Professional Motor Mechanic

Carwood discusses common rail injector failures

|Date: July 26, 2023

Carwood discusses common rail injector failures

With multiple injections during a combustion cycle, sub-micron tolerances and operating pressures of over ...

With multiple injections during a combustion cycle, sub-micron tolerances and operating pressures of over 2,000 bar, today’s common rail injectors are having to work harder, making them more susceptib ...

July 26, 2023
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DPF warning light diagnosis

|Date: July 18, 2023

DPF warning light diagnosis

IVS 360 from Opus IVS is backed by over 100 OE-certified master technicians delivering live diagnostic re ...

IVS 360 from Opus IVS is backed by over 100 OE-certified master technicians delivering live diagnostic repair guidance. Here, we follow the team as they diagnose a vehicle displaying a DPF warning lig ...

July 18, 2023
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BMW headlamp failure diagnostic

|Date: July 11, 2023

BMW headlamp failure diagnostic

Diagnostics expert Ben Johnson investigates a recent headlamp failure on a BMW E60. It would be fair to s ...

Diagnostics expert Ben Johnson investigates a recent headlamp failure on a BMW E60. It would be fair to state that, at Schmiedmann, we tend to get our share of BMW Exx generation vehicles of which som ...

July 11, 2023
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How to fix a Ford Focus with intermittent starting

|Date: February 14, 2023

How to fix a Ford Focus with intermittent starting

PMM’s diagnostics expert Andy Horwat gets to the bottom of why a customer’s Ford was intermittently start ...

PMM’s diagnostics expert Andy Horwat gets to the bottom of why a customer’s Ford was intermittently starting. A lady phoned me up recently about her 1.6l petrol Ford Focus on a 57 plate. She explained ...

February 14, 2023
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ACtronics discusses Ford Transit fault

|Date: January 17, 2023

ACtronics discusses Ford Transit fault

ACtronics returns this month to discuss another van-related issue the team has come across. This time, it ...

ACtronics returns this month to discuss another van-related issue the team has come across. This time, it’s the instrument panel on a 2017 Ford Transit Custom. At first, it seemed like a simple case: ...

January 17, 2023
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ACtronics solves a Fiat fault

|Date: December 02, 2022

ACtronics solves a Fiat fault

This month, ACtronics shares its insights on a peculiar failure the team has seen cropping up on the Fiat ...

This month, ACtronics shares its insights on a peculiar failure the team has seen cropping up on the Fiat Ducato 3’s instrument cluster. It has been 40 years (!) since the very first Fiat Ducato rolle ...

December 02, 2022
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Part two: Pico outlines Honda Civic diagnosis

|Date: September 14, 2022

Part two: Pico outlines Honda Civic diagnosis

We follow up on last month’s case study from Pico Technology detailing Ives Garage’s diagnosis of a Honda ...

We follow up on last month’s case study from Pico Technology detailing Ives Garage’s diagnosis of a Honda Civic experiencing abnormal levels of vibration whilst accelerating. Welcome back. Hopefully b ...

September 14, 2022
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Pico outlines Honda Civic diagnosis

|Date: August 09, 2022

Pico outlines Honda Civic diagnosis

This month’s case study from Pico Technology details Ives Garage’s diagnosis of a Honda Civic experiencin ...

This month’s case study from Pico Technology details Ives Garage’s diagnosis of a Honda Civic experiencing abnormal levels of vibration whilst accelerating. NVH diagnostics requires a methodical appro ...

August 09, 2022
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Ford Focus: Intermittent starting issues

|Date: July 01, 2022

Ford Focus: Intermittent starting issues

PMM ’s diagnostics expert Andy Horwat works out why a customer’s Ford was intermittently starting – but i ...

PMM ’s diagnostics expert Andy Horwat works out why a customer’s Ford was intermittently starting – but is that where it ends? A lady phoned me up recently about her 1.6l petrol Ford Focus on a 57 pla ...

July 01, 2022
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How to fix a flat battery on a Range Rover Evoque

|Date: April 08, 2022

How to fix a flat battery on a Range Rover Evoque

PMM troubleshooter Andy Horwat tackles a Range Rover Evoque whose battery issues are causing its owner co ...

PMM troubleshooter Andy Horwat tackles a Range Rover Evoque whose battery issues are causing its owner considerable stress. Vehicle Information Make: Land Rover Model: Range Rover Evoque Engine: 2.2l ...

April 08, 2022
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Pico continues to solve Audi fault

|Date: March 17, 2022

Pico continues to solve Audi fault

In the second part of this feature, Pico technician Steve Smith resolves the problem causing an Audi Q7 e ...

In the second part of this feature, Pico technician Steve Smith resolves the problem causing an Audi Q7 e-tron charging issues. Vehicle Information Manufacturer: Audi Model: Q7 e-tron Hybrid Year: 201 ...

March 17, 2022
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Plug-in charger failure on an Audi Q7 e-tron

|Date: February 21, 2022

Plug-in charger failure on an Audi Q7 e-tron

In the first part of this feature, Pico technician Steve Smith tackles an Audi Q7 e-tron which is failing ...

In the first part of this feature, Pico technician Steve Smith tackles an Audi Q7 e-tron which is failing to charge. Vehicle Information Manufacturer: Audi Model: Q7 e-tron Hybrid Year: 2017 Model cod ...

February 21, 2022
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How to solve a Porsche Hybrid brake vacuum issue

|Date: January 18, 2022

How to solve a Porsche Hybrid brake vacuum issue

Opus’ IVS 360 team supports a customer’s Porsche Cayenne 92A hybrid brake vacuum issue. Vehicle informati ...

Opus’ IVS 360 team supports a customer’s Porsche Cayenne 92A hybrid brake vacuum issue. Vehicle information Make: Porsche Model: Cayenne (2011 - 2017) Year: 2011-2017 Engine: Hybrid Tools required Dia ...

January 18, 2022
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PICO diagnoses a Vauxhall Vectra fault

|Date: November 10, 2021

PICO diagnoses a Vauxhall Vectra fault

In the second part of this feature, PICO Technician Steve Smith gives his all to diagnose the problem cau ...

In the second part of this feature, PICO Technician Steve Smith gives his all to diagnose the problem causing the engine of a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra to refuse to start. After much frustration and with a ...

November 10, 2021
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Solving an intermittent non-start problem

|Date: October 11, 2021

Solving an intermittent non-start problem

In the first part of this feature, PICO Technician Steve Smith investigates a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra, the e ...

In the first part of this feature, PICO Technician Steve Smith investigates a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra, the engine of which is (mostly) refusing to start. Vehicle information Manufacturer: Vauxhall Model: ...

October 11, 2021
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