...Deciding on an ECU Fault can be a Tough Judgment Call This week we had a very unusual issue with a Seat Leon Cupra, fitted with a CJXA 2.0 litre petrol engine. A fault code for a Crankshaft sensor signal out of range was stored in the memory. Initial testing by the technician with a Pic...
...Hot brake judder Whenever you bring two surfaces into contact, and at least one of them is moving at high speed, the result will be friction. This friction creates heat, which is transmitted to other parts of a car's braking system. Brake discs are usually made of cast iron, and when they...
...Tales from teh Workshop Steve Rothwell t is not uncommon to get a customer tell us that although the bulb failure light is on, all the bulbs seem to be operating correctly. The modern addition of CAN Bus controlled lighting on many vehicles means that when a bulb blows, the system can...
...Very often a spot diagnosis by the driver can turn out to be way off the mark. The driver of this 2008 Opel Combo van called us to say the starter motor (which we had fitted weeks ago) had failed and demanded we travel out to rescue him. The starter motor had been fitted some six weeks e...
...Tales from the Helpline A Non-Starting but Cranking Honda with Programmed Fuel Injection - PGMFi 56 October/November 2020 AUTOBIZ See this and 1,000s more Tech Tips on TechTips.ieIn the early 80's, Honda developed a digital port fuel injection system that incorporated an ign...
...Tales from the Workshop Steve Rothwell The owner of this 2008 VW Caddy van was having problems stopping the vehicle, he complained that it was taking a lot of effort to push down the brake pedal. Giving the van a quick road test confirmed that it was the brake servo which was not...
...46 August/September 2020 AUTOBIZ See this and 1,000s more Tech Tips on TechTips.ieAfter the recent easing of lockdown conditions and drivers returning to using their vehicles, we have had a large volume of calls for non-functioning Stop-Start systems. Stop-Start is a system tha...
...46 August/September 2020 AUTOBIZSee this and 1,000s more Tech Tips on TechTips.ieAfter the recent easing of lockdown conditions and drivers returning to using their vehicles, we have had a large volume of calls for non-functioning Stop-Start systems. Stop-Start is a system that ha...
...Automatic climate control means that the system can be set to a given temperature and forgotten. On this 2005 Mazda3, it was designed to be set at a comfortable temperature and then left to ensure the interior of the vehicle remained at the selected steady temperature. The system on this m...
...Automatic climate control means that the system can be set to a given temperature and forgotten. On this 2005 Mazda3, it was designed to be set at a comfortable temperature and then left to ensure the interior of the vehicle remained at the selected steady temperature. The system on this m...