Category: Technical articles
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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New SACHS Air Springs Simplify Installation for Workshops
For the first time, ZF Aftermarket has introduced its own range of air springs in renowned SACHS quality. Repairs to air suspensions pose new challenges for automotive workshops, and with this new range the ZF product experts have made air spring replacement as easy as possible. In the past, air suspension was an exclusive feature for […]
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Audi Q7 Death Rattle
Post COVID workshops are very different from what we are used to. We are not just busy – we are operating at over capacity with no relief in sight. This is a good thing, right? Unfortunately, we are also suffering the effects of a skills shortage. Some of our older technicians have decided to leave […]
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Bosch Spark Plugs – Driven by Milliseconds
Motorsport teams around the globe rely on spark plugs from Bosch. But it is not just races that are competed in and won with them. Bosch brings the innovation and experience of motorsports into the workshop too. In this way, your customers benefit from the high performance, precision and first-class quality of Bosch spark plugs. […]
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