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• Engine and Chassis Mechanical Diagnostics

• Nov 18

• Autoinform (109) Contact
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...Engine and Chassis Mechanical Diagnostics Ahead of the Autoinform Live training event in Cork in April, Frank Massey wants to get you thinking about problems you are facing in your own garage. In particular, mechanical diagnostics covering the engine and the chassis. Without any doubt, t...

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• LuK Clutch Academy Audi A3 1.6TDi

• Nov 18

• LuK (131) Contact
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...LuK Clutch Academy Audi A3 1.6TDi REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2014 Audi A3 1.6TDI, using Schaeffler's LuK 2CT repair solution. This clutch replacement job can be completed in six-and-a-half hours. Following complaints that this Audi A3 1.6 TDi was juddering when pu...

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• Astra J power steering control module replacement

• Nov 18

• Shaftec (2)
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...Astra J power steering control module replacement When replacing the power steering control module on the Opel Astra J, certain steps must be taken to ensure that the replacement will function. Shaftec gives step by step instructions to successfully complete this job and avoid costly erro...

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• LuK Clutch Academy Freelander 2 TD4

• Jan 19

• LuK (131) Contact
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...LuK Clutch Academy Freelander 2 TD4 REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2008 Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4, fitted with a 2.2 TDI engine. This clutch replacement job can be completed in 5 hours. With the vehicle positioned on the vehicle lift, open the bonnet, remove the b...

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• Problems from poor fuel quality

• Jan 19

• Autoinform (109) Contact
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...Problems from poor fuel quality Ahead of the Autoinform Live training event in Cork in April, Frank Massey wants to get you thinking about problems you are facing in your own garage. This month Frank discusses fuel quality, and how it can be the cause of some failures and poor running pro...

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• When to replace a Receiver Dryer

• Jan 19

• Nissens (25)
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...When to replace a Receiver Dryer The receiver dryer is a filtering unit, located on the high-pressure side of the AC loop, between the condenser and the expansion valve. The receiver dryer's main role is to filter particles and debris in the AC circuit, as well as to absorb any moisture i...

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• LuK Clutch Academy Zafira 1.7 CDTi

• Feb 19

• LuK (131) Contact
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...LuK Clutch Academy Zafira 1.7 CDTi This month, REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaced the clutch assembly in a 2013 Opel Zafira 1.7 CDTi, which had racked up more than 110,000 miles. As the clutch was slipping, combined with the heat generation and miles covered, the dual mass flywheel was al...

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• Modern tests for modern batteries

• Feb 19

• Autoinform (109) Contact
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...Modern tests for modern batteries The battery is one of the oldest electrical components fitted to a vehicle. Frank Massey, of ADS, believes that the motor trade has fallen behind, due to a varying degree of complacency, in understanding rapid, recent battery development and has lost op...

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• Engine management - Past and future - Frank Massey

• Apr 19

• Autoinform (109) Contact
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...Engine management - Past and futureI have long accepted that nothing stands still for long in this industry. Just when you think you have a grasp of the subject, something is sure to upset it. Nothing illustrates this more than power train diagnostics. Initially called fuel injection, late...

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• Facing the Future with Frank Massey

• May 19

• Autoinform (109) Contact
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...Facing the future Frank Massey is looking to the future for the Independent garage. Here he outlines the changes that he believes will have the biggest impact on vehicle repair and maintenance. He addresses the complacency in some areas of the aftermarket and explains why it's time for...