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• LuK Clutch Academy Toyota Yaris 1.3

• Sep 18

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...LuK Clutch Academy Toyota Yaris 1.3 This month, REPXPERT's Alistair Mason replaced the clutch on a 2014 Toyota Yaris, which was fitted with a 1.3 petrol engine. It had covered just over 80,000 miles and reportedly suffered from clutch 'slipping'. A short road test later confirmed that t...

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• LuK Clutch Academy - Renault Trafic 1.6 dCi

• Nov 21

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...Workshop equipment required: Gearbox removal With the vehicle at ground level placed on the lift, slacken both front wheels and the hub nuts, open the bonnet and remove the battery and battery tray (Fig. 1). This provides access to the top of the gearbox, where the gear cables can be d...

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• LuK Clutch Academy - Ford Transit II

• May 23

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...LuK Clutch Academy Ford Transit II REPXPERT Alistair Mason is focusing on best practice clutch replacement to ensure an efficient and quality repair, using a front wheel drive 2012 Ford Transit fitted with a 2.2 TDCi engine as an example. Noticeably, there are more vans on the roads the...

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• Replacing squeaky Tesla Control Arms

• May 23

• MEYLE (50)
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...Replacing squeaky Tesla Control Arms Tesla drivers all over the world reported annoying squeaking sounds in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, so MEYLE engineers analysed the problem. After intensive development work, MEYLE HD designed an improved control arm for these models, which is now a...

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• About ADAS

• May 23

• Ryans Automotive (14)
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...About ADAS Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are in operation, in some respect, on most modern vehicles now on the roads. Seamus, from Ryans Automotive, outlines some of the fundamental aspects of these systems and why you, if you don’t already know, need to get to grips with th...

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• Turbo failure from lack of oil

• Feb 17

• Melett Ltd. (7)
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...Turbo failure from lack of oil Common turbo failure modes create much discussion between Melett's technical department and their customers. To help identify common failures in warranty situations, and to provide advice on how to prevent future failures occurring, Melett have created a s...

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• LuK Clutch Academy - VW Caddy 1.6 TDi

• Feb 17

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...LuK Clutch Academy - VW Caddy 1.6 TDi This LuK Clutch Academy is for a 2011 Volkswagen Caddy fitted with a 1.6 TDi common rail CAYD engine. The Caddy, introduced to Europe in 1982, is currently in it's third generation. This model Caddy is based on a Volkswagen Touran with a Golf Mk 5 f...

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• Ford C-Max 1.6TDCi Timing belt installation Guide

• Feb 17

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...Ford C-Max 1.6TDCi Timing belt installation Guide The 1.6-litre TDCi diesel engine used in the Ford C-MAX, as well as several Citroën, Mini, Peugeot and Volvo models, features a timing belt driven water pump. As replacing the belt also requires the auxiliary drive system to be removed,...

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• Tech Bits with Steve Rothwell March 2017

• Feb 17

• Blue Print (204) Contact
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...Ford Focus - exhaust fixing missing Sometimes jumping to conclusions can blind you to the true nature of the problem. This was certainly the case with this 2006 Ford Focus. The owner was capable of carrying out a few repairs, and when he had heard his exhaust knocking around under the m...

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• VW Polo remote coding that two dealers couldn’t do

• Jul 24

• Autobiz (355)
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...VW Polo remote coding that two dealers couldn't do A recent call to the Autobiz Helpline, was for a VW Polo R line 2013 6R that the owner wanted to get a remote for the central locking. The customer had bought the car second-hand, but the vehicle came supplied with 2 plain transponder ke...