...Jim investigates... EGR errors being blue Print’s in-house technical Consultant, i spend a large portion of my time on the road visiting customers and workshops, and recently i was faced with a 2003 toyota Avensis 2.0 diesel with a running problem. the complaint was of an intermitte...
...Jim investigates... Mazda 5 DPF issue Written by Jim gilmour Blue Print’s Technical Consultant. Part of my job is to support customers who have bought a blue Print g-Scan and there’s nothing better than working through a real life situation to really get to grips with it. on one vi...
...Mitsubishi AYC/ACD system Written by Jim gilmour Blue Print’s Technical Consultant. electronic stability programmes by any other name have been around for over a decade and have contributed greatly to vehicle safety. Much has been written about them, and for the most part, their op...
...Jim Investigates... Nissan Navara Remaining Neutral Whilst at a recent garage visit, we met a technician who had a peculiar problem with a 2003 Nissan Navara 2.5TD. He’d spent many hours trying to figure out why it kept losing power, yet there was no fault stored in the ECU and no en...
...Oxygen Sensors is it really the sensor? lambda sensor 1 engine Control unit Working relationships... dear engine Control unit, recently i have been sending messages to you, to inform you that my voltage is low and unless there is something wrong with me, this is because there is far to...
...Technical Feature 4 Wire Wide Band Oxygen Sensors Written by Jim Gilmour - Blue Print Technical Consultant So how does it work? Blue Print Technical Consultant Jim Gilmour, takes a look at 4 Wire Wide Band Oxygen Sensors, how they work and how to correctly diagnose faults. Despite wha...
...Technical Feature Hybrid Regenerative Braking Toyota Prius braking system 2004>2009 The braking system on a Toyota Prius is unlike a conventional system in that it is the Brake Control Module (BCM) that controls the brakes, rather than the BCM adjusting the pressure created by the d...
...A closer look at the Volt/Ampera Written by Jim gilmour Blue Print's Technical Consultant. Volt /ampera toyota, lexus and honda have dominated the hybrid market for the last 12 years but recently we have seen a flurry of hybrids emerging from manufacturers including Porsche, Mercedes...
...Toyota D-4D Suction Control Valve Replacement Certain models of Toyota fitted with the 2.0 D-4D engine, can suffer from malfunctioning Suction Control Valves (SCV), causing running issues such as a sudden lack of power, which can be intermittent, and often puts the engine management lig...
...An Overboosted Mitsubishi L200 The Mitsubishi L200 pick-up is well known for its ruggedness and load lugging capabilities. The example in question is a 2003 model, which is regularly put to work pulling a mini digger in addition to other ground work duties. The vehicle had covered over...