starter solenoi ...

April 25, 2016
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How to improve your KTS diagnostics capabilities. Part 2: System overview and protocol reports

|Date: March 21, 2016

How to improve your KTS diagnostics capabilities. Part 2: System overview and protocol reports

A few more features that help to highlight how the Bosch diagnostic system does so much more than just re ...

A few more features that help to highlight how the Bosch diagnostic system does so much more than just reading and erasing the DTC error memory of an ECU. ...

March 21, 2016
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What’s blowing the blower motor?

|Date: March 08, 2016

What’s blowing the blower motor?

Every year the Valeo warranty department receives a number of returned blower motors. The main reasons th ...

Every year the Valeo warranty department receives a number of returned blower motors. The main reasons they’re given by the customer when a unit is returned is that it may be burnt out, noisy or not w ...

March 08, 2016
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Solving common issues with steering/suspension parts

|Date: February 13, 2016

Solving common issues with steering/suspension parts

Steering and suspension parts are safety critical items so, as a result, they must be designed to withsta ...

Steering and suspension parts are safety critical items so, as a result, they must be designed to withstand particularly high loads. Component wear is a common cause of damage and can have detrimental ...

February 13, 2016
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Why do instrument clusters malfunction?

|Date: February 04, 2016

Why do instrument clusters malfunction?

Thijs Jasink, COO at ACtronics, looks in detail at the remanufacturing process on a 2003-Renault Scenic I ...

Thijs Jasink, COO at ACtronics, looks in detail at the remanufacturing process on a 2003-Renault Scenic II. Nowadays, the chances of spotting analogue instrument panels in cars are getting slimmer. Th ...

February 04, 2016
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How to improve your KTS diagnostics capabilities. Part 1: Selecting the correct vehicle

|Date: January 29, 2016

How to improve your KTS diagnostics capabilities. Part 1: Selecting the correct vehicle

Some of the different ways available to select the correct vehicle that you want to work on in the ESI[tr ...

Some of the different ways available to select the correct vehicle that you want to work on in the ESI[tronic] software. ...

January 29, 2016
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How to fix a front brake squeal problem on a Jaguar XF

|Date: January 18, 2016

How to fix a front brake squeal problem on a Jaguar XF

As one of the UK’s leading suppliers of technical information to the automotive aftermarket, Autodata has ...

As one of the UK’s leading suppliers of technical information to the automotive aftermarket, Autodata has over 65 skilled technicians with a comprehensive understanding of those common problems that t ...

January 18, 2016
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Why had the Mazda lost it’s spark?

|Date: January 17, 2016

Why had the Mazda lost it’s spark?

Charles Figgins, Technical Consultant at Blue Print, looks at a poor running complaint on a Mazda MX-5 MK ...

Charles Figgins, Technical Consultant at Blue Print, looks at a poor running complaint on a Mazda MX-5 MK2 With Mazda’s MX 5 about to be reincarnated into its fourth generation, this popular two seate ...

January 17, 2016
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What caused tank troubles?

|Date: January 13, 2016

What caused tank troubles?

MS Motorservice International looks at fuel tank ventilation issues on Volvo S40/V40 1.6L/1.8L/2.0L & 1.9 ...

MS Motorservice International looks at fuel tank ventilation issues on Volvo S40/V40 1.6L/1.8L/2.0L & 1.9L/2.0L turbo models. ...

January 13, 2016
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How to fix condensation in headlamps on a Volvo V40

|Date: January 12, 2016

How to fix condensation in headlamps on a Volvo V40

As one of the UK’s leading suppliers of technical information to the automotive aftermarket, Autodata has ...

As one of the UK’s leading suppliers of technical information to the automotive aftermarket, Autodata has over 65 skilled technicians with a comprehensive understanding of those common problems that t ...

January 12, 2016
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