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How to replace a timing belt on a Renault Laguna

|Date: July 03, 2015

How to replace a timing belt on a Renault Laguna

The 1.9L dCi diesel engine used in the Renault Laguna features a timing belt driven water pump. Since the ...

The 1.9L dCi diesel engine used in the Renault Laguna features a timing belt driven water pump. Since the job also requires the auxiliary drive system to be removed, Dayco recommends that you initiall ...

July 03, 2015
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Technical expertise from Dayco

|Date: December 24, 2014

Technical expertise from Dayco

According to Ford, its multi-award winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine is now powering one in five of all t ...

According to Ford, its multi-award winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine is now powering one in five of all the vehicles it sells in Europe, which means that during the first six months of 2014 alone, an ...

December 24, 2014
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How to replace a timing drive system on VW Group vehicles

|Date: December 02, 2014

How to replace a timing drive system on VW Group vehicles

Despite the popularity of the unit and relative simplicity of its drive system layout, the 2.0 TDI engine ...

Despite the popularity of the unit and relative simplicity of its drive system layout, the 2.0 TDI engine used in several VW Group models can cause problems if the correct procedure is not followed du ...

December 02, 2014
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Dayco warns buyers about ‘one-size’ FEAD components

|Date: December 01, 2014

Dayco warns buyers about ‘one-size’ FEAD components

Dayco Aftermarket UK has warned members of the trade after raising serious doubts about the ‘one size fit ...

Dayco Aftermarket UK has warned members of the trade after raising serious doubts about the ‘one size fits many’ policy of front-end auxiliary drive (FEAD) system sales. Chris Showan, Technical Manage ...

December 01, 2014
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How to avoiding timing belt issues

|Date: August 21, 2014

How to avoiding timing belt issues

The correct installation of drive system components is of paramount importance, even on a relatively simp ...

The correct installation of drive system components is of paramount importance, even on a relatively simple engine such as Vauxhall’s 1.7-litre diesel unit. However, too many of these units suffer fro ...

August 21, 2014
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Belt tensioner failures – 1.7 turbo diesel system on various GM models

|Date: August 27, 2013

Belt tensioner failures – 1.7 turbo diesel system on various GM models

Problems in the market persist with the failure of the belt tensioner on the 1.7 litre turbo diesel engin ...

Problems in the market persist with the failure of the belt tensioner on the 1.7 litre turbo diesel engine used in many Vauxhall/Opel and Isuzu vehicles following the prescribed belt and tensioner cha ...

August 27, 2013
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Timing belt failure diagnosis and rectification

|Date: January 11, 2013

Timing belt failure diagnosis and rectification

The 1.7-litre diesel engine that has been a permanent fixture in a number of configurations in theVauxhal ...

The 1.7-litre diesel engine that has been a permanent fixture in a number of configurations in theVauxhall/Opel Astra, Combo, Corsa and Meriva for more than a decade is one that will be very familiar ...

January 11, 2013
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How to replace a timing belt on Various Daewoo models

|Date: June 26, 2012

How to replace a timing belt on Various Daewoo models

Although perhaps not the most common of vehicles, there are still many Daewoo’s traveling the length and ...

Although perhaps not the most common of vehicles, there are still many Daewoo’s traveling the length and breadth of the country, so they are not infrequent visitors to the service bays of the independ ...

June 26, 2012
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Dealing with idler pulley failures on various GM models

|Date: June 26, 2012

Dealing with idler pulley failures on various GM models

One of the reoccurring repair issues that has become a problem for the independent workshop is the failur ...

One of the reoccurring repair issues that has become a problem for the independent workshop is the failure of the idler pulley on the 1.7 diesel engine fitted to many General Motors (GM) vehicles such ...

June 26, 2012
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