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Maintenance Guide

Maintenance Guides. Service repairs for Classic & modern cars. Manuals (registered users only).

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  • Audi Car Wheel sizes PCD Offsets

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    Audi Car Wheel sizes PCD Offsets

    Audi Car Wheel Fitment Guide sizes PCD & Offsets Model Year PCD Offset Bore 100 90 to 94 5×112 35 to 45 57.1 200 90 to 94 5×112 40 to 45 57.1 80 92 to 95 4×108 35 to 45 57.1 90 ...

  • Audi ECU upgrades

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    Audi ECU upgrades

    ECU Remapping for Audi Guide to possible BHP and Torgue improvement, on Audi cars with ECU remapping or upgrade. © Motor Car History Model Variant Original BHP SRS II Tuning ...

  • Automatic Performance Control

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    Automatic Performance Control

    Car Automatic Performance Control Automatic Performance Control (APC) was the first engine knock and boost control system that was introduced on turbo charged Saab H engines in ...

  • Automatic Transmission Replace

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    Automatic Transmission Replace

    How to Remove an Automatic Transmission Removing a transmission is not as difficult as it sounds. Most shops charge huge amounts of labor time to remove and replace the unit. By ...

  • Automatic vehicle location

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    Automatic vehicle location

    Automatic vehicle location Automatic vehicle location (AVL or locating; telelocating in EU) is a means for automatically determining the geographic location of a vehicle and ...

  • Automotive terms Modern (A)

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    Automotive terms Modern (A) Automotive Technical terms and abbreviations overview used in the vehicle industry, Guide and explanations.The following are examples of Mid to Modern ...

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    Automotive terms Modern (B) Automotive Technical terms and abbreviations overview used in the industry, Guide and explanations. The following are examples of Mid Modern technical ...

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    Automotive terms Modern (G) Automotive Technical terms and abbreviations overview used in the industry, Guide and explanations. The following are examples of Mid Modern technical ...

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  • Automotive terms Modern (J-K-L)

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    Automotive terms Modern N-O Automotive Technical terms and abbreviations overview used in the industry, Guide and explanations. The following are examples of Mid Modern technical ...

  • Automotive terms Modern (P-Q)

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    Automotive terms Modern (R) Automotive Technical terms and abbreviations overview used in the industry, Guide and explanations. The following are examples of Mid Modern technical ...

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  • AWD Four-wheel drive (4x4)

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    AWD Four-wheel drive (4x4)

    Four-wheel drive (4x4) explained Four-wheel drive, All-wheel drive, AWD, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four") is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to ...

  • Backbone chassis

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    Backbone chassis Explained Backbone tube chassis is a type of an automobile construction chassis that is similar to the body-on-frame design. Instead of a two-dimensional ladder ...

  • Ball Joint Replace

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    Ball Joint Replace

    How to Replace a Car Ball Joint Ball joints are used to connect lower suspension control arm to the steering knuckle on the spindle. When turning your vehicle, the suspension ...

  • Base units Terms Explained SI 2

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    Base units Terms Explained SI 2

    Base units Terms Explained Derived units are formed by powers, products or quotients of the base units and are unlimited in number; Derived units are associated with derived ...

  • Battery Construction Lead Acid

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    Battery Construction Lead Acid

    Construction of a traditional Automobile Lead Acid battery The construction of the traditional Automobile Lead Acid battery comprises the number of cells needed to produce the ...

  • Battery explained

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    Battery explained

    Car Battery The battery is a storage device, currently 12 volts, used to start the engine and help operate the electrical accessories installed on your car. The battery consists ...

  • Beam axle

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    Beam axle

    Beam axle A beam axle is a suspension system, also called a solid axle, in which one set of wheels is connected laterally by a single beam or shaft. A live axle is a type of beam ...

  • Bearing Main

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    Bearing Main

    Engine main bearings In a piston engine, the main bearings are the bearings on which the crankshaft rotates, usually plain or journal bearings. The bearings hold the crankshaft ...

  • Bearing Plain

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    Plain bearing explained A plain bearing is the simplest type of bearing, comprising just a bearing surface and no rolling elements. Therefore the journal (i.e., the part of the ...

  • Bentley ECU upgrades

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    Bentley ECU upgrades

    ECU Remapping for Bentley Guide to possible BHP and Torgue improvement, on Bentley cars with ECU remapping or upgrade. Model Variant Original BHP Tuning Performance Azure 6.8 389 ...

  • Big End Crankpin Journals

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    Big End Crankpin Journals

    Big End Crankpin Journals In a reciprocating engine, the crankpins, also known as crank journals are the journals of the big end bearings, at the ends of the connecting rods ...

  • BL O-Series engine (1978-)

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    British Leyland O-Series engine The BL O-Series engine was a straight-4 automobile engine family produced by British Leyland (BL) as a development of the BMC B-series engine ...

  • BL R-Series engine (1983-85)

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    BL R-Series engine (1983-85)

    British Leyland R-Series engine The R-Series is a petrol engine introduced by British Leyland in 1983 for the then-new Austin Maestro. It was only produced in one capacity—1.6 ...

  • BL S-Series engine (1984-1994)

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    BL S-Series engine (1984-1994)

    British Leyland Rover S-Series engine The S-Series is a Straight-4 SOHC internal combustion engine developed by the Austin Rover Group (subsidiary of British Leyland), and ...

  • Bleed and Flush a Brake System

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    Bleed and Flush a Brake System

    How to Bleed and Flush a Car Brake System The brake fluid in your cars brake system is a hydraulic based fluid that is used to transfer force from the brake pedal to the brake ...

  • Blind spot explained

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    Blind spot explained

    Car Blind spot explained A blind spot in a vehicle is an area around the vehicle that cannot be directly observed by the driver while at the controls, under existing ...

  • Blowoff dump valve

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    Blowoff dump valve

    Blowoff dump valve A blowoff valve (BOV) or dump valve is a pressure release system present in most turbocharged engines. Its purpose is to prevent compressor surge, and reduce ...

  • Blue Smoke from Engine Exhaust Pipe

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    Blue Smoke from Engine Exhaust Pipe

    Blue Smoke from Exhaust Pipe explained Many people consider blue smoke from a car to be elusive. Blue smoke is generally caused because of several specific conditions in the ...

  • BMC A-Series Cars (1952-2000)

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    BMC A-Series Cars (1952-2000)

    BMC A-Series Engine Cars British motor corporation 1950s 1952–56 Austin A30, 28 hp (21 kW) at 4400 rpm and 40 lb·ft (54 N·m) (54 N·m) at 2200 rpm 1952–56 Morris Minor Series II, ...

  • BMC A-Series engine (1951-2000)

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    BMC A-Series engine (1951-2000)

    BMC A-Series engine British motor corporation Mini 850 A series engine Austin Motor Company's small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the ...

  • BMC B-Series engine (1954-1980)

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    BMC B-Series engine British motor corporation 1954 to 1980 Overview Manufacturer BMC Production 1954 to 1980 Combustion chamber Configuration in-line 4 Displacement ...

  • BMC B-Series engine Cars (1954-1980)

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    BMC B-Series engine Cars (1954-1980)

    BMC B-Series engine Cars British motor corporation The BMC B-series was a straight-4 internal combustion engine family, mostly used in motor cars, created by British company ...

  • BMC C-Series engine (1956-1971)

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    BMC C-Series engine (1956-1971)

    BMC C-Series engine The BMC C-Series was a straight-6 automobile engine produced from 1956 to 1971. Unlike the Austin designed A and B-series engines, it came from the Morris ...