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Top tips to improve gasketing skills

|Date: April 28, 2021

Top tips to improve gasketing skills

Henkel, the engineering adhesives manufacturer, presents its top tips to help improve your gasketing skil ...

Henkel, the engineering adhesives manufacturer, presents its top tips to help improve your gasketing skills. Gaskets are used to prevent leakage of fluids or gases by forming impervious barriers and n ...

April 28, 2021
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How to fix a timing chain rattle on a Mazda 6

|Date: April 27, 2021

How to fix a timing chain rattle on a Mazda 6

The IVS 360 diagnostic team presents a case when a customer needed support with a 2007 Mazda 6 that was e ...

The IVS 360 diagnostic team presents a case when a customer needed support with a 2007 Mazda 6 that was exhibiting timing chain rattle on start-up. The IVS 360™ team recently supported a custom ...

April 27, 2021
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Maintaining Mitsubishi 4D56 diesel engines

|Date: April 26, 2021

Maintaining Mitsubishi 4D56 diesel engines

The technical team at Gates explains why technicians should be vigilant when approaching maintenance on M ...

The technical team at Gates explains why technicians should be vigilant when approaching maintenance on Mitsubishi 4D56 diesel engines. Vehicle information Engine: Mitsubishi 4D56 Model: Mitsubishi L2 ...

April 26, 2021
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Fiat 500 fix: Engine misfires from cold

|Date: April 19, 2021

Fiat 500 fix: Engine misfires from cold

In this case study, Pico technician Steve Smith describes the diagnostic techniques involved when faced w ...

In this case study, Pico technician Steve Smith describes the diagnostic techniques involved when faced with a misfire symptom during cold starts in engines that utilise TwinAir technology. Manufactur ...

April 19, 2021
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The process of identifying a faulty glow plug

|Date: April 13, 2021

The process of identifying a faulty glow plug

Denso explains how identifying a faulty glow plug becomes relatively simple when you use your trusty mult ...

Denso explains how identifying a faulty glow plug becomes relatively simple when you use your trusty multimeter. The basics of a glow plug are easy to explain. They are essential for ignition in diese ...

April 13, 2021
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Autodata tackles Vauxhall Zafira engine fault

|Date: April 05, 2021

Autodata tackles Vauxhall Zafira engine fault

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. Here, it tackles an engine fault wit ...

April 05, 2021
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Autodata solves Mercedes-Benz boot fault

|Date: April 02, 2021

Autodata solves Mercedes-Benz boot fault

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. Mercedes-Benz E-Class - Boot lid wil ...

April 02, 2021
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How to replace Ford Kuga timing belt

|Date: April 01, 2021

How to replace Ford Kuga timing belt

In the latest Belt Focus, Schaeffler REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaces the timing belt and water pump on a ...

In the latest Belt Focus, Schaeffler REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaces the timing belt and water pump on a 2010 Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi that has covered 82,000 miles. Scheduled time: 3 hours Workshop equipm ...

April 01, 2021
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How to replace the clutch on an Audi A4

|Date: March 31, 2021

How to replace the clutch on an Audi A4

In this month’s Clutch Clinic, Charles Figgins, Technical Marketing Manager at Blue Print, presents a ste ...

In this month’s Clutch Clinic, Charles Figgins, Technical Marketing Manager at Blue Print, presents a step-by-step guide to replacing the clutch on a 2008 Audi A4 Avant B7 2.0 TDi. Traditionally, vehi ...

March 31, 2021
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The cause of a Range Rover suspension warning

|Date: March 30, 2021

The cause of a Range Rover suspension warning

In its first contribution to PMM, the IVS 360 team explains how it went about supporting a workshop with ...

In its first contribution to PMM, the IVS 360 team explains how it went about supporting a workshop with a 2013 Range Rover showing a critical suspension fault warning. Vehicle information Brand: Land ...

March 30, 2021
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