Category: Industry topics
Hot and Bothered
Autopilot. No, not the Tesla self-drive system, but the way we describe our actions when working, but not really thinking about it. This nearly tripped me up on a recent air conditioning job that went through the shop. You know how it is, the jobs seem to blend together as you follow the same process […]
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Dirko™ HT RTV Silicone
THE gasket maker of Elring – das Original ElringKlinger is known for its many years of experience and technical skill, which go hand in hand with over 140 years of production and trading of engine gaskets. In 1924, Elring was the first company in Europe to produce cylinder-head gaskets, at that time for the Opel […]
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Is ADAS Calibration on your RADAR?
Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) might sound like futuristic technology, but safety features such as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB), Adaptive (Automatic) Cruise Control, Automatic Parking Assist (APA) Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Lane Keep Assist, Blind Spot Detection, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Driver Drowsiness Detection are now common features on many vehicles operating on our […]
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A Skoda Walks into a Bar…
It sounds like the start of a bad joke….. except it isn’t. – Definitely not for the technician that was tasked with the repair of this Octavia. The intrepid family limped their 2017 Skoda Octavia RS TDI into driveway of the workshop at around 3.00pm on Thursday afternoon – midway through a Brisbane to Sydney […]
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Has BMW gone mad?
Some would say yes – this is old news; others love the Bavarian company with passion equalling that of a rugby fan. Me, I sit somewhere in the middle. I often wonder though, are we seeing an increase in complexity and electronic control as a means to an end? Or is it an engineer thumbing […]
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Tiguan Troubles
When a customer presented their Volkswagen Tiguan for a not so regular complaint at a regional repair shop the technician’s diagnosis was at odds to the customers complaint. Mr Smith, owner of said troublesome VW Tiguan, was waiting at the workshop roller door before any of the technicians arrived for work. This is not unusual […]
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