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• Chevrolet Volt - Auxiliary engine activated when battery dead (risk of intoxication)

• Sep 15

• Hella Ireland (1757)
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...Chevrolet Volt with range extender Model year: from 2010 onwards Auxiliary internal combustion engine activated when battery discharged (risk of intoxication) When an electric car is switched off, a warning sound informs the user if the system (electric motor) is still active. If th...

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• Hyundai Terracan - Limp-home mode, Air in cooling system

• Sep 15

• Hella Ireland (1757)
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...Hyundai Terracan Model year: 2001- 2006 Engine: 2.9 CRDi Engine goes into limp-home mode Air in the cooling system If the engine on the vehicles listed above enters limp-home mode, having a low coolant level or air in the cooling system is a potential cause. Symptom: While driving...

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• 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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• SRS Systems require safe diagnostics

• Nov 15

• eXponentia (29)
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...We are getting a large number of enquiries on the best way to diagnose a fault on the SRS or airbag system. There is a lot of fear from technicians on what is the safe way to repairing SRS systems.  First, remember you are dealing with explosvie components, and there are set rules...

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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...

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• VAG 1.6 Diesel FEAD Tensioner

• Jul 15

• Gates (127) Contact
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...Changes to VAG 1.6 diesel CAYB & CAYC engines affect models equipped with air conditioning , from October 2009 on ward. Classic Multi- Ribbed V-belts replace earlier elastic belts. 6PK1140SF – 6PK1070+T38427 VAG 1.6 Diesel: CAYB & CAYC + Air-conditioning The Gates range includes St...