Professional Motor Mechanic

Gates offers belt tension advice

|Date: November 18, 2020

Gates offers belt tension advice

Gates explains how failure to loosen the camshaft sprocket when setting belt tension can lead to disastro ...

Gates explains how failure to loosen the camshaft sprocket when setting belt tension can lead to disastrous consequences for the engine. For most of the latest models of camshaft sprocket, the sprocke ...

November 18, 2020
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Dayco replaces Ford Focus timing belt

|Date: October 14, 2020

Dayco replaces Ford Focus timing belt

The technical team at Dayco details how to replace the timing belt on a Ford Focus II 1.6L TDCi using the ...

The technical team at Dayco details how to replace the timing belt on a Ford Focus II 1.6L TDCi using the KTBWP9140 Dayco Kit. As replacing the timing belt requires the removal of the auxiliary belt, ...

October 14, 2020
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REPXPERT replaces Peugeot timing belt

|Date: September 22, 2020

REPXPERT replaces Peugeot timing belt

This month, REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the timing belt on a 2015 Peugeot 2008 fitted with a 1.2 VVT ...

This month, REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the timing belt on a 2015 Peugeot 2008 fitted with a 1.2 VVT 3-cylinder petrol engine. The oil pressure warning light was activated at the relatively low m ...

September 22, 2020
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Gates investigates a timing belt failure

|Date: July 31, 2020

Gates investigates a timing belt failure

The technical team at Gates investigates the cause of premature timing belt failure in the Synchronous Be ...

The technical team at Gates investigates the cause of premature timing belt failure in the Synchronous Belt Drive System (SBDS) for a number of Ford, Peugeot and Citroën models. Models: Citroën C3, C4 ...

July 31, 2020
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Dayco runs through timing belt installation

|Date: May 29, 2020

Dayco runs through timing belt installation

The technical team from Dayco runs through the procedure for installing the Dayco kit KTB532 on a Nissan ...

The technical team from Dayco runs through the procedure for installing the Dayco kit KTB532 on a Nissan Juke 1.5L diesel. The 110hp 1.5L (K9K) diesel engine in the 2012 Juke is used extensively acros ...

May 29, 2020
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A fix for noisy drive systems

|Date: April 14, 2020

A fix for noisy drive systems

Gates describes a solution to a timing belt replacement issue that will reduce the number of comebacks fo ...

Gates describes a solution to a timing belt replacement issue that will reduce the number of comebacks for garages. Models: Skoda, VW, Audi, Seat Petrol engines: 1.6L, 2.0L Year: Wide ranging The sche ...

April 14, 2020
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How to install a timing belt kit on a Škoda Octavia

|Date: March 06, 2020

How to install a timing belt kit on a Škoda Octavia

The Dayco technical team runs through the procedure for installing the Dayco kit KTB819 on a Škoda Octavi ...

The Dayco technical team runs through the procedure for installing the Dayco kit KTB819 on a Škoda Octavia. On its launch in 2013, the 1.4L TSI (CHPA) that powered the mark III Octavia was the largest ...

March 06, 2020
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Case Study: How to prevent a broken adjuster

|Date: January 24, 2020

Case Study: How to prevent a broken adjuster

Gates traces the cause of a broken adjuster to a common fitting error and provides the ideal solution. En ...

Gates traces the cause of a broken adjuster to a common fitting error and provides the ideal solution. Engine: VAG 1.4, 1.6, 2.0L Fuel: Diesel, common rail Year: 2012 onward When the Gates Claim Handl ...

January 24, 2020
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How to install a timing belt on a Volvo D5

|Date: December 05, 2019

How to install a timing belt on a Volvo D5

Dayco sets out the process required to accurately replace a timing belt and the auxiliary drive system on ...

Dayco sets out the process required to accurately replace a timing belt and the auxiliary drive system on a Volvo D5. The 2.0 and 2.4L diesel D5 engines used by Volvo in almost every variant in the ma ...

December 05, 2019
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Best practice timing belts, tensioners and tools

|Date: August 28, 2019

Best practice timing belts, tensioners and tools

Gates explains how comebacks and common installation errors are being reduced with a focus on appropriate ...

Gates explains how comebacks and common installation errors are being reduced with a focus on appropriate tools and specific fitting instructions. In the latest series of Gates technical workshops, th ...

August 28, 2019
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