Professional Motor Mechanic

Process Makes Perfect

|Date: February 14, 2019

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. ...

February 14, 2019
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Pico Practical: Cylinder Identification & Relative Compression on CRD Engines

|Date: February 01, 2019

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. ...

February 01, 2019
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Audi A6 Quattro S-Line with Parking Brake Failure

|Date: December 12, 2018

Audi A6 Quattro S-Line with Parking Brake Failure

Pico’s Steve Smith walks us through a detailed diagnostic procedure that he recently carried out on a cus ...

Pico’s Steve Smith walks us through a detailed diagnostic procedure that he recently carried out on a customer’s Audi A6 Quattro S-Line. ...

December 12, 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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Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated – Mercedes GL550

|Date: June 11, 2018

Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated – Mercedes GL550

Scott Baylis of the Von Housen Automotive Group, looks at a Mercedes GL550 with the engine malfunction in ...

Scott Baylis of the Von Housen Automotive Group, looks at a Mercedes GL550 with the engine malfunction indicator illuminated. ...

June 11, 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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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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Rover 100; Finding Faulty Engine Mountings

|Date: February 14, 2018

Rover 100; Finding Faulty Engine Mountings

Technician Martin Rubenstein describes his experience with Pico Technology's Picoscope and NVH Diagnostic ...

Technician Martin Rubenstein describes his experience with Pico Technology's Picoscope and NVH Diagnostics Kit. ...

February 14, 2018
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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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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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PMM September – OUT NOW!!

|Date: August 10, 2017

PMM September – OUT NOW!!

The September 2017 issue of Professional Motor Mechanic Magazine is out now! ...

The September 2017 issue of Professional Motor Mechanic Magazine is out now! ...

August 10, 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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‘Training is a Continual Process’

|Date: May 17, 2017

‘Training is a Continual Process’

PMM puts the questions to Steve Smith, a former Toyota Master Technician, who now puts his extensive know ...

PMM puts the questions to Steve Smith, a former Toyota Master Technician, who now puts his extensive knowledge to good use as an Automotive Application Specialist for Pico Technology. PMM: How many pe ...

May 17, 2017
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PMM April 2017 – OUT NOW!!

|Date: March 31, 2017

PMM April 2017 – OUT NOW!!

The April issue of Professional Motor Mechanic Magazine 2017 has hit the streets! PMM April includes all ...

The April issue of Professional Motor Mechanic Magazine 2017 has hit the streets! PMM April includes all the latest news, technical hints and repair advice, as well as the newest tools and products fr ...

March 31, 2017
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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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