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...Have You Tried Recalibration?  Modern cars are more complex, as well as less fault tolerant. Sometimes fault codes are created by unknown circumstances, not because of a true fault. eXponentia’s Steve Carter relates a few instances where the fault might be considered to be phan...

...The Key to Success is Knowledge Any repair requires an understanding of what is wrong, and the effects of what you are doing. Both require an understanding of how things really work. eXponentia’s Steve Carter explains the importance of knowledge as it applies to the ever increasin...

...Toyota Prius Equalisation Charge Hybrids are here to stay, and they are going to thrive under a combination of more stringent emission requirements and rising fuel costs. eXponentia’s Steve Carter recounts a problem encountered on a Prius that refused to start and then required an...

...Training Saves You Money Steve Carter from eXponentia, gives an example highlighting how too little knowledge will cost you a lot more than paying for training, by keeping your technicians’ skills up-to-date. When discussing training requirements for garages, it is often stated that...

...Since the introduction of Controller Area Networks (CAN) in cars in the 1983, Bosch has continued to improve this method of communication between control modules. Modern vehicles have up to 70 modules communicating on various bus networks. This added complexity has  many garages runni...

...A common problem we are having with the replacement of the brakes on BMW vehicles fitted with a condition based service indicator.  When checking the condition of the brakes on the service menu, the technician then performs a brake pad reset after replacing the pads. But the problem o...

...Various electrical problems, loss of central locking, wipers, immobiliser faults, etc. We have found these can be due to water ingress into the UCH module located in the near side of the dash. Water can find it's way into this module from the sunroof and roof mounted arial. &n...

...DPF systems seem to be gathering pace in the problem list. The Zafira B Z19DT is one such call we deal with regularly. On investigation of the fault codes the DPF pressure sensor seems to be at fault, but the rubber pipes located near the DPF may have melted through. And codes for gl...

...In the past mechanics have muddled by with just a multimeter as their trusted diagnostic friend. No longer is this the case. Every day on the helpline we are asked to help with ever more complicated problems on modern vehicles, only to discover that the mechanic has only a multimeter to...

...This vehicle suffers with a poor idle quality and fault codes for high fuel rail pressure. This vehicle has a pressure relief valve located in the fuel rail. A mechanical devise to relieve over-pressure on the fuel rail. This valve has been know to fail. When removing this valve it ofte...



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