The Differential In Addition To Transfer Case

The differential sits betwixt the wheels, where the displace shaft connects alongside the axle. Depending on whether your vehicle is front-wheel drive, rear-wheel displace or four-wheel drive, the differential is on the front, nurture or both axles. In improver to differentials, four-wheel displace cars convey a transfer case.

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Differential too transfer case 

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How a Differential Works  

Transfer case 

Brake System

A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion past times absorbing liberate energy from a moving system^. It is used for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, wheel, axle, or to forestall its motion, about oft accomplished past times agency of friction.

 

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Brakes- System 

Mot Test? How To Larn Out Commencement Time!!

MOT Test Sign

UPDATE!! Due to changes inwards the MOT delight utilization this article inwards conjuction amongst the extra items on the next article!!!

Update two I receive got at 1 time uploaded a total checklist which yous tin forcefulness out download below. Use it amongst the data inwards this article. 

MOT Test Changes (March 2013)

MOT Test Checklist

Is it that fourth dimension of the yr again? The ruddy MOT is due on your machine in addition to amongst coin tighter than ever nosotros all would similar our machine to transcend get-go time. Hopefully you've come upwardly across my Blog inwards search of some advice to help your machine transcend it's MOT Test. As an MOT Tester my self I idea I would transcend on my noesis of what nosotros testers expression at during the MOT Test in addition to render yous amongst a handy checklist to enable yous to convey your machine to it's side past times side exam fully prepared.

Let's start amongst an explanation of the MOT Test in addition to then nosotros know precisely what nosotros are dealing with.

The MOT Test is an annual vehicle exam inwards the United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland During the MOT Test your vehicle is tested to the minimum standards equally layed out inwards the MOT Inspection manual, a re-create of which tin forcefulness out hold upwardly flora inwards PDF format here MOT Test Manual

If your machine fails it's MOT it tin forcefulness out Pb to costly repairs, re-test fees in addition to delays inwards taxing or insuring your car.

So what tin forcefulness out yous create to help your machine transcend its MOT Test get-go time?

Well yous could trawl through the inspection manual I linked earlier, or yous could follow my slowly to follow checklist a re-create of which is downloadable HERE. The checklist is best used in conjunction with the next information.

 I empathise most people don't receive got access to a ramp. So let's expression at what yous tin forcefulness out depository fiscal establishment check your self at home.

MOT Test What's Covered

Seats And Seat Belts

Shake the seats amongst a flake of force. Are they secure? We allow for some get inwards the runners during the MOT but loose securing bolts that's a big no-no.

Pull the seats belts all the agency out, tin forcefulness out yous meet whatever cuts or incomplete stitching? Slight fluffing in addition to fraying is acceptable but cuts in addition to repairs e.g. amongst a lighter are unacceptable. Check the seatbelts clip inwards to at that spot clips in addition to depository fiscal establishment check they unloosen correctly.

Warning Lamps

Are at that spot there any warning lamps on on the dash? ABS light, SRS Light, Engine Management Light, Tyre pressure level warning. (Check out this Blog How to Fix Engine Management Light)or whatever other malfunction indicators. If at that spot are it is e'er worth getting these checked out first.

Switches

Check all the switches inwards the vehicle in addition to depository fiscal establishment check the share correctly in addition to equally expected. I.e. Light switches, Wipers, Horn. 

Wipers in addition to Washers

Do your wipers work? Do they clear the screen effectively? Are the wiper blades split? Is your washer bottle full? The raise wiper doesn't currently come upwardly into the MOT Test but its worth checking anyway.

Brake Controls

Is the brake pedal secure in addition to the pedal safe intact in addition to fitted correctly?

Check the brake servo performance equally follows.

With the engine off view the brake pedal until it goes hard, press in addition to concur it downwardly piece starting the engine depository fiscal establishment check that the pedal move increase when the engine is started but equally good depository fiscal establishment check that the pedal doesn't become all the agency to the floor. 

Does the common brake piece of occupation equally intended? Apply the common brake in addition to give it a shake. Make for sure it doesn't unloosen accidentally. Make for sure the common brake doesn't come upwardly up to the halt of its travel.

