ALLDATA Europe’s Info Centre team recently assisted a customer who needed help identifying the correct positioning of a balance shaft module on a 2018 SEAT Alhambra 2.0 diesel engine. A garage recently got in touch with the ALLDATA team for help on a problem positioning the balance shaft module on a customer’s SEAT Alhambra. Because ...

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Oldfields Garage: ALLDATA’s Repair Excellence Event ‘worth giving up a Saturday for’! Oldfields Garage’s Tim Benson is encouraging fellow workshop professionals to take advantage of a “practical, valuable day” that is focused on grabbing workshop opportunities and overcoming challenges when ALLDATA’s Repair Excellence Event gets underway at the award-winning Herefordshire workshop on Saturday 11 July. ...

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ALLDATA Europe has announced the first Repair Excellence Event of 2026, which will see Tim Benson’s award-winning Oldfields Garage host. Welcoming independent workshops and technicians on Saturday 11 July, the Repair Excellence Event will deliver sessions, tackling real-world trends and challenges that impact independent workshop owners and technicians daily, alongside technical deep-dives and demonstrations. Free ...

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Why would a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S start misfiring on cylinder four following a routine spark plug replacement? ALLDATA and Porsche’s OEM repair data can provide an answer.  Problem  Following a standard spark plug change, a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (Type 992, 3.0L) returned to the workshop after the driver noticed poor engine performance. The ...

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ALLDATA Europe has announced it will be at Mechanex Harrogate, bringing OEM repair data to life through live demonstrations and expert-led presentations. ALLDATA UK Sales Director Damian Milling will take to the PMM Live stage for the first time, where he will demonstrate the power of OEM repair data to delegates. Visitors will experience Maintenance ...

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ALLDATA Europe has revealed it will highlight the relevance and impact of OEM repair data to delegates when it exhibits inside the TechZone during Schaeffler’s REPXPERT Conference. Schaeffler and ALLDATA announced a partnership in 2023, when it was revealed REPXPERT UK members could sign-up and access OEM repair data for 44 vehicle manufacturers (VMs) via ...

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Gigacasting is changing vehicle manufacturing – and repair practices along with it. Helpfully, with ALLDATA Repair, workshops and bodyshops can either replace or repair complex aluminium structures, like those on Tesla models.   The body structure differs from conventional vehicles. The manufacturer promotes the use of gigacastings, large-format structural parts that are made of aluminium in a single casting. This ...

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ALLDATA presents a recent case where its information provided one garage with the knowledge and confidence to accurately price up a big job for a customer.   Upon discovering the engine must be removed to replace the vibration damper on a Mercedes A-Class (Type 169), a workshop needed evidence to justify a nine-hour labour charge – step forward ALLDATA Repair and its ...

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ALLDATA Europe releases Maintenance Schedules to empower independents with OEM information.  Designed to close the critical data gap for the independent aftermarket, ALLDATA Maintenance Schedules provides direct access to original manufacturer maintenance procedures for 61 vehicle brands in 14 languages. The solution guides technicians from service planning to final inspection, ensuring every job is performed ...

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At Oldfields Garage, ALLDATA Europe and Schaeffler Vehicle Lifetime Solutions demonstrated how the power of OE repair data and solutions assisted the repair on a Škoda Kodiaq. Recently, ALLDATA Europe was invited to Oldfields Garage, alongside Schaeffler Vehicle Lifetime Solutions, to carry out a repair on a Škoda Kodiaq 2.0 TDI with DQ500 DSG gearbox ...

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