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    Demand of steering system lubricants

    Matthias Ostertag, head of automotive components at Fuchs, explores the changing landscape of vehicle ste ...

    Matthias Ostertag, head of automotive components at Fuchs, explores the changing landscape of vehicle steering systems and the increased demands on the lubricants needed for them. As vehicles evolve i ...

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    Top tips on belt-in-oil drive systems

    Contitech provides readers of PMM with some background advice for working on belt-in-oil drive systems. W ...

    Contitech provides readers of PMM with some background advice for working on belt-in-oil drive systems. With belt-in-oil technology, the timing belt for driving the timing gear runs in its own oil bat ...

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    Dayco explains oil pump belt development

    Although some might question the validity of the belt-in-oil concept, several VMs, including Ford, PSA an ...

    Although some might question the validity of the belt-in-oil concept, several VMs, including Ford, PSA and VAG, have embraced the technology, but why? Here, Dayco explains how it developed the oil pum ...

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    5 wire wide band oxygen sensors

    Febi explains the science behind oxygen sensors. 5 wire wide band oxygen sensors are used on many engine ...

    Febi explains the science behind oxygen sensors. 5 wire wide band oxygen sensors are used on many engine control systems including diesels and direct injection petrol engines. They are designed to mea ...

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    Mann+Hummel explains filter media

    Mann+Hummel explains why filter media, that is the material a filter is made from, is the heartbeat of a ...

    Mann+Hummel explains why filter media, that is the material a filter is made from, is the heartbeat of a filter, and why all media is not equal. Afilter is a filter, right? Whether it’s air, oil, fuel ...

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    The importance of MAF sensors

    Valeo discusses the role air mass flow meters, or MAF sensors, play in enabling engines to run at peak ef ...

    Valeo discusses the role air mass flow meters, or MAF sensors, play in enabling engines to run at peak efficiency. Precision in Air-Fuel Management Modern internal combustion engines rely on accurate ...

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    How to reduce car noise and vibration

    The reduction of noise, vibration and harshness has become a technology in itself. Vehicle manufacturers ...

    The reduction of noise, vibration and harshness has become a technology in itself. Vehicle manufacturers strive to refine their vehicles with insulators and vibration countermeasures to reduce these c ...

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    Ecobat encourages battery testing policies

    Ecobat Battery has continued to encourage technicians to put into practice a battery testing policy for e ...

    Ecobat Battery has continued to encourage technicians to put into practice a battery testing policy for every vehicle coming into the workshop, irrespective of what it’s actually booked in for. As ind ...

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    Motorservice launches exhaust gas flap

    MS Motorservice offers its advice on its new exhaust gas flap module. MS Motorservice has added a new exh ...

    MS Motorservice offers its advice on its new exhaust gas flap module. MS Motorservice has added a new exhaust gas flap module to its product range. The module consists of the Pierburg exhaust gas flap ...

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    Best practice when changing oil pump timing belt

    Continental offers some best practice advice on changing the oil pump timing belt on certain VAG vehicles ...

    Continental offers some best practice advice on changing the oil pump timing belt on certain VAG vehicles. When changing the oil pump timing belt using the products CT1168K6Pro, CT1168WP8Pro, CT1229K2 ...

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    How the air suspension system works

    In this guide, Arnott Suspension explores the key components of an air suspension system and how they wor ...

    In this guide, Arnott Suspension explores the key components of an air suspension system and how they work together to deliver a comfortable driving experience. Air suspension systems have been the en ...

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    Blue Print gives brake disc advice

    Blue Print advises technicians on integrated wheel baring and directional vented discs and highlight the ...

    Blue Print advises technicians on integrated wheel baring and directional vented discs and highlight the important role that brake disc design has on safety. Rear brake disc with wheel bearing Blue Pr ...

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    How to choose a remote diagnostics partner

    Remote diagnostics has become a valuable workshop tool that can help technicians to overcome many service ...

    Remote diagnostics has become a valuable workshop tool that can help technicians to overcome many service and repair challenges. Neil Hilton from Core Diagnostics explains how workshops can choose the ...

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    How to avoid battery drain issues

    Battery support specialist GYS discusses battery drain issues and what workshops can do to avoid it. Last ...

    Battery support specialist GYS discusses battery drain issues and what workshops can do to avoid it. Last year, the Ministry of Transport issued a special notice (02-24) addressing the issue of batter ...

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    Best Practice: Windscreen chips and cracks

    Turn windscreen chips into an opportunity instead of a disappointment. Esprit explains. If you’re regular ...

    Turn windscreen chips into an opportunity instead of a disappointment. Esprit explains. If you’re regularly carrying out MOTs, your heart may sink when a customer comes in with a cracked windscreen. Y ...

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