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Why was the Land Rover steering heavily?

|Date: March 13, 2024

Why was the Land Rover steering heavily?

Autodata helps a garage understand why their customer’s 2015 Land Rover Discovery was steering heavily an ...

Autodata helps a garage understand why their customer’s 2015 Land Rover Discovery was steering heavily and making noise when driving over uneven surfaces or manoeuvring. The problem “A customer of our ...

March 13, 2024
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MS Motorservice explores piston seizures

|Date: March 11, 2024

MS Motorservice explores piston seizures

MS Motorservice provides readers with an in-depth guide to piston seizures and the role lubrications play ...

MS Motorservice provides readers with an in-depth guide to piston seizures and the role lubrications plays. What happens if the piston, piston rings and running surface of the cylinder liner rub again ...

March 11, 2024
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Febi explores issues with the camshaft bracket

|Date: March 08, 2024

Febi explores issues with the camshaft bracket

Febi explores issues surrounding the camshaft bracket, indicating when to replace. Problem The engine-cra ...

Febi explores issues surrounding the camshaft bracket, indicating when to replace. Problem The engine-cranking time before starting is extended, and/or there is a ‘rattling’ noise from the engine area ...

March 08, 2024
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TechMate’s top tips for servicing brakes

|Date: March 07, 2024

TechMate’s top tips for servicing brakes

TechMate, the dedicated team of automotive specialists attached to the private label brands of Alliance A ...

TechMate, the dedicated team of automotive specialists attached to the private label brands of Alliance Automotive Group, Apec and NAPA, provides its top tips for servicing brakes. Best practices are ...

March 07, 2024
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Dayco discusses vehicle specific auxiliary belts

|Date: March 06, 2024

Dayco discusses vehicle specific auxiliary belts

There is a myth within the aftermarket that numerous power transmission belt specifications, particularly ...

There is a myth within the aftermarket that numerous power transmission belt specifications, particularly for the auxiliary drive system, are generic rather than vehicle specific, which is at odds wit ...

March 06, 2024
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What was prompting the BMW E90’s fault codes?

|Date: March 05, 2024

What was prompting the BMW E90’s fault codes?

BMW diagnostics specialist Ben Johnson uncovers the layers of intrigue and mystery set upon a sorry E90 b ...

BMW diagnostics specialist Ben Johnson uncovers the layers of intrigue and mystery set upon a sorry E90 by the previous garage to discover the root cause of the valvetronic’s woes. The tingling sensat ...

March 05, 2024
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Piezo Leak Testing: ASNU Sets the Record Straight

|Date: March 05, 2024

Piezo Leak Testing: ASNU Sets the Record Straight

OE Injector manufacturer ASNU has reacted to recent claims spreading on the internet that BMW injectors n ...

OE Injector manufacturer ASNU has reacted to recent claims spreading on the internet that BMW injectors need to be tested at high pressure in order to successfully detect any leaks. The company has ad ...

March 05, 2024
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BorgWarner explains dual clutch modules

|Date: March 04, 2024

BorgWarner explains dual clutch modules

BorgWarner developed the world’s first high-volume series production dual clutch module for automatic tra ...

BorgWarner developed the world’s first high-volume series production dual clutch module for automatic transmissions, helping to deliver the fuel economy of a single clutch transmission, with gearshift ...

March 04, 2024
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How can using an oscilloscope help diagnostics?

|Date: February 02, 2024

How can using an oscilloscope help diagnostics?

Ben Johnson investigates how using an oscilloscope along with verified data can help you improve your dia ...

Ben Johnson investigates how using an oscilloscope along with verified data can help you improve your diagnostic efficiency. This month, I want to emphasise the significance of building your personal ...

February 02, 2024
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How to replace the clutch on a Volkswagen Caddy

|Date: February 01, 2024

How to replace the clutch on a Volkswagen Caddy

Schaeffler LuK’s Alistair Mason is replacing the clutch assembly in a 2017 Volkswagen Caddy 2.0 TDI that ...

Schaeffler LuK’s Alistair Mason is replacing the clutch assembly in a 2017 Volkswagen Caddy 2.0 TDI that has covered more than 101,000 miles. The vehicle has been booked into the workshop with clutch ...

February 01, 2024
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Bosch discusses its diagnostic software

|Date: January 11, 2024

Bosch discusses its diagnostic software

A few years ago, PMM ran a guide from Bosch on its KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. We thought ...

A few years ago, PMM ran a guide from Bosch on its KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0. We thought it would be a good idea to revisit the guide with Bosch and find out what’s changed. In this th ...

January 11, 2024
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Blue Print’s insight into the Toyota brake system

|Date: January 10, 2024

Blue Print’s insight into the Toyota brake system

Blue Print offers its insight into the Toyota Prius Generation 3 brake system. The Toyota Prius introduce ...

Blue Print offers its insight into the Toyota Prius Generation 3 brake system. The Toyota Prius introduced in 1997, was the first full hybrid mass-produced car. Toyota have sold over 15 million hybrid ...

January 10, 2024
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How to replace the clutch on a Range Rover

|Date: January 09, 2024

How to replace the clutch on a Range Rover

In this month’s Schaeffler LuK Clutch Clinic, REPXPERT Alistair Mason is replacing the clutch in a 2014 R ...

In this month’s Schaeffler LuK Clutch Clinic, REPXPERT Alistair Mason is replacing the clutch in a 2014 Range Rover Evoque 4X4 that is fitted with a 2.2 D engine and has covered just over 56,000 miles ...

January 09, 2024
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How to replace the transmission on a BMW i3 REX

|Date: January 05, 2024

How to replace the transmission on a BMW i3 REX

Ben Johnson tackles a tricky transmission replacement on a BMW i3 REX. I had always assumed the transmiss ...

Ben Johnson tackles a tricky transmission replacement on a BMW i3 REX. I had always assumed the transmission on the BMW i3 was bomb proof. That was, however, until an i3 94 REX was towed into our fron ...

January 05, 2024
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How to replace an MMT Clutch

|Date: December 11, 2023

How to replace an MMT Clutch

Blue Print offers readers of PMM a guide on replacing multi-mode transmission clutches. This sequential m ...

Blue Print offers readers of PMM a guide on replacing multi-mode transmission clutches. This sequential manual gearbox is made by Toyota and features in the following models: Toyota Auris 1.4 and 1.6, ...

December 11, 2023
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