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• Typical Coolant Hose Failures

• Jan 19

• Gates (127) Contact
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...Typical Coolant Hose Failures Typical Radiator Hose Failures When engines used to be less complicated, your workshop had to carry only a few sizes and types of coolant hoses. But with today's smaller engine compartments, coolant hoses come in all shapes and sizes to fit tight engin...

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• Water pump replacement: the do's and dont's

• Dec 18

• Gates (127) Contact
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...HOME (/EN)WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT: THE DO'S AND DON'TS08/06/2017Replacing a water pump requires a fair amount of technical expertise. Are you planning on installing a new water pump? These do's and dont's will help you avoid 9 common mistakes.1. DON'T WORRY IF THE NEW WATER PUMP LOOKS A LIT...

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• How to prevent water pump failure

• Dec 18

• Gates (127) Contact
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...HOME (/EN)HOW TO PREVENT WATER PUMP FAILURE15/04/2016The majority of water pump failures are caused by some other factor than a bad-quality water pump. It's easy to blame the pump. But, it takes a good technician to identify the root cause and correct the situation before another water pum...

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• Piston dimensions and installation clearance:

• Dec 18

• MAHLE (153)
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...Technical Messenger 8 Workshop Information Issue no. 08/2018: Piston dimensions and installation clearance: what yo\�u need to knowwww.mahle-aftermarket.com IMPORTANT! Pistons should always be coated with fresh engine oil before mounting and must be installed with a suitable tool (e.g.,...

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• Tech Bits with Steve Rothwell from December 2018

• Nov 18

• Autobiz (371)
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...Audi A5 - Suspected DPF problem The small pressure sensor is fitted to the top of the engine and takes no time to fit With the MIL suddenly illuminating, the owner of this 2011 Audi A5 was concerned, even though there were no problems with the drive of the Audi and it would seem no appar...

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• Tech Bits with Tim Stock from December 2018

• Nov 18

• Autobiz (371)
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...Understanding Long Term Fuel Trim - a hidden gem that will save you time and money Long term fuel trim (LTFT) is a powerful PID in the diagnostic data that is often overlooked or ignored by many technicians. Here are 2 recent examples of the power of LTFT data that can make early diagno...

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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 (132) 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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• Autodata - BMW 5 Series: Left footwell wet after heavy rain

• Nov 18

• Autodata (54)
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...BMW 5 Series: Left footwell wet after heavy rain Question: We are having a problem finding the source of a water ingress on a 2011 BMW 5 Series. The front passenger's footwell carpets are wet after heavy rain. We have a general idea of where the water is coming from but our attempts to st...