NEW: The Diagnostic Crime Podcast

NEW: The Diagnostic Crime Podcast

In diagnostic crime novels, the Podcast for workshop professionals, we delve deep into the most exciting and unusual cases of automotive diagnostics. Experience how experienced technicians solve tricky problems and uncover unexpected causes.

Each case is an insight into the world of modern vehicle technology, paired with detective instinct and technical know-how. Whether it's knocking noises, mysterious warning lights or inexplicable drops in performance - here you'll find out how masters in their field get to the bottom of the causes.

In this episode we delve into the tricky case of a VW Golf VI that drove its owner to despair by refusing to start. Even modern diagnostic technology could not detect the error, and only a crucial clue led the workshop onto a hot trail. Find out how intensive troubleshooting and an unusual test setup brought the mysterious defect to light.

In this episode we shed light on the mysterious “boomerang defect”.VW Sharan, where poor performance and high fuel consumption kept returning despite multiple visits to the workshop. What initially looked like a simple error in the camshaft adjuster turned out to be a tricky defect that puzzled even experienced technicians. You can find out how a specialized workshop tracked down the culprit in this exciting workshop crime thriller.

This episode is all about a seemingly simple defect that turns out to be a real challenge: the windshield wiperRenault Meganefails to do its job, and none of the usual causes fit into the picture. Despite modern diagnostic equipment and intensive troubleshooting, the error remains mysterious and causes the workshop to sweat. In this exciting diagnostic crime thriller, you'll find out how the experts approached the problem using circuit diagrams, databases and detective work - with an unexpected turning point!

This episode is about oneJeep Grand Cherokee, whose cruise control developed a life of its own and caused violent speed fluctuations on the highway. What initially looked like an expensive gearbox defect developed into a complex case for the workshop. In this exciting diagnostic crime thriller you will find out how the experts narrowed down the error step by step and which special measuring technology ultimately helped to expose the culprit!

In this podcast episode you can expect a workshop crime thriller of a special kind: The “hissing poltergeist”.Mercedes CL 500of a Viennese doctor drove even experienced diagnosticians to despair. A mysterious hissing noise that only occurred during hard acceleration led to months of troubleshooting in which neither electronic diagnostics nor the most thorough testing yielded any clues.

In this podcast episode we clarify the case of the “wrong suspect”: ALexus CT 200hbreaks down, and even the most experienced ARBÖ breakdown technician is initially in the dark when trying to find the fault. What began as a routine analysis turned out to be a persistent diagnostic mystery.

In this episode we investigate the mysterious total failure of oneMercedes Actrosto the ground that was suddenly “struck by lightning” during a routine unloading in East Tyrol. What initially seemed like an electronics puzzle led the automotive technicians through a laborious troubleshooting process and ultimately revealed a simple but momentous cause.

In this podcast episode we delve into an extraordinary diagnostic mystery: the mysterious turbo damageMercedes E320and its true cause. At first it looked like a normal turbocharger failure, but the technicians soon uncovered a hidden danger that went far beyond a simple defect.