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How to replace a timing belt on various Vauxhall models

|Date: April 22, 2015

How to replace a timing belt on various Vauxhall models

The 1.8i 16V C 18 XE engine – with varying engine displacement – is installed in a large number of Opel m ...

The 1.8i 16V C 18 XE engine – with varying engine displacement – is installed in a large number of Opel models. In changing the timing belt, however, serious mistakes are often made when the tension p ...

April 22, 2015
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How to change a clutch on a Audi A6

|Date: April 22, 2015

How to change a clutch on a Audi A6

RECOMMENDED LABOUR TIME: 5 HOURS LUK PART NUMBER: 624330800 OE REFERENCE: 038198141GX ...

RECOMMENDED LABOUR TIME: 5 HOURS LUK PART NUMBER: 624330800 OE REFERENCE: 038198141GX ...

April 22, 2015
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Looking beyond ECU problems

|Date: April 22, 2015

Vehicle Troubleshooter – Looking beyond ECU problems

Two tricky jobs put troubleshooting expert, Steve Carter, through his diagnostic paces. As you’ll find ou ...

Two tricky jobs put troubleshooting expert, Steve Carter, through his diagnostic paces. As you’ll find out, sometimes the real problem lies beyond what even the ECU can understand. ...

April 22, 2015
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Vauxhall Vectra with fuel pressure regulator issue

|Date: April 22, 2015

Vauxhall Vectra with fuel pressure regulator issue

Before I proceed to tell the tale of my one man mission to uncover the truth behind an issue that has bee ...

Before I proceed to tell the tale of my one man mission to uncover the truth behind an issue that has been bothering me for a while, it’s important to explain the back story. ...

April 22, 2015
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Unmasking the phantom

|Date: April 22, 2015

Vehicle Troubleshooter – Unmasking the phantom

Have you spent valuable time interrogating trouble codes, only to hit a brick wall when determining the t ...

Have you spent valuable time interrogating trouble codes, only to hit a brick wall when determining the true fault? Train4Auto’s Steve Carter relays some examples where a ‘phantom’ fault may be to bla ...

April 22, 2015
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Audi A6 with loss of engine power

|Date: April 22, 2015

Audi A6 with loss of engine power

Author: Andy Horwat of Engine Tuning & Diagnostics in Swindon The vehicle in question was an Audi A6/V62 ...

Author: Andy Horwat of Engine Tuning & Diagnostics in Swindon The vehicle in question was an Audi A6/V62 2.7l turbo diesel and the complaint was that the vehicle was continuously going into ‘limp home ...

April 22, 2015
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Nissan 350Z intermittent fault

|Date: April 22, 2015

Vehicle Troubleshooter – Nissan 350Z intermittent fault

Author: Charles Figgins, Blue Print Technical Consultant The car in question was a 350Z, which is a high ...

Author: Charles Figgins, Blue Print Technical Consultant The car in question was a 350Z, which is a high performance 3.5 V6 Nissan. The owner kept experiencing the MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) com ...

April 22, 2015
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BMW 6-Cylinder with lack of power

|Date: April 22, 2015

BMW 6-Cylinder with lack of power

Technician: Andrew Clarke - Smart Tech Diagnostics, Western Sydney Vehicle Details: BMW 6-Cylinder 325i E ...

Technician: Andrew Clarke - Smart Tech Diagnostics, Western Sydney Vehicle Details: BMW 6-Cylinder 325i E36 Year: 1991 Symptom: Lack of power, hesitation and occasional cutting out ...

April 22, 2015
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – 4 Wire Wide Band Oxygen Sensors

|Date: April 22, 2015

Vehicle Troubleshooter – 4 Wire Wide Band Oxygen Sensors

Despite what the experts say, oxygen sensor diagnosis isn’t easy. When an oxygen sensor fails completely, ...

Despite what the experts say, oxygen sensor diagnosis isn’t easy. When an oxygen sensor fails completely, the effect it has on the system throws up enough information to make the culprit stand out lik ...

April 22, 2015
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How to fit modern car batteries

|Date: April 20, 2015

How to fit modern car batteries

Today’s batteries need to be installed correctly or the customer may soon need to return to the garage. W ...

Today’s batteries need to be installed correctly or the customer may soon need to return to the garage. Without battery coding, the car’s battery management system won’t work correctly and some vehicl ...

April 20, 2015
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How Carbon Boost technology is further improving battery performance

|Date: April 19, 2015

How Carbon Boost technology is further improving battery performance

With claims that it’s new Premium battery will recharge up to 1.5 times faster, Exide looks at how the us ...

With claims that it’s new Premium battery will recharge up to 1.5 times faster, Exide looks at how the use of Carbon Boost technology offers the key to such gains. ...

April 19, 2015
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The role that battery management systems play in modern vehicles

|Date: April 16, 2015

The role that battery management systems play in modern vehicles

Steve Umney, HELLA’s Electronics Product & Brand Manager, looks at the role of battery/power management i ...

Steve Umney, HELLA’s Electronics Product & Brand Manager, looks at the role of battery/power management in vehicles, using the current model types of the series Audi A6/A8 as an example. ...

April 16, 2015
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How to remove problem brake bleeder nuts

|Date: April 13, 2015

How to remove problem brake bleeder nuts

Removing brake bleeder nuts is often a lengthy, difficult and frustrating task. The nuts rust easily and, ...

Removing brake bleeder nuts is often a lengthy, difficult and frustrating task. The nuts rust easily and, as they’re usually placed in inaccessible areas, it makes it very hard to remove them. However ...

April 13, 2015
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‘Most turbo failures are not as a result of a faulty turbocharger’

|Date: April 10, 2015

‘Most turbo failures are not as a result of a faulty turbocharger’

Low power, excessive noise or smoke is often blamed on the turbo. Yet turbochargers are extremely reliabl ...

Low power, excessive noise or smoke is often blamed on the turbo. Yet turbochargers are extremely reliable – only 1% of so-called turbo failures are due to a fault with the turbo itself. ...

April 10, 2015
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Have you noticed strange noises after filter replacement?

|Date: April 08, 2015

Have you noticed strange noises after filter replacement?

Workshops sometimes experience a strange humming noise generated from the area of the fuel filter element ...

Workshops sometimes experience a strange humming noise generated from the area of the fuel filter element when replacing the MAHLE Original KL82 filter. This is usually due to excessive air in the sys ...

April 08, 2015
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