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  Technical Bulletin

• Citroen C3 - Coolant temperature lamp lon

• Oct 15

• Hella Ireland (1757)
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...Citroen C3 Model year: 2002- 12/2006 Engine: 1.6i 80 KW (NFU) Coolant temperature warning lamp lights up If the warning lamp for the coolant temperature lights up on the vehicles listed above, the cause may be a defective coolant sensor. The formation of cracks in the coolant temp...

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• Fiat Punto - Noise from rear wheel after longer braking

• Oct 15

• Hella Ireland (1757)
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...Fiat Punto Model type 199 Model year 2005-2010 Noise from the rear-wheel brakes following longer braking phases The above vehicle models may generate vibration noises at the rear axle following longer braking phases. Cause Oscillations at the brake caliper can cause the brake...

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  Service Information

• Reconditioning plastic cover lenses

• Sep 15

• Hella Ireland (1757)
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...Plastic Cover Lenses for Headlamps Reconditioning plastic cover lenses Vehicle lighting makes a major contribution to keeping all road-users safe. Modern vehicle systems are becoming ever more complex, which is why headlamps used for vehicle lighting meet a wide variety of requirements. Wh...

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  Tech Tip

• Timing belt guide Volvo XC90 2.4D INA

• Nov 15

• INA (25)
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...Timing belt guide Volvo XC90 2.4D The Volvo XC90 has proven to be a very popular vehicle since it was launched in 2002. The technical team at INA takes a look at the timing belt replacement guide and offer a few handy tips to assist the Irish independent aftermarket garage network....

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  Tech Tip

• MINI radiator fan failure

• Nov 15

• Blue Print (202) Contact
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...MINI radiator fan failure The radiator fan resistor on the BMW Mini (2001 - 2006) can fail, resulting in one or both of the fan speeds no longer working, potentially causing overheating issues. Blue Print explains the steps to fix this problem. The resistor is attached to the radiato...

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  Tech Tip

• Petrol Injection systems explained

• Oct 15

• Autoinform (109) Contact
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...Petrol Injection systems explained While there has been a significant swing to diesel engines, both diesel and petrol engines have been changing, as more restrictive emissions standards come into effect. Autoinform's Frank Massey explains some aspects of petrol injection, which is set t...

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• VAG 1.8 Petrol Tensioner

• Jul 15

• Gates (127) Contact
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...Tensioners T43016 (Fig. 2) and T43017 (Fig. 1) are used in combination with Timing Belt 5491XS. Although both tensioners look identical at first sight, they are not interchangeable. The difference is to be found in the orientation of the attacking arm, which differs by 3°. T43016 /...

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• Opel 1.4 Petrol OAP Pulley Differences

• Jul 15

• Gates (127) Contact
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...On certain Opel/Vauxhall engines ( codes: A14NEL, A14NET, A14XEL, A14XER) the belts may have 5 or 6 ribs while the pulleys may have 5 or 6 grooves . It depends on the manufacturing date of the car . Gates recommends replacement of a 5 groove OAP (Fig.1 left side) w ith the 6- groov...

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• GM & Fiat 1.6 and 1.8 Petrol Engine Tensioners

• Jul 15

• Gates (127) Contact
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...GM & Fiat 1.6 and 1.8 Petrol Engine Tensioners There is a small difference between the Gates T43143 tensioner and its OE equivalent s ( Fiat 55574864 and GM 5636131 or 55570290) . Although T43143 has no holes to lock the tensioner with a retaining pin, the procedure outlined below...

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• VOLVO 1.8 & 2.0 Petrol or Bi-fuel Tensioners

• Jul 15

• Gates (127) Contact
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...The 6PK1249SF is a ' stretch' belt used by Ford and Volvo for various petrol and bi -fuel engines (see catalogue for details ). It replaced a standard multi -ribbed belt with tensioner combination for cars manufactured from November 2007, onward . After September 2012, Volvo revert...