...50 October 2022 AUTOBIZWorkshop equipment used,• Vehicle lift (two-post is ideal)• Engine support• Transmission jack• Clutch alignment tool• Internal circlip pliersGearbox removalWith the vehicle placed on the vehicle lift, slacken the front wheel locking bolts and...
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...LuK Clutch Academy - 2005 BMW X3 2.0D REPXPERT Alistair Mason replaces the clutch and dual mass flywheel in a 2005 BMW X3 fitted with a 2.0 diesel engine. The X3 shares the same platform as the 3 Series, so if you’ve replaced a clutch on one of these, everything will look pretty famil...
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...Ford EcoBlue 2.0 Litre timing belt issues Dayco Dayco is urging workshops to be aware that oil contamination from diesel fuel is not uncommon with this engine, and it can have a particularly adverse impact on the timing belt, which is a ‘wet’ or belt in oil (BIO) system. In extreme ca...
...LuK Clutch Academy Juke 1.5 dCi REPXPERT Alistair Mason is replacing the clutch & dual mass flywheel (DMF) on a 2011 Nissan Juke 1.5 dCi, with a very heavy clutch pedal. After some initial diagnosis, gearbox removal was advised & authorization given. With a recommended repair time of 4...
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...50 Shades of Carbon Cleaning engines is a dirty game, as Autoinform's Frank Massey explains. Hoping to improve on my personal finances I decided to write something dirty this month, having written many times reflecting on problems associated with diesel combustion and its post combustion...