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10 things you should consider keeping in your car at all times.
Whether you are going on a road trip, or commuting to work or even just driving around town. It’s always important to know that you …
How To Change Your Car Engine Oil step by step
Over time, the oil in any vehicle’s engine will break down due to the change of temperature and the various conditions the oil is exposed …
Reasons why your car exhaust is smoking
You may have encountered this before, with your own car or with other cars on the road. Conventional cars are powered by an Internal combustion …
Common causes of uneven/premature tyre wear and how to prevent them
Tyres play a big role when it comes to vehicle performance as well as the safety of the people on board. Tyres connect and distribute …
How to program a spare key with the new Autel MaxiiM KM100 Key Programming Tool.
Electronic car keys, also known as chip key transponders were first introduced in the 1990s With the aim of providing car owners convenience and security …
10 Easy steps On How To Change Your Car Tyre
Having a flat tyre can be quite frightening, especially when you are out in the middle of nowhere, out of sight. Well, changing a tyre …
Car Dashboard Lights You Shouldn’t Ignore
You see them everyday when starting your car or even while driving. Car instrument clusters are filled with a number of warning lights that can …
How to Jump Start your car
One in ten people have experienced this before You wake up and get dressed, ready to start your day, you walk up to your car …
15 Essential Automotive DIY Tools you Need
There are a number of things that come to mind when we think about working on cars or any automotive vehicle. We often ask ourselves …
The Best Diagnostic Scanner? Autel vs Launch vs Bosch vs Autoboss…
The market is full of diagnostic scan tools, from the cheap OBD2 units to mid-level clone/copy devices to the big boys (Autel, Launch, Facr, Bosch, …
Autodata Software: Workshop Technical 2018
Autodata’s mission is to be the most innovative, accurate and respected supplier of technical information to the automotive aftermarket industry. Established in 1975, Autodata is …
The Ultimate Buying Guide for Car Diagnostic Scanners
There are many different brands and models of car diagnostic tools with big price differences in the market. This can easily cause confusion, below is …
Original Diagnostic Scanners Vs Grey Imports (Launch & Autel)
What are grey imports? “Grey” products are usually sourced directly from overseas suppliers instead of the authorised local distributor. What most people don’t realize, is that …
Diagnostic Grey Imports – The Pros & Cons
According to the dictionary, a “grey import” – sometimes called a parallel import; is a product that is imported without the legal consent of the …
The History Automotive Diagnostic Sytems & OBD Overview/History…
Who is this article for? Anyone who owns a vehicle knows that there is a fair amount of work that goes into the upkeep and …
The Difference Between Brands of Diagnostics
Like most products today, there are many different automotive diagnostic tools to choose from, and they range from your cheap and simple tools, All the …
Buyers guide – Intro to guides
Vehicle diagnostic tools are considered a “big ticket” item This is to say that they are vital for work to be done correctly, but cost …
The Professional Diagnostic Buyers Guide
Buying a “big ticket” item like a diagnostic machine is tough – and it can take a great deal of research to find exactly what …
The DIY’ers Diagnostic Guide
Car lovers have a tendency to want to know everything they possibly can about their vehicles, but this can be difficult if you don’t have …
Automotive Diagnostic Glossary
Automotive diagnostics is an ever-evolving field, and as such, requires a bit of help now and then in order to understand what everything really means. …
Key programming buyers guide
Key programming can be a vital need for many workshops, and can be a make or break service to offer. For some, a simple spare …
