We were contacted by a local garage who were desperate for us to try and help resolve a problem on a Mini Cooper S that they had been trying to repair . The initial consultation revealed that the fault suddenly occurred whilst the owner was driving under load and experienced a lose of power ….
We were presented with a Volkswagen EOS with a convertible roof fault . The roof would operate but on the dash a warning light was illuminated for the incorrect operation of the roof . Checking the roof fault memory revealed general code for incorrect position. Careful assessment of the roof position sensors showed that the…
A common issue with this engine is an engine warning light on and faults stored for EGR valve . The cause for this is usually the plastic gears stripping their teeth. This could be attributed to the mechanical sticking of the EGR paddle valve mainly due to carbon build up or wear caused by constant…
We were presented with this Skoda to diagnose an intermittent fault on from another garage. The vehicle arrived on a trailer after breaking down on the way to us and wouldn’t start. Initial description of the fault was holding back poor running and cutting out but would restart along with a fast idle speed. The…
We were asked to carry out diagnostics on a BMW 330i with a strange fault. The vehicle came to us with a long history of repair attempts by a local garage, another diagnostic specialist and the main BMW dealer. The repair history was vast including new spark plugs and ignition coils, new high pressure pump,…
We were asked to code a used ABS control unit on a 2011 Touran . For this operation we use the dealer tool Odis on line. After completing the coding calibration is necessary on a list of sensors acceleration sensor, steering angle sensor and this is completed by a road test. After road test the…
We were asked to carry out diagnostic’s on a 2010 VW Golf which would not always select any gears of jam in reverse. Initial diagnostics carried out using the VW dealer tool ( Odis ) highlighted that the DSG gearbox was jamming in reverse and 6th gears. Following guided diagnostics the test plan required the…
We were presented with a 1.6 common rail diesel with an engine management light on and no throttle response .Initial investigation revealed a fault for both throttle output tracks simple enough must be a faulty throttle pedal or maybe not . Never relying on just fault codes tests were carried out on the wiring between pedal…
Nearly all late VW Audi vehicles require new electronic components to have security protection removed on line allowing them to work. Along with removal of component protection many units require coding to the car which can also be carried out on line. We are officially registered to use the VW Audi Seat and Skoda Odis…
We are seeing more and more EGR failures on the 1.6 CRD engines. Common fault codes are :- p0403 , p046c and p0407. There have been revisions of both the design of the EGR valve and also with the engine software. We are able to not only replace the EGR but also update the engine…
