...California Dreamin’ Written by Charles Figgins - Blue Print Technical Consultant With Mazda’s MX-5 about to be reincarnated into its fourth generation, this very popular two seater sports car has been in production for more than twenty five years and has sold over one million un...
...Toyota Auris, Aygo, Corolla, Yaris / Citroën C1 / Peugeot 107 – MMT Clutch Replacement GuideApplicable References: ADT330265 / ADT330266 / ADT330274 / ADT330278Applications: Toyota Auris 1.4 & 1.6, Aygo 1.0, Corolla 1.4, Yaris 1.0, 1.3 & 1.4 / Citroën C1 1.0 / Peugeot 107 1.0 1999 201...
...An Overboosted Mitsubishi L200 The Mitsubishi L200 pick-up is well known for its ruggedness and load lugging capabilities. The example in question is a 2003 model, which is regularly put to work pulling a mini digger in addition to other ground work duties. The vehicle had covered over...
...Active vehicle safety systems have been developing at a rapid rate in recent years. Systems such as Anti-lock Brakes, Traction Control, Stability Control, Adaptive Cruise Control and Automatic Emergency Brake to name but a few. These systems have been designed to help the driver avoid acci...
...The DENSO HP2 fuel pump explained ! Written by Jim Gilmour - Blue Print Technical Consultant In the last Blue Print Magazine there was an article on an Isuzu fueling issue where the culprit was found to be the SCV (Suction Control Valve). To continue the theme, this article look...
...The Mitsubishi L200 pick-up is well known for its ruggedness and load lugging capabilities. The example in question is a 2003 model, which is regularly put to work pulling a mini digger in addition to other ground work duties. The vehicle has covered over 140,000 miles and was still going...
...The Toyota Aygo (KGB10), which is platform shared with the Citroën C1 and Peugeot 107, is known to suffer from premature clutch disc wear. Some drivers also complain about clutch noise. Blue Print gives some advice on how to successfully replace this clutch. The noise that drivers compla...
...There are some common faults associated with the charging system on Opel applications using the Isuzu 1.5 and 1.7 diesel engines. Blue Print gives some pointers to correctly diagnosis charging system faults prior to replacing the alternator, and to assist in the prevention of further probl...
...Sensing a commercial issue Written by Jim Gilmour - Blue Print Technical Consultant The complaint was that when driven, the engine would run for only a short time before losing power and coming to a halt – at idle the engine would sometimes surge then stall. Because the company did...
...Clutch problems on the Aygo explained: The Toyota Aygo (KGB10), which is platform shared with the Citroën C1 and Peugeot 107, is known to suffer from premature clutch disc wear. Drivers also complain about clutch noise; this is attributed to release bearing ‘squeak’, which is cause...