2015 CAT AWARDS – NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
Nominations for the 2015 CAT Awards are open! This year there are more ways to get involved in the nominations process. Do you know a factor that goes above and beyond your expectations every time? […]
October 2014
MORE TECHNICIANS ON IGA TRAINING COURSES
The RMI’s Independent Garage Association (IGA) has announced a sharp increase in the number of technicians it has trained over the past year.
How to extract useful info from databases
Mike Owen thinks you may know more about your customers than you realise and has some useful tips on how to make databases work for you
On the line: The first impression counts
John Genge gives some advice on phone manner and how it can improve your customers’ attitude to and confidence in your business
CAT Manufacturing Lives: Prestolite
Stephen Trulock explains Prestolite’s diverse UK operation and why it has the perfect business model. Rotating electrics are a fascinating product type with the amount of power they are expected to produce especially in the heavy-duty sector, including buses, trucks, plant and military vehicles
Inside Line: Remy
The Renault Megane is fitted with electric steering and has an EPS column providing assistance to an EPS rack. There are two different racks depending upon wheel sizes. Racks are prone to the gaiters splitting, allowing water and […]
Inside Line: RMI
All variants with factory fitted alarms – false alarms at random when locked, water entry into the multifunction module in the engine bay fuse box N/S. 1.5 DCi K9K engines engine warning light illuminated with […]
Inside Line: Manbat
Renault introduced a Start-Stop system on several of its power units for the Mégane in early 2012 and they now feature strongly throughout the range on both petrol and diesel variants. As a result, early […]
Inside Line: Dayco
The 1.5dCi, 1.6i and 2.0TCe engines used extensively across the Mégane range are fitted with a Dayco High Tenacity (HT) or ‘white’ timing belt as its original equipment fitment. These units also feature a water […]
Inside Line: First Line
Clutch Certain models in the Mégane range feature gearboxes with a self-adjusting clutch (SAC), which can be tricky to fit if the correct replacement process is not followed. Therefore, Borg & Beck recommend that before […]
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