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    Electric avenue

    HEVRA’s Pete Melville explains how component-level repair on EVs may open up a new revenue opportunity fo ...

    HEVRA’s Pete Melville explains how component-level repair on EVs may open up a new revenue opportunity for garages. Here, he takes a look at a problematic Peugeot Ion. When I started on the road to ma ...

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    Turbo and turbocharged system: Air leaks in the system

    Nissens talks through the symptoms of air leaks in a turbo and turbocharged system and presents an exampl ...

    Nissens talks through the symptoms of air leaks in a turbo and turbocharged system and presents an example problem and solution to solving this issue. Significant decrease of engine power Lack of mome ...

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    Best practice ABS Sensors

    Borg & Beck discusses how to approach the ABS sensors during the installation of rear brake discs on ...

    Borg & Beck discusses how to approach the ABS sensors during the installation of rear brake discs on Citroën and Peugeot vehicles. As more and more vehicles are being fitted with technology to ass ...

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    ADAS Made Easy - Lexus Lane Camera calibration

    A lane camera calibration needs to be carried out for a number of reasons. These are: when the windshield ...

    A lane camera calibration needs to be carried out for a number of reasons. These are: when the windshield is replaced, when a lane camera is replaced, when the position of the camera on the vehicle bo ...

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    Best Practice clutch or concentric slave cylinder installation

    Based on a review of recent warranty claims, Wayne McCluskey, Technical Training Manager at ZF Aftermarke ...

    Based on a review of recent warranty claims, Wayne McCluskey, Technical Training Manager at ZF Aftermarket UK, offers advice on adhering to best practice when installing a Sachs clutch or concentric s ...

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    Metallic clicking noise from front wheels on a Seat Alhambra - AUTODOCTA

    Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpli ...

    Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. FAULT: We are experiencing a problem with a 2012 Seat Alhamb ...

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    Engine overheating on a Peugeot 208 - AUTODOCTA

    Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpli ...

    Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. FAULT: A customer is complaining that their 2014 Peugeot 208 ...

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    How to replace the clutch on a Kia Sportage

    This month, after the customer reported that the clutch was worn out, Schaeffler REPXPERT Alistair Mason ...

    This month, after the customer reported that the clutch was worn out, Schaeffler REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2013 Kia Sportage 1.7 CRDI diesel, which had covered 94,000 miles. Wit ...

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    A Camry quandary: part 1

    In the first of a two-part diagnostic marathon, Steve Smith, Automotive Application Specialist at Pico, d ...

    In the first of a two-part diagnostic marathon, Steve Smith, Automotive Application Specialist at Pico, describes how he went about correcting a camshaft correlation error in a Toyota Camry (import) w ...

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    REPXPERT thermal management masterclass

    Over the summer, PMM was lucky enough to be invited to Schaeffler’s head offices in Minworth, Sutton-Cold ...

    Over the summer, PMM was lucky enough to be invited to Schaeffler’s head offices in Minworth, Sutton-Coldfield, to receive one-to-one training from Master Technician and REPXPERT, Alistair Mason. Here ...

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    ADAS made easy

    In part three of this series, Autel runs through the procedure for the Autel ADAS VW Night Vision (NV) Sy ...

    In part three of this series, Autel runs through the procedure for the Autel ADAS VW Night Vision (NV) System calibration. There are four primary reasons why a NV system requires calibration: if a NV ...

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    Lexus diagnoses using a 4-channel Pico NVH kit

    Martin Jensen talks through the process of diagnosing a Lexus GS 300, which was having driveline vibratio ...

    Martin Jensen talks through the process of diagnosing a Lexus GS 300, which was having driveline vibration problems, using the new 4-channel Pico NVH kit. Background story: My customer bought the car ...

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    Too hot to handle

    Melett outlines the basics when it comes to overheated turbochargers. What is overheating? Overheating is ...

    Melett outlines the basics when it comes to overheated turbochargers. What is overheating? Overheating is a term used to describe components that have been subjected to abnormally high exhaust tempera ...

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    What’s the deal with direct injection?

    Bosch discusses its complete Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) proposition, which includes parts, diagnosti ...

    Bosch discusses its complete Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) proposition, which includes parts, diagnostics and training. GDI is a key technology in the latest generation of gasoline vehicles, and is ...

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    How to check V-belt pulley alignment

    Laser Tools provides a step-by-step guide on how to use its multi V-belt pulley alignment tool. Multi V-b ...

    Laser Tools provides a step-by-step guide on how to use its multi V-belt pulley alignment tool. Multi V-belts are commonly used on the auxiliary drive systems on modern motor vehicles. It is important ...

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