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DTC P0500 on Ford engines. Causes and solutions

DTC P0500 is typical not only for Ford Focus 2 cars, but also for many Japanese cars. Theoretically, there is nothing difficult to decipher, but the search for faults may lead very deep. Formally, OBDII code P0500 is deciphered as absence of data in the engine control unit about vehicle speed, therefore it would be logical to suspect the speed sensor. But it is not that simple.

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Replacing the rear brake shoes Skoda Fabia, which is better

Replacing the rear brake shoes on Skoda Fabia is performed at least 100 thousand kilometers, but their life is highly dependent on many factors. Nevertheless, the replacement process is not too different from the same operation on other front-wheel-drive cars with drum brakes, and especially VAG cars. Today we will understand how to remove and replace the rear brake shoes on Fabia with drum brakes, what pads are better to buy and how to adjust the parking brake.

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Dacia Duster rear wheel bearing: how to choose and change it

Replacing the rear wheel hub bearing on four-wheel drive Dacia Duster 4x4 is not the easiest operation. Perform the work with your own hands is worth it only if you have a certain experience and, of course, confidence in your abilities. Nevertheless, even if we are not going to change the rear hub bearing ourselves, knowing the catalog numbers of the bearing and the main points of the replacement process will never hurt.

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Renault Scenic 3 and Megane 3: changing rear brake pads and discs

On Renault Megane 3 and Scenic 3, the rear brake pads are replaced using the same technology. No difficulties can arise in the process of replacement, the only thing that can knock out - the electric actuator of the handbrake. The choice of pads For Megan and Scenic we looked at not so long ago. Today, we'll replace the electric handbrake rear pads and replace the rear brake discs on the Renault Megan 3 and Scenic 3.

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Brake pads for Renault Megane 2: which are better, prices and part numbers

The replacement of brake pads on the Renault Megane Gen 2 is not regulated by the manufacturer. Replace the pads as they wear, and it can come as at 20-30 thousand miles, and at a mileage of 50 000 km. The selection of pads on Megane 2 is complicated by the fact that during the release of a second-generation car has changed a few bodies, collected at different plants, in addition, the size and part numbers depend on the type of engine. How to choose and replace the brake pads on the second Megan, we will understand right now.

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How and when to change the fine fuel filter Peugeot 308

The quality of gasoline at our country's gas stations is rapidly increasing, but not as intensively as we would like. Unlike the prices. Anticipating this, the designers of French PSA budget cars, in particular Peugeot 308, use several fuel filters in the fuel supply system. Where is the fine fuel filter, how to change it and which one is better?

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Ball joint replacement on Mitsubishi Outlander XL. Which one is better, prices

The front suspension on the Mitsubishi Outlander XL is quite durable. On our beautiful roads silentblocks can withstand even 100-110 thousand kilometers of run. Replacement of ball joint on Mitsubishi Outlander may be necessary a little earlier, although their service life is not regulated by anything. We'll show you how to change the ball joints with your own hands quickly and without mistakes.

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Ground clearance Dacia Duster: how to increase correctly, the characteristics of the suspension

If to treat Dacia Duster not as a parket car, but as an off-roader, the ground clearance put to it can be not enough. On the other hand, Duster has never been and cannot be the car for serious lack of roads, not Toyota Land Cruiser. First, it has no frame body design, second, transmission and engines are obviously not designed for high loads, and third, suspension parameters though allow making some changes in ground clearance parameters, but it has its limit. How to increase the ground clearance on the Dacia Duster, what it is at all and what the consequences can be with an illiterate approach to the issue - all this we will consider right now.

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VW Passat B3: replacement and correct choice of brake pads

Volkswagen Passat cars have been making owners happy for more than 30 years with their reliability and durability. But, like any car, it has to change consumable spare parts, such as VW brake pads, front or rear. This is a simple procedure that does not require special knowledge. But there is one peculiarity, taking into account which you need to choose the pads by article number.

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Skoda Octavia III: how to clean the fuel filter and replace the gas pump

The trend in modern automotive engineering and architecture of assemblies and units is to bind as many consumables as possible into one unit, solder, glue, make them indissoluble. This is understandable. It is more profitable for the manufacturer to sell parts in modules, not individually. It is more advantageous for us to replace one gasket, than to change the whole assembly. The same story with the gas pump on the Skoda Octavia III (A7).

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