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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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  Technical Bulletin

• 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...

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• Hyundai, Kia 1.5, 2.0 & 2.2 Diesel Tensioner

• Jul 15

• Gates (127) Contact
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...Tensioner T43133 has a very particular installation process , described below . Removing the load pin too early influences the working area of the tensioner dramatically and leads to premature failure with engine damage as a consequence. T43133 Hyundai, Kia 1.5, 2.0 & 2.2 Diesel Fig. 1...