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...Always Verify… I recently had a call from a workshop about a 2009 Mazda6 MZR 2.2 Diesel with a running issue. The vehicle had been previously with another workshop, but the customer was unhappy with the ongoing diagnosis and decided to give it to a new garage for a fresh look. The fi...

...Automatic climate control means that the system can be set to a given temperature and forgotten. On this 2005 Mazda3, it was designed to be set at a comfortable temperature and then left to ensure the interior of the vehicle remained at the selected steady temperature. The system on this m...

...SEAT Ibiza - Too late for any service I will share with you a little-known fact, cars need servicing. While this is quite apparent to us in the trade, to some of the customers this is not apparently common knowledge. The owner of this 2006 Seat Ibiza had no idea when the motor was last...

...Tales from the Workshop Steve Rothwell The owner of this 2008 VW Caddy van was having problems stopping the vehicle, he complained that it was taking a lot of effort to push down the brake pedal. Giving the van a quick road test confirmed that it was the brake servo which was not...

...Renault Clio - Handbrake Adjustment Correction Once the cables were released the calliper levers returned to the back stop Some owners it seems, have a hang up about the number of notches the handbrake travels before it holds the vehicle firmly. This is not a problem, except on a vehicle...

...Tales from teh Workshop Steve Rothwell t is not uncommon to get a customer tell us that although the bulb failure light is on, all the bulbs seem to be operating correctly. The modern addition of CAN Bus controlled lighting on many vehicles means that when a bulb blows, the system can...

...VW Golf - Clutch release bearing failure The introduction of the automatic adjustment of the clutch, is something which has probably saved quite a few clutches from premature failure over the years. No longer does the cable need to be slackened off slightly during servicing, to allow for...

...Wheel Speed Sensors Wheel speed sensors are the eyes and ears of the systems that control ABS and ESP. Joe Clarke, of the Dublin Institute of Technology, explains how to diagnose a problem caused by a fault in the wheel speed sensor’s input to the ECU. In the last decade, active v...

...Very often a spot diagnosis by the driver can turn out to be way off the mark. The driver of this 2008 Opel Combo van called us to say the starter motor (which we had fitted weeks ago) had failed and demanded we travel out to rescue him. The starter motor had been fitted some six weeks e...

...FIAT Fiorino - Low power problem One of my regulars purchased a van for work, and was pleased with the condition of the 2012 Fiat Fiorino, which had covered just over 90,000 miles. The engine was nice and quiet, and did not have the timing chain rattle problems which are often associated...



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