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It is possible to get bad batteries From new, it is not an uncommon thing especially with a battery that is not fitted into many vehicles the supplier may have had it sitting in stock for 6 12 18 months etc.
Few months ago we had a 64 plate come into the dealership from the factory and the battery in it was defective so it’s not unheard of.
If you haven’t already pick up a cheap multimeter Ideally you want a battery tester to measure CCA but a multimeter can be used, test the voltage with everything off ideally ready 11.8 to about 12.6 then jump the car with either a slave or another car and test the alternator is charging the battery looking for about 13.8 volts may not be on the money as long as it’s below 15V and above 13v you shouldn’t have any issues.
It is possible to get bad batteries From new, it is not an uncommon thing especially with a battery that is not fitted into many vehicles the supplier may have had it sitting in stock for 6 12 18 months etc.
Few months ago we had a 64 plate come into the dealership from the factory and the battery in it was defective so it’s not unheard of.
If you haven’t already pick up a cheap multimeter Ideally you want a battery tester to measure CCA but a multimeter can be used, test the voltage with everything off ideally ready 11.8 to about 12.6 then jump the car with either a slave or another car and test the alternator is charging the battery looking for about 13.8 volts may not be on the money as long as it’s below 15V and above 13v you shouldn’t have any issues.
Hey guys my name is Jon currently a technician at a Seat Main dealership in the UK
Fairly new Tech currently undertaking advanced training to eventually became seat/vag master tech
have experience in both vauxhall/SAAB and Fiat.
only been fully qualified for a year now so still got a ton to learn but enjoying every moment 🙂
Hey guys my name is Jon currently a technician at a Seat Main dealership in the UK
Fairly new Tech currently undertaking advanced training to eventually became seat/vag master tech
have experience in both vauxhall/SAAB and Fiat.
only been fully qualified for a year now so still got a ton to learn but enjoying every moment 🙂
I think my funniest one to date was a break down call I was tasked to do as an elderly lady had purchased the car from us just a few weeks before the complaint was it was noisy and wouldn’t go above 20mph As it was me who has prepped the car was wondering what I had missed and as it was down the road I went down to see what was causing the issue after a quick inspection found nothing wrong so asked the lady to take me on a drive with it it became pretty obvious the cause of the fault she didn’t know the car was not an automatic and had been driving around for the last 3 weeks in first gear lol So the next 45 mins was spent teaching an 83 year old women how do drive a semi automatic
I think my funniest one to date was a break down call I was tasked to do as an elderly lady had purchased the car from us just a few weeks before the complaint was it was noisy and wouldn’t go above 20mph As it was me who has prepped the car was wondering what I had missed and as it was down the road I went down to see what was causing the issue after a quick inspection found nothing wrong so asked the lady to take me on a drive with it it became pretty obvious the cause of the fault she didn’t know the car was not an automatic and had been driving around for the last 3 weeks in first gear lol So the next 45 mins was spent teaching an 83 year old women how do drive a semi automatic
hey there bud First off where off in Europe plays a big part For example here in the UK places like Machine mart Are good places to get tools but probably the best bet is going to be online Amazon and ebay Dont need expensive brands Draper sealey bergen etc will get you started.
I came out of college and straight into a main dealership after 3 years of college and a minimal tool collection i know the problem you are facing really you need to prioritise what you need and that somewhat depends on what they expect you to do.
But to start of with 100% you will need 1/4 3/8 1/2 drive sockets 4mm to 13mm for 1/4 8mm to 19mm for 3/8 and 15mm to 32mm for 1/2
Also as Torx sockets are so common now suggest a 3/8th set from t15 to t55
same with hex sockets a small set from 4 to 12
Spanners you will need at the minimum an 8-19 mm set but preferably a 6mm to 32mm set
Small selection of screw drivers pozi phillips and flat head ( not used so much in EU cars)
Set of long nose combination and side cutters as well as pair of vise grips
Ideally you’d have a set of hammers
Some basic tools for removing damaged bolts easy outs etc ( as a learner you will be braking more than usual and having some basic tools to fix the problem without bothering the other techs goes a long way)
Air tools Really just an impact gun cheap as possible really and just some a 17-19-21mm impact sockets as starting out all you’ll be doing is changing tyres with it
And a budget torque wrench to set the torque on the wheel nuts
Also try and find a cheap tool box best bet is to go onto Gumtree Ebay etc and find a used box If you can a small service trolley would work best as you wont have your own ramp and moving your tools around a lot.
