Sluggish. Squealing. Unreliable. Vibrating. If any of these descriptors fit your vehicle’s recent behavior, it just might be trying to tell you something – like it’s time for a Service.
Today’s vehicles differ significantly from their decades-old brethren that required a tune-up every 10,000 or 20,000 kms. With newer vehicles, it’s increasingly common for manufacturer-recommended service intervals to stretch to 100,000 kms before certain maintenance items, such as replacing the spark plugs, should be completed.
That doesn’t mean, however, that routine maintenance or potential warning signs can or should be ignored. After all, replacing a vehicle is expensive. A more economical alternative is to take care of the one you’re already driving. Start by paying attention to what your vehicle might be trying to tell you and by recognizing these 10 signs that it’s time for a tune-up or maintenance. Read More
The Real Deal on Volkswagen Amarok Service schedules
As the service manual doesn’t clearly state what should be done.
It is to every ones disgust that the service schedule book, that is given to you when you purchase an Amarok, the book has features to fill the Proof of service, great which every book should have, but what they don’t explain in the ‘SERVICE SCHEDULE’ book is what each service needs or includes, like when does the cabin filter get inspected and replaced when does the fuel fuel have to be changed. Read More
Vehicle
Nissan Navara, D40 yd25ddt, DPF Light on. (read the whole story not the fault you think it would be!)
Symptom:
A client of ours had mentioned that the vehicle had poor fuel economy and came in for a service we had check a few items such as fuel pressure and the infamous engine breather this vehicle did not have a catch can. 2 weeks later the vehicles DPF light had come on, this is where that fun started to work out what fault codes where displayed and why this could have happened only 2 weeks after checking faults codes and couldn’t find any reason to use more diesel than normal.
*PROGRAMMING EBCM ON VE COMMODORES
EBCM Replacement
If the electronic brake control module (EBCM) is replaced, the following procedures must be performed:
EBCM Reprogramming, refer to Service Programming System (SPS).
EBCM Reprogramming
This week started off as a cracker, had a WK Caprice come in with a Traction control light that was not working, when the button next to the shifter was depressed.
The operation of the VY commodore, when pressing the TRAC button the TRAC OFF should change in the instrument cluster similar to that when pressing the PWR button.
This vehicle did have traction control as the button was present and also the 6 pipes on the ABS pump block where present, but the TRAC button and accelerator retarder did not work, after setting up the Tech2 on to the vehicle, it was found that the Tech2 could not communicate as the coding was wrong, we then set up the scan tool for a commodore V6 and the Tech2 connected we found fault 62 RPM sensor error, checked the RPM and at idle it was 275RPM instead of 650RPM,
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We at P & G just love finding new things and sharing them with the our clients.
Below is the Australian product recalls website, there are a few recalls that are listed as well as the main website to browse.
Product Safety Recalls Australia
For cars main page: https://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/952855 Read More
Vehicle
Ford Falcon, BA, 4.0l 6cyl, P light flashing after driving for a short period of time.
Symptom:
The vehicle would go into limp mode and the P or D light will flash, whilst driving the accelerator actuation is stuck in limp mode so 30 kmh is as fast as you can drive the vehicle.
Vehicle
Alfa Romeo, 156, 2.0l Twin Spark, Surging Idle and stumble on take off, (sometimes).
Symptom:
Surging Idle When engine has warmed up, Worse with Air conditioner turned on
The Vehicle had been bought to the workshop to find out why the Idle was so erratic, the vehicle had undergone a few repairs already such as new spark plugs, air mass meter and throttlbody clean and reset the idle adaptions. Knowing this we set out to figure out why this problem in these vehicle is a hard one to pin point.
when can i drive?
At least twice a week we are asked if a client can drive the vehicle with no registration to our shop for an inspection, but did you know all the rules that apply to getting a vehicle registered?
We found the RMS website link that allows you to drive your vehicle.
Reading the information in the PDF document will help when trying to determine the source of the fault, not necessarily is the catalyst at fault there are many variables.
The first three bullet points on the list would be the hardest to test as these require testing before and after the cat converter with 5 gas analyser, the time to set up a vehicle would be a challenge.
To add to this the disappointment when you realise it is a v6 or v8 engine, this makes the setup to the vehicle even harder.
