Autocom CDP+ Car Diagnostics deal of he month…….November Only. Autocom trade in deal: We will trade in your broken, damage, pirate, clone any, yes any, diagnostic machine for just the price of a program update. Give us your old broken diagnostic unit and we will give you R 26 000.00 trade in value for your […]
Do OBD2 scanners give the same errors codes as common diagnostic machines?
So you got a cheap scanner, does it give you the same results? The simple answer is no as the OBD scanner will only show any errors related to emission laws. So yes you will only be able to scan the engine side of a vehicle generally speaking and non of the other computers inside […]
Autodata Technical Information 14 day free trial
Contact us for your 14 day free trial this week so we can let you have a test drive of the number one workshop software program. Let us show you all the extra new features that the non genuine software has. Supply us with your details and email and we will arrange your free trial.
Diagun 2 repairs…….
The market has been flooded with these refurbished Launch Diagun units and now they are starting to land on our workbench. No spares except main touch screens are now available but when we fit these screens we see how many of these units are not original but refurbished units. We cringe at the ads of […]
Diagun 2 and Diagun 3 removed from production……..
Please be aware that the Diagun range has been removed from production about a year ago but unfortunately some dealer are still selling them as new unit to unsuspecting buyers. Please note spare have become a problem on the Diagun 3 range now so anybody offering Diagun 2 unit please. beware. These were and are […]
Battery registration function on your Diagnostic machine
Battery Registration…….do you do it? With reference to battery registration I have been amazed at the total lack of knowledge about this subject. Yes it is here and has been since about 2002 were once a battery gets changed the vehicle has to be let known that it has taken place. Especially BMW and now […]
Diagnostic machines are not key coding machines
Diagnostic Machines or Key coding machines? We have been inundated with requests for equipment which does diagnostics and key coding. The two subjects are far apart and one needs two separate pieces of equipment for those jobs. So once you buy a Diagnostic machine you cannot expect it to be able to code keys as […]
Vehicle adaptation function on your diagnostic machine
To date we have seen many vehicles that have been repaired, just returned to customers. Soon after that, the motor fails due to basic principles not being used during an engine repair. Most new generations engines have “self compensating or calibration” as the engine wears or a valve or ring starts to fail during operation. […]
Most common cause of Damaged Diagnostic Units.
We have to date seen plenty of damaged diagnostic tools arrive at our door step and we have found often a common problem during usage. The garage owner depends on the workshop technician to do vehicle diagnostics and provides them with the capable tool. However we have seen that simple prevention during operation will save […]
Start / Stop battery testing on today’s vehicles..
Stop / Start, Technology is here with us……. These vehicles will be out of motor plan soon. Due to emissions and Euro 5 standards being enforced in Europe and around the world we are finding manufactures are going to extreme measures to comply with these new laws. So the introduction of “green vehicles” entails your […]