The average new car has over 100 sensors, 100 electrical components and as many as 1400 semi conductor chips. Modern cars provide a level of comfort, security and efficiency that previous car makers could only have dreamed of.

The catch?

Each of these components is one more thing which can fail, and when they do, finding out where the issue is, what’s failed and why can be a truly herculean task. This is where diagnostics comes into play. 

In this episode, Professional Motor Mechanic editor Kieran Nee explores what diagnostic equipment is on offer to UK workshops to help them discover exactly why those components failed.

We’ll also catch up with our headline sponsor for this episode, Pico Technology, get the latest aftermarket news and catch up with PMF Editor, Tom Henman, as he visits the latest branch of Car Spares Factors to find out what challenges motor factors face.

Big thanks to Corteco for also supporting this episode!