...Zafira with a persistent lean fault Tim Stock, Autobiz Helpline This Zafira came into the workshop with a continuing issue of P0171 (System Too Lean (Bank 1)) trouble code. It had been previously diagnosed, with Lambda sensor 1 identified as the culprit. The sensor was replaced, and the...
...44 May/June 2025 AUTOBIZ The Autobiz Helpline VW Tiguan hybrid coolant plus aircon problem The Autobiz Helpline was contacted by a member garage about a Volkswagen Tiguan 1.4 eHybrid. The Tiguan was booked into the workshop for two problems. The first problem was that th...
...When customers interfere and previous diagnoses are not accurate or correct This 2013 Golf VII 5G1 arrived having been doing the rounds at various garages trying to solve an SRS fault. Initial scan results showed a fault with the passenger pretensioner module A, no communication. The fa...
...Golf - Pre NCT service for electric engine Electric vehicles are beginning to become a more common sight. Over the next few years, we are undoubtably going to see more EVs introduced, and so this is another advancement that we in the workshops are going to need to get acquainted with. I...
...The Autobiz Helpline was contacted by a subscriber garage, about a problem the were experiencing on a customer's 2015 Audi TT with a 2.0 litre TFSi engine. The initial complaint from the customer was an intermittent management light and an annoying tapping sound coming from the engin...
...Opel Astra - Common link arm knock One of the things that drives many motorists mad is when they get an infuriating knock from the suspension while driving. Many will put up with a whistle or a squeak, but when it’s a knock, they are straight in for me to try and find its source. Th...
...Grand Cherokee - Sudden non-start This 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7 CRD had been running without fault the night before, but was now refusing to start. We quickly discovered that no fuel was getting through to the injection pump, the tank was ¾ full, according to the gauge, and this w...
...ALFA 147 - Suspension wear remote bolt One thing that any long term mechanic will soon get to realise, is that certain problems will occur with certain vehicles, and they will continue to occur for the life of that vehicle. I have seen quite a few Alfa Romeos which have suffered from to...
...Panda - Intermittently running rough The owner had recently bought this 2007 Fiat Panda 1100, as a starter vehicle for his son. Dad didn’t really want to insure him on his 2018 Audi A5 and thought that this would be a good comprise. The father had used the Panda a few times for short...
...Peter Kennedy's Garage A non-starting Transit Tourneo The driver of this Ford Transit Tourneo had stopped at a shop for a few minutes, and when they returned, it would not start. When I turned the key, it would not crank at all, but there was a single click with each turn of the key....