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05/11/2026

VW Golf = Travel Assist fault

VW T-Cross/T-Rocc whatever = spinning welcome sign, no radio function and SOS issues

Mercedes Benz = Another blind spot Radar killed by the Elements

SKODA = Spinning Skoda symbol, no radio

Andy Young be aswel wearing a cape at this point.hes a really impressive individual and a great guy to communicate with.
A friends garage posted a SKODA 5F unit down to him for repair which he fixed and posted back same day.

Andy also logged into both VW's and connected up with Odis E to attempt to repair both cars. He sorted the Golf but unfortunately the other one needs a new Emergency Call module 75 .

Other stuff happened during the day but that's about the gist of it.

See yous on the next one cheers 🍻

04/11/2026

A local dealership sold a Seat Leon but there was a bit of an urgent issue as the Radar was Mis Aligned and bringing up the faults on the dashboard.

Having the ability to Calibrate ADAS systems is a big advantage for me and it's only going to get busier.

More and more cars are fitted with these systems and they are fairly high failure rate given where they are mounted, vulnerable to being knocked and also corroded internals.

I can vouch for the Topdon UK Adas kit. It's a fast and effective tool 🔥🔫

03/11/2026

🤨 Vauxhall Astra H

😐 Engine No Crank Non Start

😉 A local garage had diagnosed this one as a fault E.C.U as there was an Internal fault code stored.
The customer was on his case so they called to see if there was anything I could do to assist with getting a new ECU and installing it.

He bought a virginised E.C.U online and we got the car into the workshop and we requested for the A1 Remote Diagnostics guys to log in and programme it to the car.
Firstly I used my Otofix IM1 to retrieve the security code as we need this when writing to the new module.

It wasn't a guarantee the original ECU was faulty but after A1 said "Please start up and test" the car indeed started up and we were flying high on the win.

🥳 The A1 tool is a powerful option to have in the toolbox. And the service you receive is top quality

01/11/2026

🟢Volkswagen Tiguan
🟢 Transmission DQ381

🟢 CUSTOMER COMPLAINT
Transmission fault message on dash, limp mode on

🟢 Fault code stored
P1735 Position Sensor for clutch 1 Electrical Malfunction

🟠 We confirmed that Clutch pressures sensor 1(K1) G545 had an implausible value at -0.94 Bar .
The pressure sensor had failed which causes the TCM not able to control the clutch and needs to be replaced.

🟠Thanks to John Gains and Andy Young for information on how to do this repair myself.
John even posted me a couple of sensors so I could get the job done quickly for my customer 👌.

The original sensors are mounted with factory spot welds on all 3 points. Drilling these out are quite tricky given that the actual area of the sensor is about 1/2 the size of a key battery. Some techniques include cutting off the "wiggly bars" completely and using wire to bridge the gap however if your careful enough we can simply drill out each weld and the Solder the sensor to the 3 mounting points.

🟠I was really happy with my repair if I'm honest 😉

🟠 I have added some images and a paragraph of Mechatronic unit pressure sensor operation

In the DQ381 gearbox, the mechatronic unit uses pressure sensors to monitor the hydraulic pressure supplied to the two clutch packs (K1 and K2). These sensors provide real-time pressure feedback to the transmission control unit (TCU), allowing it to regulate the hydraulic pressure applied to each clutch through electronically controlled solenoid valves. This ensures the clutches engage and disengage at the correct pressure and timing, providing smooth gear changes and preventing clutch slip or excessive wear. By continuously monitoring pressure, the mechatronic unit can adapt clutch operation to driving conditions, engine torque and gearbox temperature.

30/10/2026

SEAT Arona

🤨 Customer complaint of a shaking through the car when driving.

🤔I drove this car about 50 Yards are said to myself "better get this back to the workshop" as it was pretty obvious something wasn't right at the NSF

😐Customer has authorised the repair. We chose not to buy the dealer shaft at over £600

29/10/2026

Topdon Mike visited the workshop today and met with one of our industries trainers who is outgrown his older Topdon machine.
Mike was showing him the range of Topdon scanners so that he could make a more informed decision.

I may even enrol myself into one of his training course at some point,

Good luck fella and mike it was a pleasure to see you I enjoyed our chat 👍👌

28/10/2026

🔴Audi S3

🔴Customer Complaint
Blowers not working and the N/S mirror glass heater not working

🔴 A couple of bypass tests and the car is diagnosed quite easily. The owner now has his car back fixed

Cheers 🍻

27/10/2026

🔴 DDTSB 🔴

So what is DDTSB Stephen 🤔 (Diagnose Dan T.S.B)

DDTSB is a Technical Service Bulletin platform where technicians can login, Type in your registration number or enter vehicle make model year etc and search for fault codes, fault description, training videos and even has a group chat now within the website where technicians can bounce ideas off each other and help each other by sharing experiences.

There is also a Helpline where DDTSB team members are available to offer help for that problem car your having issues with, this helpline is very busy and it is taken seriously by the agent on the other end of the call. I've seen it myself as I've been standing beside the agent when I visited DDTSB HQ. I've witnessed the cases that has been overcome,

I rely on this platform everyday and it's satisfying to be able to contribute to the platform with my own cases and experiences..the image below is of 4 new bulletins generated from cases in my own workshop. Hopefully it will help others.

The price of a subscription is relatively low for a workshop expenditure. 1 years access is the equivalent of about 4 hrs labour which is low trust me. It will pay for itself in about 2 weeks if your seeing problem cars in your workshop.

Anyway thanks for the chat. I'll leave my link below as usual. Cheers 🍻

https://ddtsb.autofrontal.com/login/subscription/intro?partner=MADiagnostics

27/10/2026

A couple of tasks have been performed for other garages this week. Here are two examples.

🟢Land Rover
DC/DC converter replaced by other garage. They wanted the new Unit commissioned using Topix . I travelled over today and we got it done. The vehicle is now charging naturally 👍

🟡 Nissan Juke
The SOS battery had been replaced by another garage but the SOS light remained red and a fault code stored. They travelled over to my workshop and we took care of that by performing the relevant tasks using the nissan dealer tool.

⚪ A1 Remote Diagnostics made light work of these tasks and connected instantly, Thanks guys 🖐️

26/10/2026

I was working on a Mercedes Benz today and I was pretty impressed by the Power of the Topdon Phoenix Max.

A local garage replaced the Drivers headlamp including the modules on this Transportation device 😉. The Max programmed the modules online and carried out the SCN coding. All codes cleared and headlamp working

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