...Jim Investigates... Nissan Navara Remaining Neutral Whilst at a recent garage visit, we met a technician who had a peculiar problem with a 2003 Nissan Navara 2.5TD. He’d spent many hours trying to figure out why it kept losing power, yet there was no fault stored in the ECU and no en...
...Oxygen Sensors is it really the sensor? lambda sensor 1 engine Control unit Working relationships... dear engine Control unit, recently i have been sending messages to you, to inform you that my voltage is low and unless there is something wrong with me, this is because there is far to...
...Technical Feature 4 Wire Wide Band Oxygen Sensors Written by Jim Gilmour - Blue Print Technical Consultant So how does it work? Blue Print Technical Consultant Jim Gilmour, takes a look at 4 Wire Wide Band Oxygen Sensors, how they work and how to correctly diagnose faults. Despite wha...
...Technical Feature Hybrid Regenerative Braking Toyota Prius braking system 2004>2009 The braking system on a Toyota Prius is unlike a conventional system in that it is the Brake Control Module (BCM) that controls the brakes, rather than the BCM adjusting the pressure created by the d...
...A closer look at the Volt/Ampera Written by Jim gilmour Blue Print's Technical Consultant. Volt /ampera toyota, lexus and honda have dominated the hybrid market for the last 12 years but recently we have seen a flurry of hybrids emerging from manufacturers including Porsche, Mercedes...
...Low fuel pressure in a 2007 Ford Galaxy Dave Gordon, TEXA A 2007 Galaxy TDi was having intermittent starting problems, accompanied by a warning light on the dash.The Galaxy was recovered to a garage during a recent no-start episode, but the fault could just as easily have caused a har...
...VW Mark 4 Golf 1.6P LuK Clutch Academy Malcolm Short, Schaeffler The Mark 4 Golf was introduced in 1997 and continued in production until mid-2005. With many of these vehicles on the road, the clutch replacement is well into the independent garage business. LuK offers a clutch rep...
...tarting with the auto adjust mechanism fitted in the spring retention clip (middle of chassis sub- 1. frame) – route cable upwards, towards firewall - Slide the cable end fitting up through the Firewall towards the clutch pedal lever and push the Firewall Grommet “home”. PLEASE...
...First Line the well known and respected aftermarket distributor introduces BKB3252 to its market leading cable range as a modified Brake cable application for the Vauxhall Vivaro, Renault Trafic & Nissan Primastar. MY 2001 - 2010 With a newly modified fixing to alleviate the problem of th...
...ABS and ASB Systems Introduction Since the advent of the SNR-patented Active Sensor Bearing (or ASB®) system in 1997, there has been confusion over the differences between the meanings of ABS and ASB. ABS stands for Anti-Lock Braking system and simply indicates that a vehicle has...