Since 1998, Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda diesel vehicles have been equipped with variable geometry turbochargers. Other manufacturers followed suit and the majority of diesels manufactured today u ...

It used to be easy to work out which ABDS belt required replacement and which belt looked fine. When belts were made from a material known as chloroprene, it was relatively easy to identify wear from ...

VMKC 01121-1 timing belt kit: Important pre-procedure notes The use of torque wrenches, in the setting of this vehicle's timing system is crucial. Guessing the torque applied to the tensioners could p ...

At peak performance the belt, tensioner, idler and pulleys inside the Auxiliary Belt Drive System (ABDS) work together smoothly, to provide the drive for systems, such as the power steering, alternato ...

When installing a timing belt kit on models such as the Renault Master (this is also relevant to the 2.2DCi variant), installation errors commonly occur as a result of: 1) Inappropriate tools 2) Out-o ...

STEP 1:Ascertain why the old unit failed. You don’t want the same problem to recur and damage the new unit. You can find help in our fault finder, or at the back of the current BTN catalogue. ...

Millions of cars on the road today have an automatic Poly V belt tensioner on the engine, designed to keep the belt tight on the pulleys. These tensioners play a vital role in the smooth performance a ...

When examining a multi-ribbed drive belt, it is important to be aware that changes to the materials used in its construction mean that some of the visible wear indicators that could be applied to belt ...