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  • Bentley ECU upgrades

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    Bentley ECU upgrades

    ECU Remapping for Bentley Guide to possible BHP and Torgue improvement, on Bentley cars with ECU remapping or upgrade. Model Variant Original BHP Tuning Performance Azure 6.8 389 ...

  • Bleed and Flush a Brake System

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    Bleed and Flush a Brake System

    How to Bleed and Flush a Car Brake System The brake fluid in your cars brake system is a hydraulic based fluid that is used to transfer force from the brake pedal to the brake cal ...

  • Blind spot explained

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    Blind spot explained

    Car Blind spot explained A blind spot in a vehicle is an area around the vehicle that cannot be directly observed by the driver while at the controls, under existing circumstances ...

  • Blue Smoke from Engine Exhaust Pipe

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    Blue Smoke from Engine Exhaust Pipe

    Blue Smoke from Exhaust Pipe explained Many people consider blue smoke from a car to be elusive. Blue smoke is generally caused because of several specific conditions in the vehic ...

  • BMW ECU upgrades

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    BMW ECU upgrades

    ECU Remapping for BMW Guide to possible BHP and Torgue improvement, on BMW cars with ECU remapping or upgrade. Model Variant Original SRS II Tuning Performance 1 Series E81 116i 1 ...

  • BMW tyre pressures chart

    BMW tyre pressures chart

    BMW tyre pressures chart This chart should be used as a guideline only. Model Year-(MY) Torque (NM) Tyre Size Pressure Front (PSI) Pressure Rear (PSI) 1 Series (E81/82/87/88) 04 – ...

  • BMW Wheel PCD & Offsets

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    BMW Wheel PCD & Offsets

    BMW Wheel Fitment Guide PCD & Offsets Model Year PCD Offset Bore 1 Series 04 on 5×120 35 to 45 72.6 3 series 84 to 91 4X100 15 to 25 57.1 3 series 91 to 99 5×120 35 to 45 72.6 3 s ...

  • Body roll explained

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    Body roll explained

    Car Body roll explained On wheeled or tracked vehicles, body roll is a reference to the load transfer of a vehicle towards the outside of a turn. When a vehicle is fitted with a s ...

  • Boost gauge

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    Boost gauge

    Boost gauge A boost gauge is a pressure gauge that indicates manifold air pressure or turbocharger or supercharger boost pressure in an internal combustion engine. They are common ...

  • Bootleg 180 turn

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    Bootleg 180 turn

    Car 180 Bootleg turn explained A bootleg turn is a driving maneuver intended to reverse the direction of travel of a forward-moving automobile by 180 degrees in a minimum amount o ...

  • Brake Caliper Front Replace

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    Brake Caliper Front Replace

    How to Replace a car front Brake Caliper Front and rear brake calipers are an extremely important component of the braking system. On vehicles built after the late 1960’s, most al ...

  • Brake lights not working Classic cars

    Brake lights not working Classic cars

    Brake lights not working? Classic cars Have your brake lights gone out? If this is the case, a few easy checks should quickly reveal the problem. Driving without working brake lig ...

  • Brake Master Cylinder Replace

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    Brake Master Cylinder Replace

    How to Replace Car Brake Master Cylinder The brake master cylinder is the manual hydraulic pressure part of the brake system. The brake master holds hydraulic brake fluid that is ...

  • Brake Pads & Rotors Rear replace

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    Brake Pads & Rotors Rear replace

    Replace Rear Brake Pads and Rotors (disks) How to replace rear disks and pads.Rear disc brake pads offer better performance and are not as affected by moisture like conventional b ...

  • Brake Pads Rotors Front Replace

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    Brake Pads Rotors Front Replace

    How to Replace Front Brake Pads and Rotors (Disks) The front brake pads androtors are normal service items on most cars Besides removing the front wheels and visually inspecting t ...

  • Brake Shoes Rear Drums replace

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    Brake Shoes Rear Drums replace

    Replacing rear car brake shoes Most older cars have a brake shoe and drum style of brake system in the rear of the cars.Drum brakes are not quite as efficient as their counter par ...

  • Brake Wheel Cylinder Replace

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    Brake Wheel Cylinder Replace

    How to Replace a Brake Wheel Cylinder A wheel cylinder is an important braking component. Its purpose is to hydraulically expand brake shoes causing them to tighten against a brak ...

  • Brakepipe replacement

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    Brakepipe replacement

    Motor car guide to replacing brakepipes Brake pipes and hoses can easily be forgotten and neglected since they are hidden away. However, they are just as vital as any other brakin ...