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Hydraulic tappets are a useful and practical thing, but not every engine has received this privilege. Chevrolet Spark with an S-TEC engine, for example, was left without them, and therefore the adjustment of the thermal valve clearance shines on the owners of all 0.8 and 1.0 l S-TEC engines. How to adjust the valves with your own hands, when and what will happen if you drive with unadjusted clearances, let's understand right now.
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Рядный 16-клапанный 4-цилиндровый двигатель Toyota 2AZ-FE устанавливался на ряд популярных моделей концерна — Camry, RAV4, Alphard, Harrier и некоторые другие вплоть до 2019 года. Сегодня разберемся, как отрегулировать зазоры клапанов в моторах серии 2AZ-FE, когда это делать и что лучше заменить по ходу работы.
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Oil replacement in the variable transmission Jatco JF010E Nissan Murano Z51 can not be called particularly difficult, but responsible – it is undeniable. The fact that the CVT, installed on a large crossover, experiences significant stress and works on the worn lubricant is clearly not good for him. The price of CVT or the cost of repair can be approximately imagined and it is not in any comparison with the spent one and a half hours for fluid change with one's hands.
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Is it cold in the cabin? Is the antifreeze not warming up in the Ford Focus 2? Is the heater blowing cold? A well-known story. With the advent of cold weather, many owners of the second-generation Ford Focus complain about slow heating up of the cabin and cold radiator. Certainly, if it is -35 ˚C, it is one thing. But when at normal winter temperature of 10-15 degrees of frost the cabin is heated up to half an hour, it is time to check the cooling system, and it is worth it. Thermostat, heater radiator, control electronics, air lock – all of these can easily become the cause of the cold in the cabin. Replacing the thermostat on a Ford Focus 2 will fix the situation 80% of the time.
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May 1968 was an epochal year for Citroen in terms of its influence on the entire French automotive history. It was a time of rebellion, freedom, creativity and lightness. Four words that accurately describe the CITROËN Méhari.
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Perhaps everyone who cares about cars knows what a muscle car is. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the car that started the era of powerful cars with eight-cylinder V-blocks under the hood. It's a classy, spry and stylish 1949 Oldsmobile 88.
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In October 1969, Nissan introduced the Fairlady Z sports coupe. The car was exported to the European and U.S. markets as the Datsun 240Z and caused a revolution in the sports car segment. A good, affordable, reliable sports car from Japan that could also be used on a daily basis, which was unheard of at the time.
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More recently, Porsche began production of the new 2020 Porsche Speedster, which is based on the 991-generation 911. The car was presented in April 2019 at the New York Auto Show and will go on sale later this year. But the roots of the sports convertible go back to 1952, when the first Porsche Speedster was produced. And here is its brief but quite interesting history.
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Toyota Supra is a sacred cow for fans of Japanese sports cars, Japanese design, and Japanese automotive technology. However, the last generation has somewhat shaken the position of adherents of Japanese technology, as the new Supra is assembled on the basis of a completely non-Japanese BMW. Nevertheless, the car has a rich and interesting history and has not yet said its last word…
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The flashing Check Engine light warns the driver of malfunctions of the engine control system. In Ford engines, as in all modern injector cars, the engine is controlled by electronics. Testing the electronic control unit will help you understand what the error is. If the scanner or other diagnostic equipment indicates a P0300 error, it is most likely that we are dealing with a malfunction in the ignition system.
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