http://www.tiepie.com/feeds/rss/news/all.xml en Copyright (c) 1996-2012, TiePie engineering webmaster@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) 60 http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1653 A new automotive application article about a Kia Carens with a mixture problem is added to the Automotive section of the website. A Kia Carens with 1.6 liter engine keeps generating an oxygen sensor related code that the fuel mixture was too rich. Resetting the error and driving the car would set the error code again. Several components were replaced, even the Electronic Control Module (ECM), but the error kept coming back. Diagnosing using a automotive labscope revealed the cause of the problem. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1653 Automotive http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1587 A new automotive application article about a Citroën Xantia refusing to start is added to the Automotive section of the website. A 1999 Citroën Xantia had a new starter motor fitted, after which it would not run anymore. While cranking it would fire briefly and then die. The car’s battery had been disconnected for the starter motor job. A crankshaft sensor code was logged and thus the crankshaft sensor was replaced, regardless of the good signal. Later the ECM was replaced all with no positive results. The question was if the immobilizer could have reset itself by disconnecting the battery. Proper measuring revealed what the real problem was. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1587 Automotive http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1520 A new automotive application article about a stuttering Ford Fiesta is added to the Automotive section of the website. When trouble shooting intermittent problems, a good automotive oscilloscope is indispensable. A Ford Fiesta with J6B engine was suffering occasional stuttering. The shop it was brought to did not have an oscilloscope, so they could not easily locate the source of the problem. They did replace some components, but the problem remained. Using an automotive diagnostic oscilloscope, the problem was soon found. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1520 Automotive http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1522 Version 6.0.7 of the Handyscope HS3 driver is available for download. This driver fixes an issue with the DLL routines I2CGetSpeed and I2CSetSpeed. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1522 Handyscope HS3 Driver http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1508 Version 2.92 of the instrument DLL for the Handyscope HS3 is available for download. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1508 Handyscope HS3 Programming http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1514 Version 1.0.23 of the Multi Channel software is now available for download. A demo version is also available, which can be used without connecting measuring instruments. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1514 Software Multi Channel http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1475 A new automotive application article about a hesitantly Renault Megane is added to the Automotive section of the website. Intermittent problems in cars can give garages a hard time, especially when their only diagnosis device is a fault code scanner and no codes are stored in the car. A garage deals with a 1998 Renault Megane 1.6 L with K7M engine with a dual fuel system, both petrol and LPG. Every now and then, the engine hesitates, both on petrol and on LPG. The garage performs some measurements and replaces the ECM, to no avail. Using an automotive oscilloscope the search was continued and the culprit was found. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1475 Automotive http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1459 Version 2.92 of the instrument DLL for the Handyscope HS4 and Handyscope HS4 DIFF is available for download. A problem with detecting certain models if the instruments is solved. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1459 Handyscope HS4 Handyscope HS4 DIFF Programming http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1458 A new automotive application article about a Ford Mondeo with a fuel pump issue is added to the Automotive section of the website. In modern cars with sophisticated and complex components, trouble shooting requires powerful tools. A Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDdi would no longer run. Fearing that wrong fuel was tanked, the tank was emptied and the fuel system cleaned. The proper fuel was added but the engine would still not start. Since wrong fuel was used, damage to the fuel pump was suspected. The pump was replaced, the engine replaced and the pump replaced once more, to no avail. Diagnosing using an automotive labscope showed that a seemingly innocent component caused the problem. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1458 Automotive http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1513 Version 1.0.22 of the Multi Channel software is now available for download. A demo version is also available, which can be used without connecting measuring instruments. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1513 Software Multi Channel http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1442 A new automotive application article about a troublesome Volvo XC70 is added to the Automotive section of the website. A Volvo XC70 had serious engine related drivability problems. The engine lacked power, would hold back and even stall. Error codes indicated problems in two different areas. Replacing components did not improve things. Proper measuring with an automotive diagnosis oscilloscope revealed two independent problems. Fixing these solved all problems. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1442 Automotive http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1439 Version 1.0.21.0 of the instrument DLL for the TiePieSCOPE HS805 is available for download. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1439 TiePieSCOPE HS805 Programming http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1438 Version 1.0.21 of the Multi Channel software is now available for download. A demo version is also available, which can be used without connecting measuring instruments. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1438 Software Multi Channel http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1437 Version 6.0.7 of the TiePieSCOPE HS805 driver is available for download. This driver adds burst mode to the Abritrary Waveform Generator. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1437 TiePieSCOPE HS805 Driver http://www.tiepie.com/en/news/item/1436 A new automotive application article about a Honda Jazz that holds back and stalls is added to the Automotive section of the website. A 2006 Honda Jazz with L13A i-DSI engine occasionally holds back and sometimes even stops. No error codes were stored in the car. Several components have been replaced or swapped with an other car. A lot was driven in the car with a scanner hooked up to monitor the "live data" to find an anomaly in sensor or actuator data. Nothing showed up. Only after diagnosing with a good automotive diagnose oscilloscope, the cause of the problems was revealed. tiepie@tiepie.nl (TiePie engineering) Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 news-en-1436 Automotive