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...Ford Mondeo flywheel replacement The friction plate had ripped away from the centre spline, allowing it to spin freely I have often been asked about replacing the Dual Mass Flywheel, with a standard flywheel and clutch set up. Up to now, even though I have heard horror stories after...

...Qashqai flat battery The fan relay is hidden under the left hand front headlamp and cannot be seen from above The owner went out to his 2014 Nissan Qashqai for the second day, to find that he needed a jump start, and now he wanted to know what was draining his battery. This job didn...

...Testing Piezoelectric Injectors When you squeeze quartz an odd thing happens, it will produce a current. When you apply current to quartz, it will rapidly change shape and stay in that new shape. Piezoelectric injectors uses this characteristic to provide fast, precise control of inject...

...Accurate pressure diagnostics is key to success Vacuum testing has been a major diagnostic tool, ever since the internal combustion engine was developed. Many vehicle systems rely on pressure and vacuum to operate correctly. With modern engine technology, the data received from pressure...

...Torque & Power 1 Torque and power are the vital statistics of an engine, but often they are poorly understood or completely mis-understood. Because of our links to England, our European present and a romantic relationship with horses, we also have a confusion of units. The Institute...

...Torque and Power 2 In the March issue of Autobiz, part one of this Tech Tip explained the differences and relationship between torque and power. In this second installment, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) sets out to further examine the nature of torque and power in diesel and p...

...BMW 120D - Failed dual mass flywheel The DMF had collapsed and this was most apparent around the centre bearing The owner of this 2008 BMW 120D had to abandon her vehicle in the car park, because she couldn't select a gear. Even though the clutch operation felt normal, when attemptin...

...BMW Lighting - A repeat offender Over the last year, we have a high number of help line calls for various BMW models with lighting, window and wiper issues. All these systems are connected to the FRM (Footwell) module. This module is located on the right hand side, under the dash on...

...Ford Fiesta - Intermittent indicator The relay unit is plugged into the indicator switch The indicators on this 2002 Ford Fiesta, when first turned on, worked perfectly. After about two or three seconds a loud buzzing could be heard, and the indicator lamps just stayed on and flickered....

...46 August/September 2020 AUTOBIZ See this and 1,000s more Tech Tips on TechTips.ieAfter the recent easing of lockdown conditions and drivers returning to using their vehicles, we have had a large volume of calls for non-functioning Stop-Start systems. Stop-Start is a system tha...



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