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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    How to install a Skoda Octavia timing belt

    The expert technical team at Continental provides detailed instructions on how to install the company’s t ...

    The expert technical team at Continental provides detailed instructions on how to install the company’s timing belt kit CT1044WP1 in a Skoda Octavia 1.9L TDI, MY 2003 with engine code ASV. Installatio ...

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    Continental outlines timing belt kit

    The technical team at Continental has gone to great lengths to provide a succinct, step-by-step guide to ...

    The technical team at Continental has gone to great lengths to provide a succinct, step-by-step guide to installing a CT1092WP1 timing belt kit on a 1.6L Ford Focus II. Vehicle information: Ford Focus ...

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    REPXPERT replaces timing belt and water pump

    For this month’s Belt Focus, REPXPERT Alistair Mason runs through how to replace the timing belt and wate ...

    For this month’s Belt Focus, REPXPERT Alistair Mason runs through how to replace the timing belt and water pump on a 2004 Peugeot 407, fitted with a 2.0 HDI engine that has covered more than 125,000 m ...

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    Gates provides 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 ...

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    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, ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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