...A closer look at the Volt/Ampera Written by Jim gilmour Blue Print's Technical Consultant. Volt /ampera toyota, lexus and honda have dominated the hybrid market for the last 12 years but recently we have seen a flurry of hybrids emerging from manufacturers including Porsche, Mercedes...
...febi 24390 SWAG 30 92 4390 To Fit: VW Beetle 2011- Passat 2005- Golf VII 2012- Touran 2006- Tiguan 2007- Audi A3 2003- TT 2006- Repl. No. 1K0 407 182...
...Blue Print ADF122314, ADF125501 To fit: Ford Transit and Tourneo 2006-2014 2.2 TDCi Fuel filter removal tool Problem Unable to remove the fuel filter housing in order to service the filter without damaging the housing. Cause The housing is made from plastic and is designed wit...
...Toyota D-4D Suction Control Valve Replacement Certain models of Toyota fitted with the 2.0 D-4D engine, can suffer from malfunctioning Suction Control Valves (SCV), causing running issues such as a sudden lack of power, which can be intermittent, and often puts the engine management lig...
...An Overboosted Mitsubishi L200 The Mitsubishi L200 pick-up is well known for its ruggedness and load lugging capabilities. The example in question is a 2003 model, which is regularly put to work pulling a mini digger in addition to other ground work duties. The vehicle had covered over...
...Sensing a commercial issue Written by Jim Gilmour - Blue Print Technical Consultant The complaint was that when driven, the engine would run for only a short time before losing power and coming to a halt – at idle the engine would sometimes surge then stall. Because the company did...
...Blue Print ADB112108 To fit: BMW 2 Series (F45, F46), i8 (I12), X1 (F48), X2 (F39) and MINI (F54, F55, F56, F57, F60) models Oil Filter Attention! The BMW engines fitted to the vehicles listed above are equipped with a two-piece oil filter cap, which oil filter element ADB112108...
...Hyundai i40 Braking Tradition... Charles Figgins Blue Print’s Technical Consultant. The Hyundai i40 saloon and tourer estate are a clear measure of how serious a player Hyundai is these days. Designed specifically for the European market, the i40, with its keen pricing, good look...
...Electric Power Steering (EPS) - Part 1 Written by Jim Gilmour - Blue Print Technical Consultant Electric Power Steering (EPS) or Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) has been around for the best part of two decades and is fitted to the majority of small and medium sized cars coming...
...The DENSO HP2 fuel pump explained ! Written by Jim Gilmour - Blue Print Technical Consultant In the last Blue Print Magazine there was an article on an Isuzu fueling issue where the culprit was found to be the SCV (Suction Control Valve). To continue the theme, this article look...