...Autobiz Helpline Tim Stock An Autobiz Helpline member, had a 2014 Mercedes C350e in their workshop, suffering with excessive smoke from the exhaust. On initial investigation, the intake system was completely saturated with engine oil, and the intercooler was also full of oil. The diagn...
...Autobiz Helpline Tim Stock A 2007 Peugeot 308 VTi was diagnosed, by a technician at an Autobiz Helpline member garage, with a fault code F56B. The customer's complaint was that there was a message on the display indicating a battery charge fault. On some models, this can also be a mes...
...Mahle Technical Messenger mahle-aftermarket.com Possible causeThe thermostat regulates the transmission oil temperature via the vehicle's coolant circuit. The transmission oil dissipates the heat from the direct-shift transmission to the coolant via a heat exchanger. If the thermostat ma...
...4 April 2025 AUTOBIZ A new customer brought their Peugeot Partner, with a 1.6 diesel engine, into our garage, Shanahan Auto Services in Gorey, Co. Wexford. This was after a “cheap” service, at some other garage. The customer had been contacted by the garage to let them know t...
...As a strong partner with extensive expertise in brakes, we offer your workshop everything you need for the efficient maintenance and repair of brake systems: first-class products, reliable service offerings and efficient diagnostic technology. Scoring or grooves on the friction surfac...
...Bosch Troubleshooting Brake Pads A4 Service and repair tips: Brake pads Service- und Reparaturtipps As a strong partner with extensive expertise in brakes, we offer your workshop everything you need for the efficient maintenance and repair of brake systems: first-class products, re...
...BMW has over the years, utilized a system called Valvetronic on their engines, to improve overall engine efficiency and control the idle speed. These engines did not require a throttle body to control the idle, but still have one as a backup in the event of the Valvetronic failure. The ba...
...This 2017 Jaguar E-PACE was booked in for a failure of the electric parking brake system (EPB). The system was scanned for diagnostic trouble codes, in the parking brake system, which is combined with the ABS control module. Each motor has 2 wires passing through 2 connectors, before arri...
...AUTOBIZ T his Opel Mokka X, with a 1.4 litre turbocharged engine, was suffering a water leak from the water pump. While changing the water pump, it was noticed that the thermostat had cracked. The dealership thermostat was on a long back-order, so an aftermarket part was fitted. An engine...
...BULLETIN TECHNICAL For further information on this or any other issue contact the Apec technical team by phone or email at: Phone: 01174 28809\l0 Email: technical@apeca\btomotive.co.\bk CASE STUDY: PREMATURE WEARING OF THE OUTER PAD.This issue had spanned over a few months. It had started...