Professional Motor Mechanic

Gates outlines timing belt drive issues

|Date: December 06, 2022

Gates outlines timing belt drive issues

The timing belt drive systems on 1.6 L and 2.0 L petrol driven engines in the VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda mo ...

The timing belt drive systems on 1.6 L and 2.0 L petrol driven engines in the VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda model ranges feature a common design. Following a scheduled belt replacement, mechanics often enc ...

December 06, 2022
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How to avoid premature drive system failure

|Date: July 05, 2022

How to avoid premature drive system failure

In this month’s Belt Focus, Gates explains how to avoid some common causes of premature drive system fail ...

In this month’s Belt Focus, Gates explains how to avoid some common causes of premature drive system failure. If the automotive drive belt system includes a water pump, it is good workshop practice to ...

July 05, 2022
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Common issues relating to the cooling system

|Date: March 24, 2022

Common issues relating to the cooling system

Gates advises technicians on some common issues related to the cooling system in vehicles. Although not a ...

Gates advises technicians on some common issues related to the cooling system in vehicles. Although not a supplier of coolant, it’s clear that the performance of the cooling system components that Gat ...

March 24, 2022
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Gates expands timing belt drive systems

|Date: February 18, 2022

Gates expands timing belt drive systems

Gates has expanded its range of solutions for timing belt drive systems for cars throughout the EMEA regi ...

Gates has expanded its range of solutions for timing belt drive systems for cars throughout the EMEA region, with the addition of OE-quality Variable Valve Timing Solenoids (VVTS). The VVTS plays a ke ...

February 18, 2022
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Replacing the timing belt on an EA211 engine

|Date: January 20, 2022

Replacing the timing belt on an EA211 engine

Gates explains some things every technician must know before changing the timing belt on VAG’s EA211 engi ...

Gates explains some things every technician must know before changing the timing belt on VAG’s EA211 engine. While the VAG EA211 three-and-four-cylinder engines have been on the market for almost a de ...

January 20, 2022
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Premature failure: guide pulley bearings

|Date: June 21, 2021

Premature failure: guide pulley bearings

In this investigation, the Gates technical team identifies the primary causes of premature failure of the ...

In this investigation, the Gates technical team identifies the primary causes of premature failure of the guide pulley bearings in specific timing belt drive systems soon after replacement. Vehicle in ...

June 21, 2021
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Gates launches latest technical webinar

|Date: May 26, 2021

Gates launches latest technical webinar

Gates has announced it will be broadcasting a technical webinar, which will specifically address accessor ...

Gates has announced it will be broadcasting a technical webinar, which will specifically address accessory drive solutions. The webinar on “Accessory Belt Drives Systems (ABDS) – Gates Micro-V Belt ...

May 26, 2021
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Maintaining Mitsubishi 4D56 diesel engines

|Date: April 26, 2021

Maintaining Mitsubishi 4D56 diesel engines

The technical team at Gates explains why technicians should be vigilant when approaching maintenance on M ...

The technical team at Gates explains why technicians should be vigilant when approaching maintenance on Mitsubishi 4D56 diesel engines. Vehicle information Engine: Mitsubishi 4D56 Model: Mitsubishi L2 ...

April 26, 2021
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Gates reveals details of technical webinar

|Date: April 09, 2021

Gates reveals details of technical webinar

Gates has announced it will broadcast a technical webinar specifically addressing cooling systems and hos ...

Gates has announced it will broadcast a technical webinar specifically addressing cooling systems and hoses. “Cooling Systems: the next generation of modular coolant hoses” will take place on Friday A ...

April 09, 2021
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Gates provides belt tension advice

|Date: November 18, 2020

Gates provides belt tension advice

Gates explains how failure to loosen the camshaft sprocket when setting belt tension can lead to disastro ...

Gates explains how failure to loosen the camshaft sprocket when setting belt tension can lead to disastrous consequences for the engine. For most of the latest models of camshaft sprocket, the sprocke ...

November 18, 2020
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Gates adds 16 references to range

|Date: November 05, 2020

Gates adds 16 references to range

16 references have been added to the E-Cool brand by Gates, providing cost-effective new revenue streams ...

16 references have been added to the E-Cool brand by Gates, providing cost-effective new revenue streams for garages. Each part number is a complete solution. Among the vehicles covered by this extens ...

November 05, 2020
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Gates launches technical support webinars

|Date: October 27, 2020

Gates launches technical support webinars

Gates has announced the launch of a series of technical support webinars, which have been designed for au ...

Gates has announced the launch of a series of technical support webinars, which have been designed for automotive installers in the UK. Timing Drive Solutions on October 30, 2020 at 10.30 will be the ...

October 27, 2020
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Gates investigates a timing belt failure

|Date: July 31, 2020

Gates investigates a timing belt failure

The technical team at Gates investigates the cause of premature timing belt failure in the Synchronous Be ...

The technical team at Gates investigates the cause of premature timing belt failure in the Synchronous Belt Drive System (SBDS) for a number of Ford, Peugeot and Citroën models. Models: Citroën C3, C4 ...

July 31, 2020
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Gates introduces Automotive Catalogue App

|Date: July 16, 2020

Gates introduces Automotive Catalogue App

Now available for download, the Gates Automotive Catalogue App adapts the flexibility provided by smartph ...

Now available for download, the Gates Automotive Catalogue App adapts the flexibility provided by smartphone and tablet operating systems to create a simple, fast and flexible tool. Offering an improv ...

July 16, 2020
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A fix for noisy drive systems

|Date: April 14, 2020

A fix for noisy drive systems

Gates describes a solution to a timing belt replacement issue that will reduce the number of comebacks fo ...

Gates describes a solution to a timing belt replacement issue that will reduce the number of comebacks for garages. Models: Skoda, VW, Audi, Seat Petrol engines: 1.6L, 2.0L Year: Wide ranging The sche ...

April 14, 2020
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