Car Mechanics

Car Mechanics is the UK's only car magazine with essential advice on maintaining and repairing popular makes and models. It’s an invaluable motoring resource that appeals to both the DIY car enthusiast and the more experienced motor trade professional. Car Mechanics has helped save money for our readers every month since 1958. Each issue includes a wide range of in-depth features written in a clear, straightforward manner: • Readers’ motoring-related problems answered for FREE • Real-life motoring dilemmas from our man in the garage trade • Electronic diagnostics delves inside a different modern vehicle each month to explain its management system • Survival Guide looks at new and used component prices for a particular vehicle • Used Car Focus is an in-depth buying guide on a specific make and model • Service Bay covers a full service with close-up images and comprehensive descriptions • Project cars are a major part of the structure of the magazine as we buy, fix and sell different vehicles over a period of months So if you're into saving money and being a home technician, Car Mechanics will help you out - guaranteed!

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The Peter Simpson COLUMN • Peter knows that one car has got to go, but he’s struggling to decide which.

Forced Induction • Force-feeding an engine with air can aid power and fuel efficiency but it introduces complexity and increased costs, should something go wrong, as Rob Marshall discovers.

CM Insider • Martyn Knowles brings you news and product reviews from the automotive industry

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Tales from the workshop • Fixing advice from our garage proprietor Steve Rothwell

Timing belt & water pump • Part FOUR: Martyn Knowles follows the timing belt renewal on our 2.0 TDI and there’s tension in the garage as we discover more about tensioners.

Headlight trouble • PART SEVEN: Rob Hawkins returns to AES to attempt to fix a number of headlight-related problems.

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Is the JLR Ingenium the most problematic Modern Engine? • A brief history of the Ingenium by GT Automotive.

Door Disasters • Rob Hawkins seeks help from AES near York to fix a couple of typical door-related issues on CM’s Mk2 Focus.

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Dealer’s Diary • Peter Simpson provides us with an insight into the automotive sales trading world – and beyond.

Hyundai ix20 • Sometimes basic is best as this budget-priced often overlooked supermini MPV demonstrates.

OIL PUMP & HEX DRIVE REPLACEMENT • CM reader, Paul Winstanley, works on a 2009 Audi A6 2.0 TDI to renew the oil pump and Hex drive.

3-cylinder supermini • Rob Hawkins volunteers to help service a Peugeot 108 at AES near York.

Help! • Your non-diagnostic vehicle-related problems solved by Steve Rothwell

SPARE A THOUGHT • While part supplies are returning to normal, it’s still causing Vehicle Off Road (VOR) problems for motorists and mechanics alike – and looks like continuing to do so for some time, warns Alan Anderson.

Diagnostics Doctor • Steve Rothwell answering your ENGINE MANAGEMENT queries

Electronic Diagnostics • Rob Hawkins visits AJ Fleetcare to follow them investigating a potential issue on Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid SUV.

HAGERTY FESTIVAL of the UNEXCEPTIONAL • Rekindling fond memories of the second FOTU, Rob Marshall revisited the show to see how the event has changed, as it celebrates its tenth anniversary.

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