...Having covered nearly 300,000 miles in his 2005 VW Caddy van, the owner was not too sure how much more he wanted to spend to keep the workhorse on the road. It did normally breeze through the NCT, and was pretty reliable. Just recently, the brake pedal had begun to sink slightly in use. Ou...
...Having covered nearly 300,000 miles in his 2005 VW Caddy van, the owner was not too sure how much more he wanted to spend to keep the workhorse on the road. It did normally breeze through the NCT, and was pretty reliable. Just recently, the brake pedal had begun to sink slightly in use. Ou...
...SKF Timing Belt and Water Pump Installation - Audi A1 How to replace the SKF timing belt and water pump kit VKMC 01148-2. Applicable for Audi A1. VKMC 01148-2 This video shows how to perform a professional repair on an Audi A1, replacing the timing belt kit including the water pump. Fo...
...Hard Starting and Running Opel Vectra C 2.2 Petrol Hard Starting / Running Opel Vectra C 2.2 Petrol An Opel Vectra C 2.2litre with the high pressure petrol engine (Z22YH) was at a garage with a running fault. The helpline was called to help diagnose the high pressure fuel system. The...
...Understanding Bias Voltage Diagnostics for Sensors Tales from the Autobiz Helpline In modern vehicle electronic systems, the vast amount of sensors and actuators are vital to the correct and efficient performance of the system, as designed by the manufacturer. Every time the vehicle is...
...Steve Rothwell Tales from the workshop Citroen Cactus - Oil Filter Access I have moaned before, and will probably moan again, about certain manufactures strange positioning of service components. Positioning of the filters can make a big difference to the enjoyment of servicing the veh...
...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...