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    Cheap Replacements: A False Economy

    Back by popular demand, Scantec Automotive’s Ross Kemp explains why fitting poor quality, cheap parts can ...

    Back by popular demand, Scantec Automotive’s Ross Kemp explains why fitting poor quality, cheap parts can lead to some diagnostic head scratching, as well as being a false economy. ...

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    Diagnostics on the Road

    Steve Scott spends his working life on the road as a mobile technician, solving the diagnostic problems t ...

    Steve Scott spends his working life on the road as a mobile technician, solving the diagnostic problems that others can’t. In his debut article, Steve recounts a recent case where his tried and tested ...

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    Cutting Through the Confusion

    Never a stranger to hard work, Josh Jones had his hands full again this month, as he encountered a Vauxha ...

    Never a stranger to hard work, Josh Jones had his hands full again this month, as he encountered a Vauxhall Astra with crankshaft sensor signal issues, and an imported Nissan Elgrand with an MIL illum ...

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    Going the Extra Mile

    Josh Jones runs through a couple of tricky cases that were recently referred to him, and explains how goo ...

    Josh Jones runs through a couple of tricky cases that were recently referred to him, and explains how good customer communication played such a vital role in getting the job done. ...

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    Welcoming Change

    Using two examples where customers complained of engine troubles, Josh Jones explains why the recent chan ...

    Using two examples where customers complained of engine troubles, Josh Jones explains why the recent changes to MOT testing should be welcomed by garages. ...

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    You Can't Just Rely On Fault Codes

    Josh Jones discusses a couple of relatively simple tasks that he recently encountered in the workshop. Wh ...

    Josh Jones discusses a couple of relatively simple tasks that he recently encountered in the workshop. Whilst they weren’t too much trouble to deal with, it was still interesting and satisfying to get ...

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    Land Rover Defender Revival

    Josh Jones recounts a recent run-in with a temperamental Land Rover that was in need of revival. ...

    Josh Jones recounts a recent run-in with a temperamental Land Rover that was in need of revival. ...

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    Crucial Weapons in your Diagnostic Arsenal

    Josh Jones explains why system familiarity and knowledge are such crucial weapons in your diagnostic arse ...

    Josh Jones explains why system familiarity and knowledge are such crucial weapons in your diagnostic arsenal. ...

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    Fault Codes Leading You Astray?

    Josh Jones takes a look at two similar cases where fault codes lead him astray. ...

    Josh Jones takes a look at two similar cases where fault codes lead him astray. ...

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    A Blast From the Past: Suzuki Vitara

    Josh Jones had his hands full with an old- school Suzuki Vitara this month. Here, he recalls how refreshi ...

    Josh Jones had his hands full with an old- school Suzuki Vitara this month. Here, he recalls how refreshing it was to work ‘scan tool-free’ and go back to basics. ...

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    Milking the Market

    Josh Jones gives his take on the future of the automotive repair industry and what it means for diagnosti ...

    Josh Jones gives his take on the future of the automotive repair industry and what it means for diagnostics. ...

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    Worried About the Rapid Evolution of Vehicle Technology?

    Josh Jones explains why technicians needn’t be intimidated by the evolution of vehicle technology. These ...

    Josh Jones explains why technicians needn’t be intimidated by the evolution of vehicle technology. These new vehicles still abide by the laws of physics. ...

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    Audi Diagnose That?

    This month, Joshua Jones has teamed up with Volkscraft, an Exeter-based independent VAG group specialist, ...

    This month, Joshua Jones has teamed up with Volkscraft, an Exeter-based independent VAG group specialist, to bring you his account of an interesting diagnostic dilemma involving a 2009 Audi TTS 2.0 TF ...

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    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. ...

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    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. ...

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