Autowave is helping workshop technicians and locksmiths use an ACDP solderless programmer to produce a spare remote key for a 2018 Volkswagen Golf Mk7 GTE with a virtual cockpit. This is a digital screen that replaces traditional analogue dials and gauges behind the steering wheel. The following will be needed for this spare key: Original ...

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In this regular column, VARTA’s technical team demonstrates the capabilities of using the VARTA Partner Portal to accurately change a battery. Below is an example of the step-by-step fitting instructions that can be accessed from the portal and this month we look at a battery replacement on a Land Rover Discovery. Before starting the battery ...

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Meyle has released a step-by-step video showing how the durability of a tie rod end can be significantly extended with just a few work steps. If and how precisely a vehicle steers, depends on numerous components. One crucial vehicle part for precise steering is the tie rod end. It ensures that the power is transferred ...

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The Dayco technical team runs through the procedure for installing the Dayco kit KTB819 on a Škoda Octavia. On its launch in 2013, the 1.4L TSI (CHPA) that powered the mark III Octavia was the largest petrol engine in the Octavia range. The powerplant is used across several VAG models, so is likely to be familiar to workshops throughout the country. As ...

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This month, Schaeffler REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a Vauxhall Movano 2.3 D, which has covered more than 140,000 miles. As is the norm with light commercial vehicles, the first job is to check the ramp’s weight capability and how much equipment is in the back of the vehicle. With little workshop equipment required – a vehicle lift, engine support, ...

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Meyle shares its knowledge on the need to change oil in automatic transmissions, and provides a step-by-step guide on how to do it. Although the misconception that automatic transmissions don’t need an oil change was debunked long ago, it has proven to be quite persistent. Transmission oil undergoes a natural ageing process, with the oil wearing out and additives diminishing over time. Therefore, ...

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Laser Tools provides a step-by-step guide on how to use its multi V-belt pulley alignment tool. Multi V-belts are commonly used on the auxiliary drive systems on modern motor vehicles. It is important to ensure that all the pulleys are correctly aligned, to avoid premature belt wear and ensure maximum belt life. This new multi ...

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Gates explains how comebacks and common installation errors are being reduced with a focus on appropriate tools and specific fitting instructions. In the latest series of Gates technical workshops, the Gates Technical Training and Support Team is providing mechanics around the UK with logical explanations for premature timing belt failures often considered as ‘mysterious’. Synchronous ...

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Gates explains why installing replacement timing belts on 1L three-cylinder petrol engines in the VW Golf and other engines presents a different set of challenges.

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KYB provides a walk-through of how to replace the rear shock absorbers on two van models; the Citroen Berlingo and Peugeot 5008/Partner.

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