Car Mechanics (UK) - 1 Mai 2025
ALTERNATORS
DIESEL FUEL SUPPLEMENT
Puretech Wet Belt
WIN
Brakes & service
Wet belt theme
Alternators
WORKSHOP
Mazda MX-5 Mk3
Buying, Owning: Suzuki Jimny
Our Cars
Timing Belt Clinic: Peugeot 2008 1.2 Turbocharged Puretech
Tales from the Workshop
In My Humble Opinion
Driving in France
Peter Simpson column
Electronic Diagnostics: Peugeot 207 CC 1.6
Hyundai Sante Fe Steering Wheel Alignment
Ford Focus Mk3 1.0
Diagnostics Doctor
Service Bay: Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCI
Help!
CM Insider
Dealer’s Diary
Peter was caught speeding, so had to do the course…
Alternators
How alternators work
REMANUFACTURING ALTERNATORS
ALTERNATORS
Look after your battery and it will look after your alternator
The auxiliary belt drive
Mild Hybrids Belt-driven Starter Generators (BSGS)
Alternator testing
Alternator pulleys
Copy alternators
Preserving your surcharge
THANKS TO
Martyn Knowles
IMI jobs portal expands
And Brake Engineering to feature in upcoming episodes of
SEALEY
Simplify auxiliary belt maintenance
Ford Fiesta by
Efficiently clean diesel & gasoline particulate filters
31 vans stolen everyday
Lost throttle
Thin belt gets noisy
Knocking suspension
Tales from the Workshop
Child’s play
Battery box repair
A classic
Shaky suspension
Cooling system troubles
ABS ring
Steering box drag link failure
Gear cables
Pollen filter replacement
Engine service
SERVICING
SERVICING
2010 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport Tech
REAR BRAKES
Focus Mk3
HELPFUL TOOLS
TORQUE SETTINGS
CHASSIS FAULTS & REPAIRS
TYPICAL COST
Focus Mk3
CHASSIS FAULTS & REPAIRS
2012 Ford Focus Mk3 1.0 Ecoboost 100PS
PERFORMANCE UPGRADES
CHASSIS FAULTS & REPAIRS
TYPICAL COST
ON OUR PROJECT ECOBOOST
TYRE WEAR
WHEEL ALIGNMENT
ALIGNMENT SETTINGS:
2016 PEUGEOT 2008 1.2 PURETECH
TOOLS REQUIRED
TORQUE SETTINGS
TIMING BELT CHANGE INTERVAL
THANKS TO
A red herring
Close case in court
Dealer’s Diary
Rising auction fees
Disc-gusting!
Police Marker?
DIESEL POWER Keeping it alive
ALFA ROMEO GIULIA – 2016-on
BMW 320d – 2012 to 2019
FORD FOCUS – 2014 to 2018
HONDA CIVIC – 2012 to 2017
MAZDA CX-5 – 2012 to 2016
MINI – 2014 to 2024
PEUGEOT 508
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
VOLVO XC60/XC90
STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
Suzuki Jimny
Suzuki Jimny
What model?
Engine component prices
What to pay
Running costs
Verdict
Sixth-gen Fiesta
Rob says
ESSENTIAL TOOLS
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Don’t forget to also
Transmission clunk
Winter salt remover
Oil change
Tappet question
Gear selection
Judder
Spare wheel fitting
Jammed door
Low power
Harsh transmission
Oil seal
Oil consumption
Headlamp brightness
Gear selection issue
Glow plug
Timing belt
Light rattle
Stereo stays on
Oil extraction
Oil dilution
Tracking
Cruise control
Rear brake disc & pad change
Language display
Brake bleeding
GET IN TOUCH...
Gearbox selection
Electrical problems
Rough running
Battery coding
ABS code reader
Lumpy running
Cutting out
Running fault
Bought with EML on
ABS lights
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Steve Rothwell
Steve Rothwell
Fixed & sold
What about the aircon?
1-series affections
Solenoid switch out
Peter Clayton
Peter Clayton
Oil be damned
Investigation
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