Professional Motor Mechanic

Why was the Volvo Sluggish?

|Date: October 09, 2017

Why was the Volvo Sluggish?

Training specilaist, Steve Carter, looks at a 2000 Volvo S40 1.6L 16V unable to pull away. ...

Training specilaist, Steve Carter, looks at a 2000 Volvo S40 1.6L 16V unable to pull away. ...

October 09, 2017
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EGR System Faults

|Date: September 25, 2017

EGR System Faults

PMM catches up with Joshua Jones, who recounts a couple of EGR system faults that he has recently encount ...

PMM catches up with Joshua Jones, who recounts a couple of EGR system faults that he has recently encountered. ...

September 25, 2017
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Fixing the Unfixable Car – 2009 Audi A3

|Date: September 21, 2017

Fixing the Unfixable Car – 2009 Audi A3

A couple of years ago, the owner of a 2009 Audi A3 went around to many garages in Ireland, in search of a ...

A couple of years ago, the owner of a 2009 Audi A3 went around to many garages in Ireland, in search of a cure for a severe running problem. After many unsuccessful repair attempts, Train4Auto’s Steve ...

September 21, 2017
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Equalisation Charge for a Hybrid

|Date: August 30, 2017

Equalisation Charge for a Hybrid

In this case study, Steve Carter describes a problem he encountered on a Prius. ...

In this case study, Steve Carter describes a problem he encountered on a Prius. ...

August 30, 2017
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What was Causing Nissan Nightmares?

|Date: August 28, 2017

What was Causing Nissan Nightmares?

Josh Jones, a Devon-based Garage Manager for the AA, reaffirms his beliefs about well-thought out diagnos ...

Josh Jones, a Devon-based Garage Manager for the AA, reaffirms his beliefs about well-thought out diagnostic procedures. ...

August 28, 2017
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Troubleshooting Faults: One Common Key to a Successful Repair

|Date: July 24, 2017

Troubleshooting Faults: One Common Key to a Successful Repair

Steve Carter recounts troubleshooting faults on three very different cars with one common key to a succes ...

Steve Carter recounts troubleshooting faults on three very different cars with one common key to a successful repair – the availability of vehicle specific information. Boomerang BMW The first vehicle ...

July 24, 2017
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What was Causing the Transit Troubles?

|Date: June 16, 2017

What was Causing the Transit Troubles?

Joshua Jones, a Devon-based Garage Manager for the AA, stresses the need for mechanics to take a step bac ...

Joshua Jones, a Devon-based Garage Manager for the AA, stresses the need for mechanics to take a step back and not be driven by assumptions when looking for a vehicle fault. As I tried to describe in ...

June 16, 2017
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‘It’s Never the ECU’ – Or is it?

|Date: May 26, 2017

‘It’s Never the ECU’ – Or is it?

Joshua Jones, a Devon-based Garage Manager for the AA, is back reporting for PMM this month, as he consid ...

Joshua Jones, a Devon-based Garage Manager for the AA, is back reporting for PMM this month, as he considers the old adage, ‘It’s never the ECU’. I am sure that many of PMM's readers are familiar with ...

May 26, 2017
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A Trio of Puzzling Cars

|Date: May 03, 2017

A Trio of Puzzling Cars

In this troubleshooting guide, Steve Carter looks at three vehicles from three different manufacturers, a ...

In this troubleshooting guide, Steve Carter looks at three vehicles from three different manufacturers, all with their own unique problems. A sluggish Volvo The first vehicle was a 2000 Volvo S40 1.6L ...

May 03, 2017
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Knowledge is Power – Vehicle Troubleshooter

|Date: April 17, 2017

Knowledge is Power – Vehicle Troubleshooter

Joshua Jones, a Devon-based Garage Manager for the AA, explains why a knowledge-based approach to vehicle ...

Joshua Jones, a Devon-based Garage Manager for the AA, explains why a knowledge-based approach to vehicle troubleshooting can help to eliminate much of the guesswork that so often leads to expensive m ...

April 17, 2017
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Why was the Volvo Vexed?

|Date: April 14, 2017

Why was the Volvo Vexed?

Andy Horwat, Engine Tuning & Diagnostics, looks at a 2012 Volvo XC60 2.0L model with drivability/star ...

Andy Horwat, Engine Tuning & Diagnostics, looks at a 2012 Volvo XC60 2.0L model with drivability/starting issues and lack of power. An interesting case study came my way recently in the form of ...

April 14, 2017
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How to Improve Your KTS Diagnostic Capabilities. Part 10: The Maintenance and Equipment Tabs

|Date: November 21, 2016

How to Improve Your KTS Diagnostic Capabilities. Part 10: The Maintenance and Equipment Tabs

KTS Diagnostics Made 'ESI' from Robert Bosch This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses ...

KTS Diagnostics Made 'ESI' from Robert Bosch This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses on how to get the best out of its ESI[tronic] 2.0 software, which is used in conjunction with ...

November 21, 2016
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Why Was the Taurus Temperamental?

|Date: November 16, 2016

Why Was the Taurus Temperamental?

Ford Taurus 2001 3L V6 Engine; Non-starting problems In this example Power Probe show us how to quickly s ...

Ford Taurus 2001 3L V6 Engine; Non-starting problems In this example Power Probe show us how to quickly solve a non- starting Ford Taurus by using the Power Probe IV while following the basic steps of ...

November 16, 2016
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AUTODOCTA – Citroen starting problems

|Date: November 13, 2016

AUTODOCTA – Citroen starting problems

In this regular column Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through its ...

In this regular column Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through its technical helpline, available to all UK customers. As one of the UK’s leading suppliers of tech ...

November 13, 2016
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How to improve your KTS diagnostic capabilities. Part 9: Global OBD II, emissions based system diagnosis

|Date: October 24, 2016

How to improve your KTS diagnostic capabilities. Part 9: Global OBD II, emissions based system diagnosis

This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses on how to get the best out of its ESI[tronic ...

This regular series of technical articles from Bosch focuses on how to get the best out of its ESI[tronic] 2.0 software, which is used in conjunction with the KTS range of diagnostic tools for vehicle ...

October 24, 2016
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