Professional Motor Mechanic

Timing Belt Tutorial – Renault Megane

|Date: November 23, 2016

Timing Belt Tutorial – Renault Megane

Timing belt replacement guide for a Renault Megane II D - Dayco timing belt kit KTBWP5320. The 1.5-litre ...

Timing belt replacement guide for a Renault Megane II D - Dayco timing belt kit KTBWP5320. The 1.5-litre diesel engine used in the Mégane II features a timing belt driven water pump. As replacing the ...

November 23, 2016
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How to maintain electrical systems

|Date: November 03, 2016

How to maintain electrical systems

Sealey Tools provides tips for avoiding electric ‘shocks’ during the winter season. ...

Sealey Tools provides tips for avoiding electric ‘shocks’ during the winter season. ...

November 03, 2016
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Timing Chains – Why Do They Fail?

|Date: October 07, 2016

Timing Chains – Why Do They Fail?

The importance of oil in timing chain kit replacement. In recent years we’ve witnessed a resurgence in th ...

The importance of oil in timing chain kit replacement. In recent years we’ve witnessed a resurgence in the use of timing chains on OE vehicles. To meet the demands of modern applications, the latest g ...

October 07, 2016
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Mercedes-Benz AFM issues – what’s the cause?

|Date: August 07, 2016

Mercedes-Benz AFM issues – what’s the cause?

Thijs Jasnik, COO, ACtronics, explains the technology behind a Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W168) with VDO ECU. ...

Thijs Jasnik, COO, ACtronics, explains the technology behind a Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W168) with VDO ECU. ...

August 07, 2016
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How to diagnose a failed lambda sensor

|Date: May 17, 2016

How to diagnose a failed lambda sensor

Cambiere looks at the visual clues that a vehicle has defective sensors. ...

Cambiere looks at the visual clues that a vehicle has defective sensors. ...

May 17, 2016
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How continuous damping control presents workshop opportunities

|Date: April 22, 2016

How continuous damping control presents workshop opportunities

ZF Services UK explains how continuous damping control presents workshop opportunities. ...

ZF Services UK explains how continuous damping control presents workshop opportunities. ...

April 22, 2016
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Can you make sense of sensors?

|Date: March 26, 2016

Can you make sense of sensors?

DENSO explains common lambda sensor queries & exhaust gas temperature sensors. LOOKING INTO LAMBDA W ...

DENSO explains common lambda sensor queries & exhaust gas temperature sensors. LOOKING INTO LAMBDA Why replace the Lambda sensor? Ageing Lambda sensors worsen engine performance, increase fuel co ...

March 26, 2016
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How to solve injector coding faults on Renault engines

|Date: February 07, 2016

How to solve injector coding faults on Renault engines

This article deals with a typical fault that occurs with Bosch EDC16 control modules in Renault models wi ...

This article deals with a typical fault that occurs with Bosch EDC16 control modules in Renault models with 1.9dCi and 2.0dCi engines, which have coded injectors. When establishing connection with th ...

February 07, 2016
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Why do instrument clusters malfunction?

|Date: February 04, 2016

Why do instrument clusters malfunction?

Thijs Jasink, COO at ACtronics, looks in detail at the remanufacturing process on a 2003-Renault Scenic I ...

Thijs Jasink, COO at ACtronics, looks in detail at the remanufacturing process on a 2003-Renault Scenic II. Nowadays, the chances of spotting analogue instrument panels in cars are getting slimmer. Th ...

February 04, 2016
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How to fix an intermittent engine warning light issue on a Peugeot 308

|Date: January 05, 2016

How to fix an intermittent engine warning light issue on a Peugeot 308

As one of the UK’s leading suppliers of technical information to the automotive aftermarket, Autodata has ...

As one of the UK’s leading suppliers of technical information to the automotive aftermarket, Autodata has over 65 skilled technicians with a comprehensive understanding of those common problems that t ...

January 05, 2016
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Improve your MAF reading skills

|Date: November 18, 2015

Improve your MAF reading skills

MAF sensors (otherwise known as Air Mass Meters) can produce driveability symptoms without generating an ...

MAF sensors (otherwise known as Air Mass Meters) can produce driveability symptoms without generating an engine management warning light. The sensor directly measures how much air is passing into the ...

November 18, 2015
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Air mass meters – what do they do?

|Date: October 25, 2015

Air mass meters – what do they do?

An air mass meter measures the mass of air entering the engine and converts this into an appropriate elec ...

An air mass meter measures the mass of air entering the engine and converts this into an appropriate electronic signal for the ECU. This information is then utilised to determine the load the engine i ...

October 25, 2015
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How is an ECU remanufactured?

|Date: July 13, 2015

How is an ECU remanufactured?

The Reman MissionOnce they arrive with the ACtronics technical team, most ECUs are reconditioned with new ...

The Reman MissionOnce they arrive with the ACtronics technical team, most ECUs are reconditioned with new original components (such as semi-conductors, chips and sensors). When rebuilding a Mercedes A ...

July 13, 2015
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Falling into the ‘FAP’ trap

|Date: June 27, 2015

Vehicle Troubleshooter – Falling into the ‘FAP’ trap

Steve Carter of Train4Auto Consultancy, explains what caused unusual backpressure readings on the Citroen ...

Steve Carter of Train4Auto Consultancy, explains what caused unusual backpressure readings on the Citroen C8 2.2 HDI. “Citroen vehicles were some of the first in the UK to be fitted with a DPF (often ...

June 27, 2015
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How to replace air mass meters

|Date: May 10, 2015

How to replace air mass meters

Questions arising from the replacement of Air Mass Meters are the most common answered by the Lucas Elect ...

Questions arising from the replacement of Air Mass Meters are the most common answered by the Lucas Electrical technical support team and its mobile TechAssist service. Air Mass Meters have been insta ...

May 10, 2015
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