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How to reduce the risk of battery failure

|Date: February 25, 2022

How to reduce the risk of battery failure

Rotronics outlines some of the steps independent workshops need to take to reduce battery failure in cust ...

Rotronics outlines some of the steps independent workshops need to take to reduce battery failure in customers’ vehicles. With nearly 4.5 million independent battery tests in the bag via their custome ...

February 25, 2022
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How to deal with DPF problems

|Date: February 24, 2022

How to deal with DPF problems

JLM Lubricants turns to Darren Darling's DPF Doctor network to explain why workshops need to avoid forced ...

JLM Lubricants turns to Darren Darling's DPF Doctor network to explain why workshops need to avoid forced DPF regenerations. Get Darren Darling, founder of The DPF Doctor Network, on the subject of DP ...

February 24, 2022
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How to replace the timing belt on a Vauxhall Zafira

|Date: February 23, 2022

How to replace the timing belt on a Vauxhall Zafira

In this month’s timing belt focus, Schaeffler INA REPXPERT, Alistair Mason, is replacing the timing belt ...

In this month’s timing belt focus, Schaeffler INA REPXPERT, Alistair Mason, is replacing the timing belt and auxiliary belts on a 2006 1.9 Vauxhall Zafira. Vehicle Information Manufacturer: Vauxhall M ...

February 23, 2022
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How to replace the clutch on a Hyundai ix35

|Date: February 22, 2022

How to replace the clutch on a Hyundai ix35

In this month’s Clutch Clinic, Charles Figgins, Technical Marketing Manager at Blue Print, takes readers ...

In this month’s Clutch Clinic, Charles Figgins, Technical Marketing Manager at Blue Print, takes readers step-by-step through a clutch replacement on a 1.7 Hyundai ix35. Vehicle Information Make: Hyun ...

February 22, 2022
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Plug-in charger failure on an Audi Q7 e-tron

|Date: February 21, 2022

Plug-in charger failure on an Audi Q7 e-tron

In the first part of this feature, Pico technician Steve Smith tackles an Audi Q7 e-tron which is failing ...

In the first part of this feature, Pico technician Steve Smith tackles an Audi Q7 e-tron which is failing to charge. Vehicle Information Manufacturer: Audi Model: Q7 e-tron Hybrid Year: 2017 Model cod ...

February 21, 2022
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Know your parts: solenoid valve block

|Date: January 26, 2022

Know your parts: solenoid valve block

PMM and Arnott take a deeper look at the solenoid valve block - a small but significant component of the ...

PMM and Arnott take a deeper look at the solenoid valve block - a small but significant component of the air suspension system. Symptoms that seem to point to a leak in an air spring, could also be du ...

January 26, 2022
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Solving suspension problems on a Ford Focus

|Date: January 25, 2022

Solving suspension problems on a Ford Focus

Febi outlines what can go wrong and what to look out for with the suspension of a Ford Focus. The Ford Fo ...

Febi outlines what can go wrong and what to look out for with the suspension of a Ford Focus. The Ford Focus was introduced in 1998 and has proved to be very popular with drivers. However, it is also ...

January 25, 2022
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The importance of flushing a steering system

|Date: January 24, 2022

The importance of flushing a steering system

Shaftec’s Marketing Manager Joe Toakley discusses the importance of flushing your steering system and why ...

Shaftec’s Marketing Manager Joe Toakley discusses the importance of flushing your steering system and why you should never try and cut corners. A single litre of flushing agent to flush the system is ...

January 24, 2022
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Why garages should consider TPMS diagnostics

|Date: January 21, 2022

Why garages should consider TPMS diagnostics

Continental delves into the subject of TPMS diagnostics and explains why workshops should consider its up ...

Continental delves into the subject of TPMS diagnostics and explains why workshops should consider its uptake. There are many reasons workshops may be reluctant to move into tyre-pressure monitoring s ...

January 21, 2022
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Replacing the timing belt on an EA211 engine

|Date: January 20, 2022

Replacing the timing belt on an EA211 engine

Gates explains some things every technician must know before changing the timing belt on VAG’s EA211 engi ...

Gates explains some things every technician must know before changing the timing belt on VAG’s EA211 engine. While the VAG EA211 three-and-four-cylinder engines have been on the market for almost a de ...

January 20, 2022
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How to solve a Porsche Hybrid brake vacuum issue

|Date: January 18, 2022

How to solve a Porsche Hybrid brake vacuum issue

Opus’ IVS 360 team supports a customer’s Porsche Cayenne 92A hybrid brake vacuum issue. Vehicle informati ...

Opus’ IVS 360 team supports a customer’s Porsche Cayenne 92A hybrid brake vacuum issue. Vehicle information Make: Porsche Model: Cayenne (2011 - 2017) Year: 2011-2017 Engine: Hybrid Tools required Dia ...

January 18, 2022
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febi outlines key part features

|Date: December 17, 2021

febi outlines key part features

It’s important to know how vehicle components are made and what exactly each feature is designed to achie ...

It’s important to know how vehicle components are made and what exactly each feature is designed to achieve. This month, we take a look at Strut Top Mountings from febi. The Macpherson strut is made u ...

December 17, 2021
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Supporting the battery during diagnostic tests

|Date: December 16, 2021

Supporting the battery during diagnostic tests

3D Group explains why it’s essential technicians use the appropriate battery support when running diagnos ...

3D Group explains why it’s essential technicians use the appropriate battery support when running diagnostic tests on a vehicle. Imagine the following scenario: a vehicle has arrived at your workshop ...

December 16, 2021
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How to ensure winter tyre safety

|Date: December 15, 2021

How to ensure winter tyre safety

Continental outlines how you can ensure your customers’ tyres are safe this winter. Severe weather during ...

Continental outlines how you can ensure your customers’ tyres are safe this winter. Severe weather during the winter months presents driving challenges – slush, ice and hardpacked snow – and with it, ...

December 15, 2021
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Autodata fixes fault on Toyota Auris

|Date: December 14, 2021

Autodata fixes fault on Toyota Auris

In this regular column, Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Aut ...

In this regular column, Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. 2014 Toyota Auris whistling noise fr ...

December 14, 2021
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