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How to fault find a fuel pressure issue

|Date: April 28, 2025

How to fault find a fuel pressure issue

Ben Martins, automotive application specialist from Pico Technology, gets to the bottom of a fuel pressur ...

Ben Martins, automotive application specialist from Pico Technology, gets to the bottom of a fuel pressure fault on a 2017 Mercedes Arocs truck. One thing I love about this industry is that there is a ...

April 28, 2025
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What was wrong with the DAF tractor?

|Date: January 17, 2025

What was wrong with the DAF tractor?

Ben Martins, automotive application specialist at Pico, follows the clues that led to a successful diagno ...

Ben Martins, automotive application specialist at Pico, follows the clues that led to a successful diagnosis and repair of issues afflicting a DAF tractor. It’s been a while since I last worked on a t ...

January 17, 2025
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Using an oscilloscope to solve intermittent fault

|Date: July 29, 2024

Using an oscilloscope to solve intermittent fault

An annoying intermittent fault on an Iveco Eurocargo comes under the oscilloscope. Ben Martins of Pico Te ...

An annoying intermittent fault on an Iveco Eurocargo comes under the oscilloscope. Ben Martins of Pico Technology tells the story. No-one likes an intermittent fault. You can guarantee that by the tim ...

July 29, 2024
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Pico investigates a Renault Kangoo charging issue

|Date: May 18, 2021

Pico investigates a Renault Kangoo charging issue

As electric LCVs become more and more commonplace, it is increasingly important to keep up with the new t ...

As electric LCVs become more and more commonplace, it is increasingly important to keep up with the new technology. Pico looks at a Renault Kangoo with a charging issue and the hurdles that diagnosing ...

May 18, 2021
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Steering clear of trouble

|Date: January 22, 2020

Steering clear of trouble

In the first of a two part series, Pico technician Ben Martins gives the new 8-channel PicoScope 4823 a r ...

In the first of a two part series, Pico technician Ben Martins gives the new 8-channel PicoScope 4823 a road test when looking at a DAF rear steering fault. Hydraulics really isn’t something that you ...

January 22, 2020
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SCANIA R480 – Poor Idle, Misfire and Smoke

|Date: May 01, 2018

SCANIA R480 – Poor Idle, Misfire and Smoke

Ben Martins, Automotive Application Specialist at Pico, talks us through the process of diagnosing a misf ...

Ben Martins, Automotive Application Specialist at Pico, talks us through the process of diagnosing a misfire fault. I was recently asked to take a look at a 12.3L HGV. I was lucky to have assistance o ...

May 01, 2018
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