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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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How to replace the clutch on a Peugeot Partner

|Date: January 03, 2025

How to replace the clutch on a Peugeot Partner

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

In this instalment of Schaeffler LuK’s clutch feature, REPXPERT, Alistair Mason is replacing the clutch on a 2019 Peugeot Partner van fitted with a 1.6 HDI engine. Vehicle information Manufacturer: Pe ...

January 03, 2025
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What are exhaust gas recirculation systems?

|Date: December 23, 2024

What are exhaust gas recirculation systems?

Nissens Automotive highlights some key information about exhaust gas recirculation systems and what oppor ...

Nissens Automotive highlights some key information about exhaust gas recirculation systems and what opportunities they provide independent workshops. A s the vehicle manufacturers strive to limit the ...

December 23, 2024
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How do dual mass flywheels affect vehicles?

|Date: December 06, 2024

How do dual mass flywheels affect vehicles?

Schaeffler investigates dual mass flywheels (DMF) and how they affect modern vehicles. Let’s start with a ...

Schaeffler investigates dual mass flywheels (DMF) and how they affect modern vehicles. Let’s start with a basic question, why do we need a DMF? Quite simply, it is designed to absorb the torsional vib ...

December 06, 2024
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How to futureproof your workshop

|Date: November 22, 2024

How to futureproof your workshop

Welcome to the thirteenth instalment of our workshop guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[troni ...

Welcome to the thirteenth instalment of our workshop guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. In this instalment, we’re looking at hybrid and electric vehicle capabilities. In the l ...

November 22, 2024
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Why was the BMW G01 losing battery voltage?

|Date: November 21, 2024

Why was the BMW G01 losing battery voltage?

Our over-worked wire wrangler Ben Johnson gets hit with a boomerang BMW – and with his speedos already pa ...

Our over-worked wire wrangler Ben Johnson gets hit with a boomerang BMW – and with his speedos already packed for his holiday, it’s truly a race against the clock to get it up and running again… Every ...

November 21, 2024
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When is ADAS calibration needed?

|Date: October 29, 2024

When is ADAS calibration needed?

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at th ...

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at the maintenance and equipment tabs, this instalment it’s ADAS under the spotlight. At this point ...

October 29, 2024
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What was wrong with the BMW F25’s cooling fan?

|Date: October 24, 2024

What was wrong with the BMW F25’s cooling fan?

PMM’s hot-wired fixer Ben Johnson has his dreams of exacting a full and comprehensive repair scuppered on ...

PMM’s hot-wired fixer Ben Johnson has his dreams of exacting a full and comprehensive repair scuppered once again by a member of the Finnish BMW-owning public. After another week of repairing yet agai ...

October 24, 2024
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How to calibrate air suspension

|Date: September 30, 2024

How to calibrate air suspension

Delphi has supplied this step-by-step guide on calibrating air suspension courtesy of its Masters of Moti ...

Delphi has supplied this step-by-step guide on calibrating air suspension courtesy of its Masters of Motion hub for independent garage technicians. Air suspension brings many benefits for drivers and ...

September 30, 2024
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Clutch and DMF replacement tips for LCVs

|Date: September 27, 2024

Clutch and DMF replacement tips for LCVs

Schaeffler LuK’s Alistair Mason is giving some valuable information on clutch and dual mass flywheel repl ...

Schaeffler LuK’s Alistair Mason is giving some valuable information on clutch and dual mass flywheel replacements for Vauxhall Vivaros and Movanos, which also covers some Fiats, Mercedes, Nissans and ...

September 27, 2024
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How to take advantage of maintenance data

|Date: September 26, 2024

How to take advantage of maintenance data

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at th ...

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at the built-in multi-meter and oscilloscope. This instalment, we investigate the maintenance and eq ...

September 26, 2024
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How can DPF damage cause a turbo to fail?

|Date: September 25, 2024

How can DPF damage cause a turbo to fail?

It is widely understood that a faulty turbo can damage the DPF, however, did you know that the reverse is ...

It is widely understood that a faulty turbo can damage the DPF, however, did you know that the reverse is also true – a defective or blocked filter can cause premature turbo failure. Although not as c ...

September 25, 2024
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