Motor Car Guide
Maintenance Guide
Maintenance Guides. Hints, service repairs for Classic & modern cars.
Service guide Manuals (registered users only).
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Shock Absorber Replace
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHow to Replace a Car Shock Absorber (damper) Shocks are used as the dampening force in the suspension system of a vehicle. Without shocks our drive would be much like a ...
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Shocks & Struts Check
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHow to Check shock absorber and Struts A shock or strut controls movement when a car is driven into a corner or over bumps. These units are comprised of shock oil, dampening ...
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Short long arms suspension
Technical GuidesShort long arms suspension explained A short long arms suspension (SLA) is also known as an unequal length double wishbone suspension. The upper arm is typically an A-arm, and is ...
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Short shifter
RegisteredTechnical GuidesShort shifter A short shifter, also known as a short throw shifter, is the result of an automotive aftermarket modification of the manual transmissions' stick shift either by ...
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Skid resistance Road slipperiness
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Skid resistance Road slipperiness explained Road slipperiness or skid resistance is the technical term for the cumulative effects of snow, ice, water, loose material and the ...
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Skoda ECU upgrades
Technical GuidesECU Remapping for Skoda Guide to possible BHP and Torgue improvement, on Skoda cars with ECU remapping or upgrade. Model Variant Original BHP SRS II Tuning Performance Fabia 1.4 ...
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Skoda Wheel Fitment Guide
Technical GuidesSkoda Wheel Fitment Sizes Guide PCD & Offsets Model P.C.D. ET C.B. Škoda Favorit 4 x 100 35...38 57 Škoda Felicia 4 x 100 35...38 57 Škoda Forman 4 x 100 35...38 57 Škoda Octavia ...
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Sliding door
RegisteredTechnical GuidesSliding door A sliding door is a type of door that opens by sliding (usually horizontally), whereby the door is either mounted on or suspended from a track. These aren't usually ...
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Sliding pillar suspension
Technical GuidesSliding pillar suspension A sliding pillar suspension is a form of independent suspension for light cars. The stub axle and wheel assembly are attached to a vertical pillar or ...
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Slip angle explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Slip angle explained In vehicle dynamics, slip angle or sideslip angle is the angle between a rolling wheel's actual direction of travel and the direction towards which it is ...
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Slip ratio explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Slip ratio explained Slip ratio is a means of calculating and expressing the locking status of a wheel and is vital to the effectiveness of any anti-lock braking system. When ...
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Slipstream (Drafting )
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Slipstream Explained A slipstream is a region behind a moving object in which a wake of fluid (typically air or water) is moving at velocities comparable to the moving object ...
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Smart ECU upgrades
Technical GuidesECU Remapping for Smart Guide to possible BHP and Torgue improvement, on Smart cars with ECU remapping or upgrade. Model Variant Original BHP Tuning Performance Coupe | Cabrio ...
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Smart key
Technical GuidesSmart key Explained A smart key is an electronic access and authorization system which is available as an option or standard in several cars. It was first developed by Siemens in ...
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Snow chains
RegisteredTechnical GuidesSnow chains Snow chains, or tire chains, are devices fitted to the tires of vehicles to provide maximum traction when driving through snow and ice. Snow chains are attached to ...
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Solex Carburetter
RegisteredTechnical GuidesSolex Carburetter Solex was a French manufacturer of carburetors and the powered bicycle VéloSoleX. The Solex company was founded by Marcel Mennesson and Maurice Goudard to ...
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Space frame explained
Technical GuidesSpace frame chassis Spaceframes are sometimes used in the chassis designs of automobiles and motorcycles. In both a spaceframe and a tube-frame chassis, the suspension, engine, ...
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Spark plug explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHow a spark plug works Car Spark Plug Split Diagram The main feature of a spark plug is a cerarmic Insulator inside a threaded metal shank Through the middle of the cerarmic body ...
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