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    febi outlines key part features

    It’s important to know how vehicle components are made and what exactly each feature is designed to achie ...

    It’s important to know how vehicle components are made and what exactly each feature is designed to achieve. This month, we take a look at Strut Top Mountings from febi. The Macpherson strut is made u ...

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    Supporting the battery during diagnostic tests

    3D Group explains why it’s essential technicians use the appropriate battery support when running diagnos ...

    3D Group explains why it’s essential technicians use the appropriate battery support when running diagnostic tests on a vehicle. Imagine the following scenario: a vehicle has arrived at your workshop  ...

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    How to ensure winter tyre safety

    Continental outlines how you can ensure your customers’ tyres are safe this winter. Severe weather during ...

    Continental outlines how you can ensure your customers’ tyres are safe this winter. Severe weather during the winter months presents driving challenges – slush, ice and hardpacked snow – and with it, ...

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    Autodata fixes fault on Toyota Auris

    In this regular column, Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Aut ...

    In this regular column, Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. 2014 Toyota Auris whistling noise fr ...

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    Autodata examines key fault

    In this regular column, Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Aut ...

    In this regular column, Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, available to all UK customers. 2017 Jaguar E-Pace erratic operation ...

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    Common transmission control unit faults

    Electronic components remanufacturer ACTronics shines some light on transmission control units and some c ...

    Electronic components remanufacturer ACTronics shines some light on transmission control units and some common problems to look out for. Transmission control units really aren’t that hard to work with ...

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    Best practice advice: brake pads

    One of Bosch’s braking experts answers common questions on brake pads and gives their best practice advic ...

    One of Bosch’s braking experts answers common questions on brake pads and gives their best practice advice. Brake pads are wearing parts. Every time a car is received at the workshop, the mechanics sh ...

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    The issues surrounding compressed air

    PCL Air explores some of the issues around compressed air and explains what workshop owners need to look ...

    PCL Air explores some of the issues around compressed air and explains what workshop owners need to look out for when purchasing. Compressed air systems must be kept clean and dry to ensure continued ...

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    How to replace the shock absorbers on a Mini

    KYB runs through how to replace the front shock absorbers on the following models: Mini One, One D, Coope ...

    KYB runs through how to replace the front shock absorbers on the following models: Mini One, One D, Cooper, Cooper D, Cooper S, Cooper SD (R56, R57) (10.06-). There are 625,000 of these vehicle models ...

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    NGK outlines common technical oversights

    Ron Merralls, Assistant Technical Manager with ignition and sensor specialist NGK Spark Plugs, explains w ...

    Ron Merralls, Assistant Technical Manager with ignition and sensor specialist NGK Spark Plugs, explains what common technician oversights the company is encountering in the aftermarket and some of the ...

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