Category Archives: Automotive Diagnostics

Quoting Davide Dalla Massara <Autofficina in Vincenza, Italy>: > Hello Paul, > happy new year! > > I spent the holidays in New York and San Francisco, had a great time > there and now I am back at work … Continue reading →

Jerimy, Let me start by apologizing for all of this drama. Very confusing. I am still not sure that we got our update and unlock strings from the real Nextech at all. Well, they started at Nextech. For sure. They might have … Continue reading →

Testimony as to why FACTORY diagnostics are inevitable! An Import shop in Castle Rock, CO had this car. They ended up sending this job away. TCM faults somehow led VCDS, only the most widely respected VW-AUDI diagnostic suite in the WORLD, to … Continue reading →

We were doing a sales demo at a shop and heard a mechanic recall his experience using launch. Was on a ~2003 Mercedes diagnosing an airbag code, the launch told him he had to replace the  airbag module ($600), so … Continue reading →

CAREFULL! I was at an Audi dealer the other day and was told that they can tell if you have been remapped! They can even tell if you took the p tune out and returned the original files! Be careful! … Continue reading →

One of my customers called this week to tell me that they had been robbed! He is in Charlotte, NC. The perps took the Toughbook with the Mercedes DAS on it! Any local Pawn shop should give them at least … Continue reading →

We have all been VERY busy, I am sure. I just got this question from visitor to our website; Hello, I’m a technician at an independent repair facility in Minneapolis. I currently run a snap on and have gotten tired … Continue reading →

Here is a quote I put together today.   Hi John, I took a closer look at the VAS 6150B   You are considering the Professional VAS 6150B Testing System Package for your VW AUDI needs.   Hers is a link; http://vw.snapon.com/SpecialToolsDetail.aspx?type=Tools&itemId=38710013 … Continue reading →

Advantage Auto in Parker, CO called me last Wednesday. They bought a VCDS pro kit from me the week before. They hung a new exhaust and diesel filter on this 2008, we had to calibrate the Engine Control Module or … Continue reading →

The heat is incredible! To all 2000 + fighters on the lines here I say “Thank You very much”! Well Monday went to the BMW install, Tuesday and Wednesday I drove to Glenwood Springs and back. I saw “uncle John” … Continue reading →