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PowerGrip belt/kit installation on Ford Puma 1.7
Feb 15
Gates (127) Contact

...F ORD Puma 1.7 Petrol 16V 17HDEY We would like to make you aware of a potential installation issue with the tensioner (Fig. 1) on the synchronous drive (Fig. 2) of this engine. Although this tensioner is automatic , it is not an eccentric tensioner, and it needs a precise setup...

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Technical Bulletin
VAG 1.9, 2.0 TDI – Auxilliary drive.
Feb 15
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...Audi, Skoda, Volkswagen A4, A6, Bora, Golf, Passat, Superb 1.9 TDI, 2.0 TDI AJM, ATJ, AVB, AVF, AUY, AWX, BGW, BHW, BPZ, BSS, BSV Questions and returns out of the field teach us there are a lot of possible issues with this drive, so we believe it is useful to launch a Technical Bulleti...

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Technical Bulletin
Tensioning issues on Chevrolet/Daewoo 16V petrol engines
Feb 15
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...Chevrolet/Daewoo Aranos, Assol, Aveo, Cielo, Espero, Kalos, Lacetti, Lanos, Nexia, Nubira, Rezzo, Tacuma 1.4 16V, 1.5 16V, 1.6 16V Various engine codes Tensioning issues on Chevrolet/Daewoo 16V petrol engines# 022 02/06/08 Through our field experience and failure analysis, we have lear...

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Technical Bulletin
Torsional Vibration Dampers
Feb 15
Gates (127) Contact

...Modern engines today produce more t orsional crankshaft vibrations than before; especially on diesel engines ( due to making them compliant with Euro 4, 5, 6) . These vibrations are partly due to higher forces working on the crankshaft ; and result in the crankshaft pulley speed...

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Technical Bulletin
Overrunning Alternator Pulleys (OAP)
Feb 15
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...Modern engines produce more torsional vibrations than before; especially on diesel engines ( d ue to making them compliant with Euro 4, 5, 6) . These vibrations are partly due to higher forces working on the crankshaft; r esulting in the crankshaft pulley speed no t being constan...

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Technical Bulletin
DriveAlign Tensioner
Feb 15
Gates (127) Contact

...T38192/ K046PK1660 AUDI, SEAT, SKODA, VOLKSWAGEN A3, Cordoba, Leon, Toledo, Octavia, Bora, Caddy, Golf, New Beetle, Polo 1.9 Tdi 8V Various Modern engines have to deal with a lot of vibrations . That's why new engines are equipped with new technology such as OAP's (Over runnin...