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    Different battery types and how to care for them

    Ken Clark, Managing Director of Rotronics, has provided a whistle-stop tour of the different types of bat ...

    Ken Clark, Managing Director of Rotronics, has provided a whistle-stop tour of the different types of battery available on the market and how to care for each of them. With the cost of living rising a ...

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    Top tips for exhaust installation

    EEC offers some guidance for technicians replacing and installing exhausts. The main function of an exhau ...

    EEC offers some guidance for technicians replacing and installing exhausts. The main function of an exhaust system is to maximise engine performance and fuel consumption, and control sound reduction.  ...

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    Common causes of alternator noise

    Electrical components supplier AS-PL discusses some common causes of excessive alternator noise, includin ...

    Electrical components supplier AS-PL discusses some common causes of excessive alternator noise, including both electrical and mechanical faults. The alternator is the source of electricity in motor v ...

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    How to avoid premature drive system failure

    In this month’s Belt Focus, Gates explains how to avoid some common causes of premature drive system fail ...

    In this month’s Belt Focus, Gates explains how to avoid some common causes of premature drive system failure. If the automotive drive belt system includes a water pump, it is good workshop practice to ...

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    Ford Focus: Intermittent starting issues

    PMM ’s diagnostics expert Andy Horwat works out why a customer’s Ford was intermittently starting – but i ...

    PMM ’s diagnostics expert Andy Horwat works out why a customer’s Ford was intermittently starting – but is that where it ends? A lady phoned me up recently about her 1.6l petrol Ford Focus on a 57 pla ...

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    ACtronics explains brake by wire

    ACtronics outlines how even the braking system on cars can’t escape an all-electric future. In recent dec ...

    ACtronics outlines how even the braking system on cars can’t escape an all-electric future. In recent decades we’ve become used to pressing down the brake pedal in order to push fluid towards the brak ...

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    Liqui Moly’s Oil Guide

    In this series of articles, Liqui Moly investigates common vehicle problems and proposes a solution. Prob ...

    In this series of articles, Liqui Moly investigates common vehicle problems and proposes a solution. Problem: Specification errors Solution: Liqui Moly’s Oil Guide Assessment: It used to be so easy in ...

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    Arnott explores air struts

    PMM and air suspension specialists Arnott give readers a deeper look at air struts. Air suspension system ...

    PMM and air suspension specialists Arnott give readers a deeper look at air struts. Air suspension systems come in multiple configurations which define the product mix between air struts, shock absorb ...

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    NGK offers best practice advice

    NGK offers the PMM audience some advice for working on spark plugs, glow plugs and NTK Lambda sensors. Sp ...

    NGK offers the PMM audience some advice for working on spark plugs, glow plugs and NTK Lambda sensors. Spark plugs Most issues in relation to spark plugs are invariably down to a plug being affected b ...

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    GDI: Gasoline Direct Injection

    Bosch explains what it offers when it comes to petrol-powered hybrid vehicles. In the first three quarter ...

    Bosch explains what it offers when it comes to petrol-powered hybrid vehicles. In the first three quarters of 2021, according to ACEA, the share of hybrid electric passenger cars (HEV and mHEV) regist ...

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    How to replace timing belt on a 1.4l Škoda Octavia

    In this month’s Belt Focus, Dayco explains how to replace the timing belt on a Škoda Octavia mk3. On its ...

    In this month’s Belt Focus, Dayco explains how to replace the timing belt on a Škoda Octavia mk3. On its launch in 2013, the 1.4-litre TSI (CHPA) powered mark III Octavia, was the largest petrol engin ...

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    How to replace the clutch on a VW Passat

    Blue Print’s Charles Figgins guides the PMM audience through a clutch replacement on a 1.9 VW Passat. Veh ...

    Blue Print’s Charles Figgins guides the PMM audience through a clutch replacement on a 1.9 VW Passat. Vehicle Information   Make: Volkswagen Model: Passat Engine: 1.9 TDi Transmission: Five-speed manu ...

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    Liqui Moly investigates vehicle problems

    In this series of articles, Liqui Moly investigates common vehicle problems and proposes a solution. Prob ...

    In this series of articles, Liqui Moly investigates common vehicle problems and proposes a solution. Problem: Old petrol in hybrid vehicles Solution: Liqui Moly Hybrid Additive Assessment: If a combus ...

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    Wiper motor failures explored

    First Line outlines some common wiper motor failures to the PMM audience. Due to certain vehicle defects, ...

    First Line outlines some common wiper motor failures to the PMM audience. Due to certain vehicle defects, some wiper motors will always be more prone to failure than others. Therefore it is advisable ...

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    How induction heat can improve workshop safety

    A Land Rover specialist is improving safety and productivity after investing in a portable heat inductor. ...

    A Land Rover specialist is improving safety and productivity after investing in a portable heat inductor. Family-run workshop Stonelake of Halifax specialises in the service and repair of Land Rovers. ...

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