...Steve Rothwell Tales from the workshop Opel Corsa - Oil Pressure Switch Causes a Leak Dirty, black oil dripping from under the front of a vehicle is not a pretty sight, and the resulting mess left on the road is equally disdainful. The owner of this 2004 Opel Corsa was regularly checking...
...Škoda Superb - EGR Valve Replacement Steve Rothwell Tales from the workshop The EGR valve on this 2013 Skoda diesel had been a reoccurring problem for a while now. According to the owner, he had already had it in at another garage for the same fault. The previous garage had made an at...
...How to replace the SKF wheel bearing VKBA 3644 for car models VW, Skoda, Seat and Audi. This video shows the installation process of the second generation SKF wheel bearing "VKBA 3644". Visit our website to get more information about this product:...
...Assembly camshaft damaged by timing belt failure Some camshafts are expanded with internal pressure to jam lobes into position Some camshafts are assembled from individual parts, instead of being machined as one piece A recent call at the Helpline was from a new member for assista...
...Ford Transit Connect - Failed Fuel Pipe Having only owned this 2010 Ford Transit Connect for around three months, the owner had noticed a smell of diesel when topping up the tank. He had never actually filled the tank up to the top and had not given the diesel smell too much thought, thin...
...Citroen C3 - Common Misfire Cause This little 2004 Citroen C3 SX 1.4 just about made it along to our doors under its own steam. It was running on three cylinders and the Check Engine light glowing brightly indicating a fault. Reading off the codes, we discovered that the misfire was on cy...
...Volvo V70 D5 SE - Noisy Handbrake The rear brakes on this 2003 V70 had been making a noise for a little while. They were working efficiently, and as the Volvo was an automatic, the owner relied on the parking mechanism in the gearbox, as opposed to the hand brake. The hand brake on th...
...Tales from the Workshop Steve Rothwell Peugeot 306 - Charging Problem The battery terminal was the cause of all the problems This 1998 Peugeot 308 diesel had been suffering from sluggish starting for a while. The owner decided that the battery must be the source of the problem an...
...Tales from the Workshop Steve Rothwell BMW M5 - Spark Plug Replacement The rear plug on the nearside bank is the most difficult to replace When I first entered the motor trade, if a set of spark plugs lasted for 12,000 miles without a hiccup they were doing well. Modern spark p...
...Tales from the Workshop Steve Rothwell VW Touareg - Centre Prop-shaft Joint Failure Volkswagen Touareg - Centre Prop-shaft Joint Failure With the prop-shaft separated the centre bearing can be replaced When the centre prop-shaft joint on this 2006 VW Touareg failed, producin...