Archive | April, 2011
aircon

Refrigerant identification – why do we need to bother?

All motor vehicles since 1995 have been designed to use R134a as the refrigerant in their Air Conditioning systems. So you would think that the argument for buying a refrigerant identifier to check if it really is R134a would have died by now. After all, it’s easy enough to look at the ports on the [...]

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wheel-alignment

Wheel Alignment

Where does the money go……? It is often remarked by garages that wheel alignment equipment is expensive, or else garage owners will say people will not pay for wheel alignment checking on their cars (or vans). They then convince themselves that buying mechanical gauges such as Dunlop gauges will provide all the answers they need. [...]

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OmiCheck Service

OmiCheck Service

The OmiCheck Service Tool is a must for any garage carrying out servicing activities that now require diagnostic communication. It is also ideal as an entry level tool or as an addition to your existing diagnostic kit. Fully upgradable to OmiCheck Professional and never switches off! Applications include: ABS – Reads and clear ABS faults [...]

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vehicle diagnostics

Complex or simple diagnostics

Reading the press it would be easy to believe that buying a lower tech reset type tool could be seen to be a foolish thing to do. What needs to be done it to keep sight of what you are really trying to do, particularly if you only intend to use the equipment for service [...]

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