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Burning Oil Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.0 JB, J20A engine. What to do?

The 140-horsepower 2.0-liter J20A Suzuki Grand Vitara JB series engine was installed on the car until 2015. High oil consumption is considered one of the disadvantages of this engine, although often the burning of oil is the fault of the driver. If the engine mileage is just over 100,000 km, there is a chance to eliminate high oil consumption without major repairs.

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Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 Z18XER oil cooler (heat exchanger) leaks, what to do

The 1.8-liter Chevrolet Cruze F18D4 engine (Z18XER) is considered quite reliable and resource-intensive. However, it also has its weaknesses, well studied by our drivers. The Chevrolet Cruze heat exchanger cooling and lubrication systems are one of the sore points of this engine.

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How to replace the timing belt Skoda Fabia 5J 1.4 16 v BXW

The family of 1.4-liter engines (BXW) used by the VAG alliance, including the second-generation Skoda Fabia, is considered quite reliable. Some managed to go through them to overhaul up to 350 thousand. However, this does not negate the systematic maintenance of the engine. Including timely replacement of the Skoda Fabia timing kit.

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How to replace the thermostat of DSG6 VW Golf 6, Octavia A5. The engine does not heat up

It is well known that diesel engines warm-up very lazily in winter. Especially modern, with a complex cooling system. Such as the 2.0 TDI CR CFGB diesel with robotic DSG6 transmission. This tandem is most often installed on the Octavia A5, Golf 6, Superb, and a lot of other VAG models. If the engine warms up badly and for a long time, it may not be the main thermostat that is to blame.

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How to fix: Skoda Octavia Tour 1.6 BFQ. Thermostat, P1292

The relatively simple 1.6-liter BFQ engine was installed on the Skoda Octavia A4, Volkswagen Golf 4, and a number of Seat and Audi models until 2010. There are few complaints about it, but everyone knows the problems with the thermostat and the appearance of errors P1292 and P1293. How to replace the thermostat Skoda Octavia Tour 1.6 BFQ and whether it can be repaired, we will understand now.

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Thermostat Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 Z18XER (F18D4). How to replace and check

The life of the Opel Z18XER engine, as well as its copy of the F18D4, can not be considered a record, although its 250-300 thousand before overhaul, he pulls. The Chevrolet Cruze thermostat on F18D4 engines is one of the weaknesses of this engine. How to replace a thermostat, which is better to put to get rid of problems for a long time, is understood today.

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How to replace a timing belt Dacia Duster K9K 1.5 l

The diesel 1.5-liter Renault K9K engine was and still is installed on a lot of Renault's and Dacia models (Duster, Megan, Kangoo, Captur, Scenic), Nissan Almera, Qashqai, Micro, Mercedes A-Class W177, B-Class W247, Citan W415, and a number of others cars. Replacing the timing belt on a Dacia Duster K9K diesel engine is a common procedure.

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EGR valve Volkswagen Golf IV and fault code P0401 (16786)

Old Volkswagen Golf 4 generations were going to 2006. They set about a dozen different engines with a good set of gearboxes. In particular, 16-valve motors 1.4 and 1.6 liters of different series show themselves as reliable and hardy aggregates with small problems. One of them is a broken or worn EGR valve that causes an fault code Р0401 (16786).

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