...A Ford Transit Custom was presented to an Autobiz Helpline memebr's garage with wiper motor issues. The motors were replaced with two new wiper motors, but the new motors refused to operate. The technician tested the circuit at the motor connectors and found that everything he should have...
...TechTip Pierburg Check the radiator cap:First important stepA common cause of engine overheating is a faulty pressure relief valve in the radiator cap. If this is contaminated, the engine cooling system may be impacted. A simple measurement of the temperatures in the cooling system, will q...
...It never fails to surprise me that many motorists do not look at that lovely little handbook that comes with the car, and as such, many fail to appreciate the full range of facilities in the vehicle. The owner of this 2009 Ford Ka did not realise that the motor was equipped with a heated...
...Hearing a strange clicking noise from the drivetrain on this 2005 Mercedes ML350, the owner started to search the internet, but wisely decided to ask my advice. The drive chain in the transfer case was probably slapping about, a common issue on these vehicles. Being a hefty chain, it is s...
...The owner described the noise he was hearing from the engine of his 2011 Volvo V50 D2 1.6 diesel, as sounding like a steam train. He decided to have a quick look under the bonnet to investigate with the engine running, the chuffing sound was easily located to the base of number two injecto...
...A 2018 Vauxhall Astra Opel Astra was brought to our garage, Kennedy's Garage, Portlaw, Waterford, with an unusual complaint. The Astra had been serviced at another garage a few days before the owner was heading off on a holiday. When he collected the car after the service, he thought that...
...When tackling a timing belt replacement in a system that includes a water pump, technicians need to first ascertain if the vehicle's cooling system is working correctly or not. Then, even if it's okay, they need to ask themselves whether, if they don't replace the water pump, will it last...
...Timing belt replacement 2016 cont Volvo S60, 2.0L, 88kW, D2 | Watch and Work In today's Watch and Work, we show you how to easily replace the timing belt on the Volvo S60 2016, 2.0l 88kW D2 engine with the engine code D4204T8. For this we use the Continental timing belt kit with wate...
...32 CurrMonth 2024 AUTOBIZ An Autobiz Helpline member garage, had booked a Land Rover Discovery 4 into their workshop, for simple front wheel bearing noise, something that the workshop has performed on these models many times in the past. Being familiar with the repair, and how...
...Mahle Technical Messenger 06/2025 mahle-aftermarket.com alternator pulley, resulting in a lack of contact pressure between the bearing and the pulley. As a result, the inner ring does not move with the shaft, causing the shaft to grind against it. The play between the shaft and the be...