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    Where was water entering the 2016 Lexus RX?

    Autodata rescues a garage all at sea over a mysterious case of water ingress in a customer’s Lexus RX’s l ...

    Autodata rescues a garage all at sea over a mysterious case of water ingress in a customer’s Lexus RX’s load area. The problem: “We are having a problem finding the source of a water ingress on a 2016 ...

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    The tools needed for EV work

    I was asked to look at this new product from the Knipex stable recently by Professional Motor Mechanic. I ...

    I was asked to look at this new product from the Knipex stable recently by Professional Motor Mechanic. I was excited to see what the Knipex EV Kit may contain as having used this company’s products b ...

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    Are borescopes a must-have tool?

    I was asked by PMM magazine to choose and review a tool from Sealey’s catalogue: the VS8230 borescope. A ...

    I was asked by PMM magazine to choose and review a tool from Sealey’s catalogue: the VS8230 borescope. A borescope is becoming more and more of a must-have tool in today’s modern workshops. Often only ...

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    Replacing steering & suspension in EVs

    Steering and suspension components play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and performance of any vehi ...

    Steering and suspension components play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and performance of any vehicle. However, the unique pressures of an electric vehicle make their replacement a frequent job ...

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    Key features of air suspension

    Suspension specialists Arnott investigates the growing demand for air suspension among drivers. Arnott’s ...

    Suspension specialists Arnott investigates the growing demand for air suspension among drivers. Arnott’s engineering team thoroughly investigates the original construction and design and looks for pos ...

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    When to replace the whole set of control arms

    Meyle argues that technicians should be insisting on replacing the whole set of control arms when one wea ...

    Meyle argues that technicians should be insisting on replacing the whole set of control arms when one wears out. One could say: Happy customer equals happy mechanic. So how do we make sure that our cu ...

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    Why do suspension bushes fail?

    Polybush argues that certain suspension bushes are prone to failure and warrant a change in attitude. The ...

    Polybush argues that certain suspension bushes are prone to failure and warrant a change in attitude. There are certain bushes on popular cars that fail time after time. For example, the MK7 Fiesta re ...

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    Electronically controlled OE shock absorbers

    KYB works alongside Volkswagen Group to produce electronically controlled OE shock absorbers. PMM hears m ...

    KYB works alongside Volkswagen Group to produce electronically controlled OE shock absorbers. PMM hears more. Electronically controlled shock absorbers from KYB have been adopted by Volkswagen Group t ...

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    Common clutch issues

    Febi highlights some common clutch issues and points to the solution. Clutch hydraulic circuit bleeding M ...

    Febi highlights some common clutch issues and points to the solution. Clutch hydraulic circuit bleeding Models Jeep Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, Wrangler/Chrysler PT Cruiser, Neon, Voyager, Grand Voyager ...

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    Brake Pads for Electric Vehicles

    Allied Nippon dials up the performance and turns down the noise with the introduction of new EV+ brake pa ...

    Allied Nippon dials up the performance and turns down the noise with the introduction of new EV+ brake pads. Brake pad manufacturer Allied Nippon is poised to make an impact with the introduction of E ...

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    Brakes for both hybrids and EVs

    To help share its “one range solution” message, braking solutions brand Ferodo has introduced updated pac ...

    To help share its “one range solution” message, braking solutions brand Ferodo has introduced updated packaging for its complete LV brake pad range. The Ferodo LV brake pad range has been developed to ...

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    Dispelling EV myths

    This is the final article in Tom Denton's EV series. Previous articles looked at EV technologies and what ...

    This is the final article in Tom Denton's EV series. Previous articles looked at EV technologies and what is involved in repairing them. Tom also chose to be controversial at times, saying things like ...

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    How to deal with battery testing

    Lead acid, GEL, SLI, AGM or EFB, whatever the battery, they all have one thing in common – they need to b ...

    Lead acid, GEL, SLI, AGM or EFB, whatever the battery, they all have one thing in common – they need to be tested, according to Ecobat. First, a bit of background. Under the surface, or perhaps more a ...

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    EV Pre-conditioning

    In the penultimate article in the series, Tom Denton explores the heating and cooling functions of an ele ...

    In the penultimate article in the series, Tom Denton explores the heating and cooling functions of an electric vehicle.  Most EVs allow the operation of heating or cooling when the vehicle is plugged ...

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    EV Charging: Wireless power transfer

    Wireless power transfer (WPT) is a system for wirelessly charging the batteries in electric vehicles. The ...

    Wireless power transfer (WPT) is a system for wirelessly charging the batteries in electric vehicles. There are two main methods:  stationary WPT  dynamic WPT  With stationary charging, the electric e ...

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