14 June 2013By James DillonFaults which strike fear into the heart of the average technician are those which have a symptom, in this case a non-start, but… Read More
31 May 2013By Andy CrookThis can be a problem for technicians who can see substitute data displayed on a scan tool and wrongly assume the sensor is… Read More
17 May 2013By Garry LovettIt is also worth mentioning a couple of slightly different faults, on systems with twin fans fitted – one in front and one… Read More
10 May 2013By Clive AtthoweA customer booked a Mercedes E280 CDI in due to a lack of power and the engine management light coming on. After interviewing… Read More
3 May 2013By Frank MasseyI was fortunate that back then there were no specialist tools and even serial communication was still several years away. I decided the… Read More
26 April 2013By Andy CrookIt is possible to observe operating pressures, temperature readings and the status of various actuators and strategies during system operation by simply observing… Read More
19 April 2013By James DillonWhen, several years ago, I embarked upon my journey of understanding hybrid technology, I had heard tales of many miles to the gallon,… Read More
25 January 2013Vehicles with network faults can pose a real challenge for workshops – the symptoms are obvious but the cause can be much more challenging to… Read More
12 December 2012Regular readers of Testbench will know that the number of modern diagnostic tools that are designed specifically to work with Asian vehicles has shot up… Read More
4 December 2012After all these years, I still find customers’ attitudes to diagnosis and repair amazing. Fair enough, it’s not the customer’s job to understand the finer… Read More
