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Why was the Kia Sportage’s engine failing to start?

|Date: March 13, 2025

Why was the Kia Sportage’s engine failing to start?

Autodata hears from one garage at a standstill with a recalcitrant Kia Sportage from 2012, whose engine i ...

Autodata hears from one garage at a standstill with a recalcitrant Kia Sportage from 2012, whose engine is failing to start and is flashing the immobiliser warning lamp. The problem: “We have a 2012 K ...

March 13, 2025
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How to change the oil filter

|Date: March 12, 2025

How to change the oil filter

Filter specialist Mann-Filter provides PMM readers with some expert guidance on changing the oil filter. ...

Filter specialist Mann-Filter provides PMM readers with some expert guidance on changing the oil filter. ‘‘Good lubrication means a happy engine” even to the latest examples of modern engine technolog ...

March 12, 2025
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How to replace the clutch on a 2018 Fiat Doblo

|Date: March 11, 2025

How to replace the clutch on a 2018 Fiat Doblo

In this instalment of Schaeffler LuK's clutch feature, REPXPERT Alistair Mason walks us through replacing ...

In this instalment of Schaeffler LuK's clutch feature, REPXPERT Alistair Mason walks us through replacing the clutch assembly on a 2018 Euro 6 Fiat Doblo van with a 1.6 Multijet engine. Vehicle Inform ...

March 11, 2025
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How do you fix this Mazda ignition coil fault?

|Date: March 10, 2025

How do you fix this Mazda ignition coil fault?

Febi discusses a common issue with the ignition coil on the following vehicles: Mazda CX3 2015-, CX5 I 20 ...

Febi discusses a common issue with the ignition coil on the following vehicles: Mazda CX3 2015-, CX5 I 2011-2016, CX5 II 2016-, Mazda2 III 2014-2022, Mazda3 III 2013-2019, Mazda6 III 2012-, MX30 2020- ...

March 10, 2025
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How to use an oscilloscope to monitor emissions

|Date: February 19, 2025

How to use an oscilloscope to monitor emissions

Testing sensors is a key part of making sure a vehicle’s emissions system is running efficiently. Here, P ...

Testing sensors is a key part of making sure a vehicle’s emissions system is running efficiently. Here, Pico Technology provides a guide to workshop technicians using an oscilloscope to monitor emissi ...

February 19, 2025
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Why was the Peugeot making crackling noises?

|Date: February 07, 2025

Why was the Peugeot making crackling noises?

Autodata cuts through the noise for a garage struggling with one car whose snaps and crackles are drownin ...

Autodata cuts through the noise for a garage struggling with one car whose snaps and crackles are drowning out the pop… The problem: “We are having difficulty diagnosing a crackling noise from the rad ...

February 07, 2025
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Common issue with the throttle body

|Date: February 06, 2025

Common issue with the throttle body

Febi outlines a common issue with the throttle body on certain Audi, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen and Mitsubis ...

Febi outlines a common issue with the throttle body on certain Audi, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen and Mitsubishi models with 1.9 and 2.0 TDi engines. This relates to febi part 44945. Problem Engine managem ...

February 06, 2025
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How to fit spin-on oil filters

|Date: February 05, 2025

How to fit spin-on oil filters

Technicians can benefit from Comline’s technical nous and comprehensive portfolio by learning about the t ...

Technicians can benefit from Comline’s technical nous and comprehensive portfolio by learning about the technology inside its spin-on oil filters and absorbing some useful fitting advice. In this late ...

February 05, 2025
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How to replace the clutch on a Ford Transit

|Date: February 04, 2025

How to replace the clutch on a Ford Transit

In this instalment of Schaeffler LuK's clutch feature, REPXPERT Alistair Mason is replacing the clutch on ...

In this instalment of Schaeffler LuK's clutch feature, REPXPERT Alistair Mason is replacing the clutch on a 2006 1.5 TDCi Ford Transit Connect that has covered just over 51,000 miles. The customer has ...

February 04, 2025
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Why was the Porsche Cayman making a noise?

|Date: February 03, 2025

Why was the Porsche Cayman making a noise?

ALLDATA Europe walks technicians through an issue affecting a 2015 Porsche 981 Cayman S. ALLDATA Repair, ...

ALLDATA Europe walks technicians through an issue affecting a 2015 Porsche 981 Cayman S. ALLDATA Repair, a single, easy-to-navigate information portal that allows independent workshops and bodyshop pr ...

February 03, 2025
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What causes a battery to discharge?

|Date: January 31, 2025

What causes a battery to discharge?

Ecobat Battery is reminding readers of PMM of the importance of discovering the root cause of a problem b ...

Ecobat Battery is reminding readers of PMM of the importance of discovering the root cause of a problem before proceeding with a replacement. As workshops are very aware, many of the problems that veh ...

January 31, 2025
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What causes engine rattling noise?

|Date: January 09, 2025

What causes engine rattling noise?

Febi explores a common problem with engine noise affecting a range of vehicles. The relevant part number ...

Febi explores a common problem with engine noise affecting a range of vehicles. The relevant part number is febi 181945. Febi 181945 fits: Opel/Vauxhall Astra J (P10), Astra J GTC, Astra K (B16 ), Ins ...

January 09, 2025
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Why should you replace fuel filters in winter?

|Date: January 08, 2025

Why should you replace fuel filters in winter?

Replacing the fuel filter each winter is vital for diesel engine protection and performance. Karl Ridings ...

Replacing the fuel filter each winter is vital for diesel engine protection and performance. Karl Ridings, general manager UK at UFI Filters, reveals why. If there's a season when no-one wants car tro ...

January 08, 2025
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What are the benefits of a connected workshop?

|Date: January 07, 2025

What are the benefits of a connected workshop?

Welcome to the final instalment of our workshop guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2. ...

Welcome to the final instalment of our workshop guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. It’s a been a long journey over more than a year. To refresh yourself on any of the topics c ...

January 07, 2025
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Why was the Vauxhall Vivaro having DPF issues?

|Date: January 06, 2025

Why was the Vauxhall Vivaro having DPF issues?

EEC’s technical trainer Stuart Still gets to the bottom of a DPF issue on a Vauxhall van. I recently visi ...

EEC’s technical trainer Stuart Still gets to the bottom of a DPF issue on a Vauxhall van. I recently visited one of my distributors who were having an emissions issue with a Vauxhall Vivaro van. It st ...

January 06, 2025
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