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29th April - 3rd May
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Diagnostic Bootcamp - Brief Description

Our unique Diagnostic Bootcamp is a five day, fully immersive, intensive training experience.  It’s a great course for technicians looking to improve their overall diagnostic skillset.

The course covers the core skill areas of Electrical Fault Finding, Oscilloscope Diagnostics, Engine Management Petrol and Diesel as well as Can Bus & In Vehicle Networking.

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Course Content

  • Diagnostic Techniques 100% 100%
  • Effective use of Meter, Scope, Scanner, Smoke Machine, Gas Analyser, Pressure Analysis plus more….. 100% 100%
  • Electrical Comprehension 75% 75%
  • Engine Management Petrol 75% 75%
  • Engine Management Diesel 75% 75%
  • Oscilloscope Diagnostics 75% 75%
  • CAN and In Vehicle Networking 75% 75%
  • Getting Paid For Diagnostics 20% 20%
  • Managing Customers 20% 20%
  • Bonus Course Content 15% 15%
* Percentages shown are an estimate of the content based on a typical course.

More Detailed Information

The Diagnostic Bootcamp is a brilliant, week long, fully immersive training course.

During the 5 days you will cover the most important aspects of vehicle diagnostics, in a friendly and down-to-earth learning environment.  Our training workshop is equipped with up-to-date equipment and we’ll have a wide range of modern vehicles to practice on and to learn from.

If you are struggling with your diagnostics, or if you feel that you should find and fix faults faster and without trying replacement parts, or you want to change from being a parts changer to a diagnostic technician, this is the right course for you.

Everything we cover on this course has a direct link to the practical aspect of diagnosing and fixing vehicles.

During the course you will cover (the list is quite long, so please keep scrolling)

Electrical

  • Using and interpreting vehicle wiring diagrams
  • Converting complex diagrams into simple test plans
  • Test plans – the good, the bad and the ugly
  • Earth back testing
  • How, where and what to measure
  • Key electrical components
  • Different circuit types and structure
  • Generators and Motors
  • Practical Volt drop testing
  • CAN Bus impact on traditional circuits and troubleshooting

Oscilloscope

  • Triggers and Advanced Triggers.
  • Masks and Alarms.
  • Buffer and Buffer sorting.
  • Bandwidth and sample rates.
  • Relationship component testing – two, three and four channels.
  • Ignition Systems.
  • Amps, Microamps, wideband O2 sensors, active wheel speed sensors.
  • In-cylinder Pressure Analysis.
  • Exhaust pressure pulses.
  • Waveform interpretation and analytic software.

Petrol Injection

  • Direct Petrol injection Systems form, function and structure.
  • Key components, test and measurement.
  • Understanding key scan tool data stream.
  • Oscilloscope diagnosis of key components.
  • Emission control devices NOx, Cats, Wideband O2 sensors, etc
  • Different operating modes.
  • Fuel pressure including test and measurement.
  • Practical fault finding sessions.
  • Common faults and fixes.
  • Fuel injectors, piezo and solenoid types, incl refurbishment.

Common Rail Diesel

  • Low and high pressure fuel supply system.
  • Fuel quality analysis.
  • Inlet metering and fuel pressure control.
  • The high pressure pump and pressure generation.
  • Diesel injectors, testing and analysis (piezo and solenoid).
  • Turbo charging and turbo control processes.
  • EGR and associated components.
  • Diesel Particulate Filters, additive and key sensors.
  • Ad-blue and SCR systems.
  • Key sensors and actuators of the common rail systems.
  • Typical fault scenarios.

CAN Bus & In Vehicle Networking

  • Recognising the type of vehicle networks.
  • Same vehicle different networks.
  • Understanding network layout and test techniques.
  • Using and interpreting vehicle wiring diagrams & tech data for speedy and efficient diagnosis & repair.
  • Using OEM, Passthru and Aftermarket Scan Tools for in vehicle networking system diagnosis.
  • Using the multimeter and oscilloscope for quick and accurate diagnosis.
  • CAN Bus impact on traditional troubleshooting techniques.
  • Coding and programming – & what to do when it goes wrong.

The Ten Golden Rules Of Diagnostics

 

These short 30 second videos will give you a flavour for the kind of things we’ll cover on the Diagnostics Bootcamp.

Take care to understand the message in the videos, not just the words.

We’ve been involved with diagnostics for over 30 years, and have seen most things. We’re able to share our wisdom and learnings to help you get better, further and faster.

Diagnostic Bootcamp will help you win at diagnostics and fault finding.

The Diagnostic Bootcamp will lift your knowledge and skills to a different level.

We know what goes wrong in your diagnostics. And the Diagnostic Bootcamp will help you avoid the pitfalls of wasting time and failing to get to a first time fix.

Take a look at the Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics to get a flavour for things that you’ll need to change with your diagnostics to fix more cars faster.

 

#TGRod

Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics - Rule 1

Research the job before you start pulling the car to bits. Know what and where to test BEFORE being knee deep in panels. This will save you time and prevent stress.

Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics - Rule 2

Service information, fault codes, live data values and TSB’s can all help. But it’s often reading in between the lines is where the answer lies. 

Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics - Rule 3

 Don’t become emotionally invested in diagnostic problems. Diagnostic challenges are solved with logic. Start with a logical approach, and the fault will reveal itself.

Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics - Rule 4

Don’t simply fault find – fact find. Use a structured approach to establish the facts. Test the right thing, in the right way, at the right time. And the fault will reveal itself.

Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics - Rule 5

Planning is key, so begin with the end in mind. A great plan will adapt as the job unfolds. Don’t over promise at the beginning. There is no such thing as a quick look in diagnostics. 

Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics - Rule 6

Because you’ve been ‘given’ an hour, doesn’t mean it will take an hour to find a fault. Be realistic about selling diagnostic services. Under promise and over deliver through performing ‘assessments’ rather than diagnostic plug-ins.

Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics - Rule 7

Being distracted by trying to remember everything that you’ve done is not the way to do it. Make a plan, work through it, take notes, record results. This keeps your brain power focussed on fault finding rather than remembering. 

Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics - Rule 8

Selecting the right car and the right customer is key to succeeding at diagnostics. Nightmare jobs are best avoided at the diagnostic assessment stage. Unless, of course, you have unlimited time, and you want to be a hero….. 

Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics - Rule 9

Diagnostic descisions can be only based on test data. A descision without data is a guess. Do the right tests, in the right way, at the right time, on the right thing and you’ll WIN.

Ten Golden Rules of Diagnostics - Rule 10

Make a plan. Observe the issue.  Select the things to test. Gather evidence to rule in or rule out suspects. The fault will then reveal itself and the process is executed.

In this short video you can see diagnostic expert James Dillon talking about some questions that often come up about the Diagnostic Bootcamp.

We’d love to help you with your diagnostics and look forward to seeing you on the Diagnostic Bootcamp.