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The Eyebox in Coventry has been selected as the third venue for the heats of the 2014 Institute of the Motor Industry’s SkillAuto competition. The Autobody preliminary competition will be hosted at the Eyebox training and conference facility, with Direct Automotive providing the body panels at the venue

The Independent Garage Association says the response it has received from garages for its pioneering Car Repair Plan has exceeded expectations. It has witnessed a number of its Trust My Garage members sign up to be involved with this scheme ahead of its imminent launch

Motorists are wasting almost £500,000 a year with simple MOT fails that workshops could help them avoid and encourage repeat business. Research carried out by WhatCar.com has shown that drivers are wasting upwards of £483,000 each year by failing to carry out basic checks ahead of the vehicles test

Bearing manufacturer NTN-SNR has become the latest company to join the Original Equipment Suppliers Aftermarket Association. NTN-SNR becomes the 14th member of OESAA after signing up to the group and its slogan ‘Our Quality, Your Reputation’.

Thatcham has extended its programme of certified alternative parts and opened up the approval process to distributors such as Euro Car Parts. The Thatcham programme is run in conjunction with TÜV and inspects parts to assure users of their quality and that they will take no longer to fit than an OE spare. The system also audits the manufacturing facilities of suppliers.

Toyota Multi-Mode Transmission

Toyota’s Multi-Mode transmission (MMT) has been around for over seven years; fitted to the Aygo, Yaris and

Timing Belt Replacement

The belt replacement on the 1.4-litre diesel engine in the PSA 107/C1 can sometimes be problematic, so Dayco, as t

Mid-Production Clutch Diameter Increase

Tim Hodgkin, Technical Support Technician at ZF Services UK advises that early 1.0 litre models of

With regard to the Peugeot 107 , Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo

The issue we have is regarding the Timing chain

Water Pumps

Although from 2009 an up-rated water pump was introduced to remedy the problem, the water pump originally fitted to the model