Professional Motor Mechanic

Rotronics releases Covid-19 independent workshop guide

|Date: May 19, 2020

Rotronics releases Covid-19 independent workshop guide

Long-term stationary vehicles and good battery health are not a match made in heaven. We have teamed up w ...

Long-term stationary vehicles and good battery health are not a match made in heaven. We have teamed up with Rotronics to help guide you through vehicle care during lockdown. Workshops are slowly gett ...

May 19, 2020
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Covid-19: Guidance for garages from Avia Autos

|Date: March 20, 2020

Covid-19: Guidance for garages from Avia Autos

Hayley Pells, of Avia Autos, outlines the precautionary measures she has taken to protect her business fr ...

Hayley Pells, of Avia Autos, outlines the precautionary measures she has taken to protect her business from the Covid-19 outbreak, and implores businesses not to panic! ‘Don’t Panic!’ should be adopte ...

March 20, 2020
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Faulty Piezo Injector on a Nissan X-Trail

|Date: May 15, 2019

Faulty Piezo Injector on a Nissan X-Trail

Ben Martins, Automotive Applications Specialist at Pico, tries out some new testing methods on a Nissan X ...

Ben Martins, Automotive Applications Specialist at Pico, tries out some new testing methods on a Nissan X-Trail where two fault codes pointed to a problem with all four injectors. ...

May 15, 2019
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OE Oil Seals vs Cheap Replicas

|Date: April 18, 2019

OE Oil Seals vs Cheap Replicas

Often when it comes to vehicle repairs, choosing to fit cheap parts could end up costing you more. As a b ...

Often when it comes to vehicle repairs, choosing to fit cheap parts could end up costing you more. As a brand of Freudenberg, a leading manufacturer of oil seals, Corteco believes that quality is key. ...

April 18, 2019
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Turbo Under-Boost & Air Flow Meter Drift

|Date: March 06, 2019

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. ...

March 06, 2019
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How to Bleed ABS Brakes

|Date: February 21, 2019

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. ...

February 21, 2019
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TVD Installation

|Date: February 04, 2019

TVD Installation

Torsional Vibration Dampers (TVDs) provide vital protection for a vehicle's engine, absorbing excessive v ...

Torsional Vibration Dampers (TVDs) provide vital protection for a vehicle's engine, absorbing excessive vibrations leaked from the engine which could cause damage to surrounding components. Corteco ru ...

February 04, 2019
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Customer-Supplied Parts – The Struggle Continues

|Date: January 28, 2019

Customer-Supplied Parts – The Struggle Continues

In April 2017, PMM’s online exclusive delved into the dangers that come with fitting customer-supplied pa ...

In April 2017, PMM’s online exclusive delved into the dangers that come with fitting customer-supplied parts. Now, it is time for this issue to be revisited, with the threat of counterfeit parts an ev ...

January 28, 2019
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DS-Flash: A Pass-Through Case Study

|Date: November 09, 2018

DS-Flash: A Pass-Through Case Study

Burton Motor Workshop invested in Delphi’s DS-FLASH tool in 2017 and they are now enjoying the full benef ...

Burton Motor Workshop invested in Delphi’s DS-FLASH tool in 2017 and they are now enjoying the full benefits that pass-through diagnostic capability can offer. ...

November 09, 2018
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Pulley Failure & Diagnosis

|Date: November 02, 2018

Pulley Failure & Diagnosis

In this guide, Corteco takes us through the causes of premature pulley failure and offers tips on how to ...

In this guide, Corteco takes us through the causes of premature pulley failure and offers tips on how to avoid failures in the future. ...

November 02, 2018
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The Electric Future: Real or Just a Fad?

|Date: September 24, 2018

The Electric Future: Real or Just a Fad?

Training Specialist, Steve Carter, looks at what are said to be some of the myths around the development ...

Training Specialist, Steve Carter, looks at what are said to be some of the myths around the development of electric vehicles (EV). ...

September 24, 2018
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Oil Seal Failure & Diagnosis

|Date: August 22, 2018

Oil Seal Failure & Diagnosis

Often, when parts such as oil seals fail prematurely they are replaced and returned under warranty; howev ...

Often, when parts such as oil seals fail prematurely they are replaced and returned under warranty; however, in most cases the seal itself isn’t the reason the failure has occurred. In this guide, Cor ...

August 22, 2018
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Could Refurbished Alloy Wheels Have a Negative Effect on the Braking System?

|Date: July 25, 2018

Could Refurbished Alloy Wheels Have a Negative Effect on the Braking System?

Technical manager for premium brake brand, Textar, Scott Irwin, discusses how alloy wheel refurbishment c ...

Technical manager for premium brake brand, Textar, Scott Irwin, discusses how alloy wheel refurbishment could be having a detrimental effect on brake discs and what garages can do about it. ...

July 25, 2018
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‘The Job Never Stops’

|Date: July 18, 2018

‘The Job Never Stops’

PMM caught up with Guy Martin as he visited the home of Morris Lubricants, to get a glimpse into the comp ...

PMM caught up with Guy Martin as he visited the home of Morris Lubricants, to get a glimpse into the company’s inner workings and ‘brew’ his very own batch of Morris oil. ...

July 18, 2018
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Gearbox Oil Leak Dispute

|Date: July 05, 2018

Gearbox Oil Leak Dispute

PMM reviews some of the most common disputes investigated by The Motor Ombudsman, as part of its work to ...

PMM reviews some of the most common disputes investigated by The Motor Ombudsman, as part of its work to help drive even higher standards of work and service, and give consumers added protection, peac ...

July 05, 2018
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