You can get buy in a a garage with that yes you will have to borrow tools but that will get you going.
As for your obd question Stay away from the cheap crap on ebay some of it works some of it doesn’t you can do a lot of damage plugging a car into a computer buy a cheap autel code reader and leave it there for now, you’re company will have a diagnostic machine on site as you wont be doing unguided diagnostic starting out anyway.
hey there bud First off where off in Europe plays a big part For example here in the UK places like Machine mart Are good places to get tools but probably the best bet is going to be online Amazon and ebay Dont need expensive brands Draper sealey bergen etc will get you started.
I came out of college and straight into a main dealership after 3 years of college and a minimal tool collection i know the problem you are facing really you need to prioritise what you need and that somewhat depends on what they expect you to do.
But to start of with 100% you will need 1/4 3/8 1/2 drive sockets 4mm to 13mm for 1/4 8mm to 19mm for 3/8 and 15mm to 32mm for 1/2
Also as Torx sockets are so common now suggest a 3/8th set from t15 to t55
same with hex sockets a small set from 4 to 12
Spanners you will need at the minimum an 8-19 mm set but preferably a 6mm to 32mm set
Small selection of screw drivers pozi phillips and flat head ( not used so much in EU cars)
Set of long nose combination and side cutters as well as pair of vise grips
Ideally you’d have a set of hammers
Some basic tools for removing damaged bolts easy outs etc ( as a learner you will be braking more than usual and having some basic tools to fix the problem without bothering the other techs goes a long way)
Air tools Really just an impact gun cheap as possible really and just some a 17-19-21mm impact sockets as starting out all you’ll be doing is changing tyres with it
And a budget torque wrench to set the torque on the wheel nuts
Also try and find a cheap tool box best bet is to go onto Gumtree Ebay etc and find a used box If you can a small service trolley would work best as you wont have your own ramp and moving your tools around a lot.
You can get buy in a a garage with that yes you will have to borrow tools but that will get you going.
As for your obd question Stay away from the cheap crap on ebay some of it works some of it doesn’t you can do a lot of damage plugging a car into a computer buy a cheap autel code reader and leave it there for now, you’re company will have a diagnostic machine on site as you wont be doing unguided diagnostic starting out anyway.
As above is my sockets are fading and are suitable for painting I tend to use touch up paint and a little applicator spear to drop a fine layer of paint in there and then I’ll just put a touch of clear over to stop the paint chipping.
You can go down the line of getting them engraved but it’ll probably cost you more than the sockets are worth and if it doesn’t chances are those sockets are warranted for life and engraving them will void the warranty.
As above is my sockets are fading and are suitable for painting I tend to use touch up paint and a little applicator spear to drop a fine layer of paint in there and then I’ll just put a touch of clear over to stop the paint chipping.
You can go down the line of getting them engraved but it’ll probably cost you more than the sockets are worth and if it doesn’t chances are those sockets are warranted for life and engraving them will void the warranty.
My rule of thumb is never buy the cheapest but buy something that will do the job if I need a tool to do job one time then I’m not going to go out and buy it from snap on but things I use every day will be the best quality I can afford
There are some exceptions for jobs needing precision tools I tend not to skimp and when it comes to specialist tools there are many times that Diyers would probably spend more money on the tools then just taking it to the dealership but hey that’s part of the fun 😉
My rule of thumb is never buy the cheapest but buy something that will do the job if I need a tool to do job one time then I’m not going to go out and buy it from snap on but things I use every day will be the best quality I can afford
There are some exceptions for jobs needing precision tools I tend not to skimp and when it comes to specialist tools there are many times that Diyers would probably spend more money on the tools then just taking it to the dealership but hey that’s part of the fun 😉