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    Engine oils for an ageing car parc 

    The good news for the UK aftermarket is that the car parc is ageing. But along with the increase in work ...

    The good news for the UK aftermarket is that the car parc is ageing. But along with the increase in work comes added responsibility to ensure customers’ cars run as smoothly as ever. Here, TotalEnergi ...

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    Why you should never clean air filters 

    MANN-FILTER, experts in automotive filtration, explains why you shouldn’t even consider cleaning your cus ...

    MANN-FILTER, experts in automotive filtration, explains why you shouldn’t even consider cleaning your customers’ air filters.  The air filter is an often undervalued filter, with the ‘oil and filter’ ...

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    Motaquip go over air mass meter diagnosis

    Motaquip reveals some of the techniques required for quick and accurate air mass meter diagnosis.  Air ma ...

    Motaquip reveals some of the techniques required for quick and accurate air mass meter diagnosis.  Air mass meters (AMMs) measure the mass of air entering the engine, providing the ECU with the data i ...

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    Replace the timing belt on a 2011 Ford Kuga 

    Febi’s technical team outlines a recent timing belt replacement on a Ford Kuga.  The vehicle  Make: Ford  ...

    Febi’s technical team outlines a recent timing belt replacement on a Ford Kuga.  The vehicle  Make: Ford  Model: Kuga  Year: 2011  Engine: 2l Common Rail Diesel  The routine replacement of the timing ...

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    Keeping yourself and your customers informed 

    ALLDATA presents a recent case where its information provided one garage with the knowledge and confidenc ...

    ALLDATA presents a recent case where its information provided one garage with the knowledge and confidence to accurately price up a big job for a customer.   Upon discovering the engine must be remove ...

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    The new generation of sustainable engine oils

    David Valentyne, aftermarket sales manager discusses the new generation of environmentally sustainable en ...

    David Valentyne, aftermarket sales manager discusses the new generation of environmentally sustainable engine oils. Demand for products that combine high levels of performance with strong sustainabili ...

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    Sensors and electronics in engine management

    Febi outlines the role sensors and electronics play in engine management.  Due to the evolution of the in ...

    Febi outlines the role sensors and electronics play in engine management.  Due to the evolution of the internal combustion engine, continuous enhancements to the efficiency and performance of vehicles ...

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    A diagnostic offering for Tesla vehicles

    In the last issue of PMM we briefly covered Bosch’s new diagnostic offering for Teslas. In this issue we ...

    In the last issue of PMM we briefly covered Bosch’s new diagnostic offering for Teslas. In this issue we find out more about how the ESI[tronic] platform enables all service and diagnostic tasks on Te ...

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    Programming a spare VW Golf key

    Autowave is helping workshop technicians and locksmiths use an ACDP solderless programmer to produce a sp ...

    Autowave is helping workshop technicians and locksmiths use an ACDP solderless programmer to produce a spare remote key for a 2018 Volkswagen Golf Mk7 GTE with a virtual cockpit. This is a digital scr ...

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    VW Sharan TDI cooling fan issue

    Diagnostics expert Edd Hunt, the Car Consultant, details his recent effort to get to the bottom of a both ...

    Diagnostics expert Edd Hunt, the Car Consultant, details his recent effort to get to the bottom of a bothersome blower. Having been ranked number one in the UK on Denso’s League of True Mechanics for ...

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    Febi discusses an issue with timing systems

    Febi discusses an issue with certain pre-2023 vehicles’ timing systems. This article refers to parts 1968 ...

    Febi discusses an issue with certain pre-2023 vehicles’ timing systems. This article refers to parts 196827, 1000002, 1000003 and 1000004, which fit various Citroën, DS, Peugeot, Fiat, Ford, Toyota, V ...

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    Getting customers winter-ready

    Comline Group filter product manager, Toni Spiridon reveals how workshops can ensure their customers’ veh ...

    Comline Group filter product manager, Toni Spiridon reveals how workshops can ensure their customers’ vehicles are winter-ready. Winter is upon us: temperatures have dropped, roads are damp and debris ...

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    How air suspension systems can go wrong

    Arnott Europe provides readers of PMM with a handy guide to how air suspension systems can go wrong. Air ...

    Arnott Europe provides readers of PMM with a handy guide to how air suspension systems can go wrong. Air suspension systems rely on multiple components working together. A small, unnoticed air leak ca ...

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    BMW F30: Entertainment panel fix

    Our diagnostics dynamo Ben Johnson is on the lookout for those little things that just don’t look right. ...

    Our diagnostics dynamo Ben Johnson is on the lookout for those little things that just don’t look right. It’s easy – when you know where to look! There are few sights more ominous to a mechanic than s ...

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    Common thermostat issues

    febi outlines some issues with thermostats on BMW, MINI, Peugeot, Citroën and DS models. This relates to ...

    febi outlines some issues with thermostats on BMW, MINI, Peugeot, Citroën and DS models. This relates to febi part numbers 103197 and 170321. Problem  The engine is unable to reach operating temperatu ...

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