Professional Motor Mechanic

Exhaust Noise on Citroën C1- AUTODOCTA

|Date: July 19, 2017

Exhaust Noise on Citroën C1- AUTODOCTA

Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpli ...

Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. FAULT: A customer is complaining that their 2005 Citroën C1 ...

July 19, 2017
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Key Things to Look out for with DPF Maintenance

|Date: July 10, 2017

Key Things to Look out for with DPF Maintenance

Mark Blinston, of BM Catalysts, advises mechanics about the key things to look out for when approaching D ...

Mark Blinston, of BM Catalysts, advises mechanics about the key things to look out for when approaching Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) maintenance. The basics A DPF is the part of the exhaust system ...

July 10, 2017
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Forced DPF Regeneration

|Date: July 10, 2017

Forced DPF Regeneration

Best practise guidelines from European Exhaust & Catalyst on forced DPF regeneration. When a DPF reac ...

Best practise guidelines from European Exhaust & Catalyst on forced DPF regeneration. When a DPF reaches a pre- determined particulate matter (PM) fill level (around 40%), the ECU will activate th ...

July 10, 2017
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Engine Management; Lambda Sensors

|Date: July 07, 2017

Engine Management; Lambda Sensors

NGK’S Tim Howes discusses the role of NTK Lambda sensors in engine management. The Lambda, or oxygen, sen ...

NGK’S Tim Howes discusses the role of NTK Lambda sensors in engine management. The Lambda, or oxygen, sensor supplies the engine management system with information about the quantity of residual oxyge ...

July 07, 2017
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Exhaust Systems Fitment Tips

|Date: February 27, 2017

Exhaust Systems Fitment Tips

How to avoid issues through incorrect fitment with Bosal Automotive & Industrial Components. As an es ...

How to avoid issues through incorrect fitment with Bosal Automotive & Industrial Components. As an essential part of an engine’s emission system, the exhaust removes harmful emissions to keep vehi ...

February 27, 2017
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Why Fitting a New Cat Doesn’t Always Fix the Real Issue

|Date: February 20, 2017

Why Fitting a New Cat Doesn’t Always Fix the Real Issue

Are you masking the problem? Stuart Still, Technical Trainer, EEC has the answers. Why are the new vehicl ...

Are you masking the problem? Stuart Still, Technical Trainer, EEC has the answers. Why are the new vehicle emissions regulations getting tougher? I thought they were designed to reduce pollution but, ...

February 20, 2017
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How to fix an issue with a faulty DPF on a Vauxhall Zafira

|Date: June 20, 2016

How to fix an issue with a faulty DPF on a Vauxhall Zafira

Stuart Still, Technical Trainer, EEC looks at an issue where the warning light was illuminated and the ca ...

Stuart Still, Technical Trainer, EEC looks at an issue where the warning light was illuminated and the car was in ‘limp’ mode. I was recently contacted by one of our distributors and asked if I would ...

June 20, 2016
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How do EGR valves work?

|Date: June 04, 2016

How do EGR valves work?

SMPE looks at the reasons for failure & diagnosis tips. ...

SMPE looks at the reasons for failure & diagnosis tips. ...

June 04, 2016
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How to tighten manicat bolts

|Date: April 14, 2016

How to tighten manicat bolts

When replacing exhaust manifold cats (this example covers the VW Golf manifold cat), Bosal recommends tig ...

When replacing exhaust manifold cats (this example covers the VW Golf manifold cat), Bosal recommends tightening the bolts sequentially and making sure they’re torqued to the VM specifications. If thi ...

April 14, 2016
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Causes of DPF failure and how to perform a ‘regeneration’

|Date: December 16, 2015

Causes of DPF failure and how to perform a ‘regeneration’

Last year, on my visits to various customers, I made enquiries about the general demand for Diesel Partic ...

Last year, on my visits to various customers, I made enquiries about the general demand for Diesel Particulate Filters. I was staggered at the lack of DPF knowledge, especially the procedure regarding ...

December 16, 2015
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