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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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A comprehensive guide to oscilloscope diagnostics

|Date: September 11, 2024

A comprehensive guide to oscilloscope diagnostics

Pico Technology’s technical specialist Steve Smith provides readers of PMM a comprehensive guide to oscil ...

Pico Technology’s technical specialist Steve Smith provides readers of PMM a comprehensive guide to oscilloscope diagnostics. There can be no doubt that the automotive service and repair industry has ...

September 11, 2024
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How to replace an Audi A4’s dual mass flywheel

|Date: September 04, 2024

How to replace an Audi A4’s dual mass flywheel

In this Schaeffler LuK clutch feature, REPXPERT Alistair Mason is looking at something a bit different, i ...

In this Schaeffler LuK clutch feature, REPXPERT Alistair Mason is looking at something a bit different, it is an Audi A4 2.0 TDI that has covered just over 114,000 miles fitted with a CVT Multitronic ...

September 04, 2024
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What was wrong with the BMW N20’s engine?

|Date: August 28, 2024

What was wrong with the BMW N20’s engine?

PMM ’s troubled troubleshooter Ben Johnson stumbles through numerous fault codes and takes a look at fixi ...

PMM ’s troubled troubleshooter Ben Johnson stumbles through numerous fault codes and takes a look at fixing a BMW N20 that staggered its way into his workshop. It’s a rarity these days, a genuine anom ...

August 28, 2024
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How to replace the clutch on an Audi A3

|Date: August 19, 2024

How to replace the clutch on an Audi A3

In this Schaeffler LuK clutch feature, REPXPERT Alistair Mason is investigating a heavy clutch pedal that ...

In this Schaeffler LuK clutch feature, REPXPERT Alistair Mason is investigating a heavy clutch pedal that is also noisy in operation on a 2012 Audi A3 1.6 TDI that has covered over 125,000 miles. Vehi ...

August 19, 2024
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How to master actuator tests

|Date: July 31, 2024

How to master actuator tests

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

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at accessing vehicle data and delivering a full service in the face of stringent and commonplace sec ...

July 31, 2024
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