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Automotive Newsletter

April 2018

Newsletter April 2018

Case Study: Mercedes GL550 – Turbochargers

By Scott Baylis, Von Housen Automotive Group

This vehicle came in with the engine malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illuminated. Using our Xentry diagnostic scanner we found diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P029900 was stored in the engine control module (ECM). Our first step was to find out the criteria required to trigger this fault code.
 
We found that this DTC is set when boost pressure is not within a determined range. The next step was to look over freeze frame data.
 
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Competition time - WPS500X Pressure Transducer

PicoScope Automotive includes a great feature that allows the Pico community to benefit from each other’s experiences. The Waveform Library Browser enables you to search and make use of a global database of waveforms uploaded by PicoScope users from around the world, and contribute yours to share with others.

If you upload a waveform to the Waveform Library between May 1st and June 30th, you'll automatically be entered into our prize draw to win a WPS500X Pressure Transducer Kit.
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New team member
The Automotive team here at Pico Technology continues to grow. This month we welcome Dr Barnaby Donohew to the team. Barney joins us as an Automotive Applications Specialist, where he will be developing additional technical content for Pico and our users. Barney has an MSc in Sound & Vibration studies, has extensive diagnostics experience within an active independent workshop and is a specialist in system modelling, monitoring and analysis. Many of you will already know Barney from his magazine and online articles, and we look forward to extending our solutions with Barney onboard.

From the forum...
This month we have several good threads on the Pico forum. We recommend casting your eye over these:
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VW Beetle - Positive Lead Diagnostics
Customer complaint that their 2008 VW Beetle (2.5 liter engine) does not charge. The alternator is new with no voltage drops! The battery light on the dash does not illuminate with KOEO or when its not charging, and if you rev the engine up to 2000-2500 rpms, the alternator starts to charge.
 
Hyundai Tucson - South Main Auto
A customer complaint of "it will not run the drive cycle and it is due for inspection!". There are lots of inputs to the ECM that will inhibit the monitors from running and we quickly learn on this one that the fuel trims are off the chart!

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