Steering Wheel in addition to Column 

Grab concur of the steering cycle give it a adept milkshake dorsum in addition to forth, side to side, upwardly in addition to down, depository fiscal establishment check that at that spot is no get inwards the column of play inwards the steering column bearings.

Doors 

Check the opened upwardly in addition to closed correctly. Make for sure the front end doors opened upwardly from the within in addition to outside. Check the doors are secure.

Mirrors

Check that the mirrors are all present, depository fiscal establishment check they are secure, depository fiscal establishment check the mirror spectacles are non broken.

Horn

Press the Horn switch. Does the Horn work? It shouldn't audio harsh or grating, it should hold upwardly 1 unmarried tone. I.e no Dixie horn or other music.

Speedometer (New to the MOT Test equally of 20th March 2013)

Check the speedometer operation. Check it illuminates amongst the side lamps.

Number Plates

Are they readable create they conform to the regulations layed downwardly HERE.

Lights

Check all lights piece of occupation correctly. Make for sure the lights are non damaged. Check the state tales on the dash piece of occupation i.e fog lamp, master copy beam, indicators in addition to guide chances alarm state tales.

The headlamps necessitate the aim to hold upwardly checked, this must hold upwardly done using specialised equipment in addition to tin forcefulness out hold upwardly adjusted during the MOT Test in addition to then don't teach to hung upwardly on this.

Wheels in addition to Tyres

Are the wheels secure, non damaged or buckled? Are the tyres legal? The minimum tread depth of the tyres for cars is 1.6mm. More tin forcefulness out hold upwardly flora HERE.

Shock Absorbers

Bounce on each corner of the car, allow go. Does the bouncing stop? or is it to strong to bounce? if non yous may receive got faulty daze absorbers.

Fuel Cap

Does it check correctly, is the seal intact, are at that spot whatever leaks? Some types of temporary fuel caps are unacceptable on the the MOT Test.

Bonnet

Does it secure properly, in addition to tin forcefulness out yous opened upwardly it? H5N1 bonnet which cannot hold upwardly opened is a argue to spend upwardly to send out an MOT Test on a car.

Tow Bars

Are they secure in addition to id the wiring plug fitted in addition to working (13 pivot plugs on newer vehicles are testable)

Body Condition

Is at that spot whatever harm that is either causing loose trunk parts, abrupt edges or projections. Is at that spot whatever corrosion? H5N1 vast surface area of the machine is testable for corrosion on the MOT Test. Only for sure areas are allowed to receive got excessive corrosion.

Fluid Levels

Check the fluid levels nether the bonnet, i.e.  brake fluid, engine oil, steering fluid in addition to engine coolant. If whatever of these are bellow the minimum marks it volition hold upwardly worth getting the system checked out equally depression fluid degree could betoken a problem.

Well unfortunately that's about all yous tin forcefulness out depository fiscal establishment check amongst out access to a ramp, emission's tester or brake tester.  

I promise yous flora this post service informative. Do yous receive got any suggestions on how I could meliorate it, or receive got yous got an MOT Test story to tell? Please go out a comment.

Once 1 time again my slowly DIY Checklist is available HERE.

Google Play Gift Cards Straight Off Available Inward The Uk!!

Google Play Gift Cards

Google play gift cards convey of late became available inwards the UK.

Google play shop gift cards convey been available inwards the United States of America for unopen to fourth dimension similar a shot too the search engine giant has similar a shot released the perfect introduce to the United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland market.

With the sales of Android based phones inwards the United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland at an all fourth dimension high, it seems similar the perfect fourth dimension for Google to foremost selling play shop gift cards.

The Play shop gift cards are currently available inwards £10 too £25 offerings, alongside Google promising a £50 gift carte du jour inwards the most future.

Supermarket chains Tesco too Morrisons  are currently the alone retailers. As yous tin imagine other retailers volition foremost selling them if they seek popular.

No uncertainty alongside the total of Android phones on the marketplace they volition survive a hit. With the £10 gift carte du jour an ideal total for a birthday treat.

So what create yous think, would yous similar to have a Google play gift carte du jour equally a gift? Comment below.

Trailer Seven Pivot 12N Wiring Diagram ( How To Wire A Trailer Plug)

12N vii Pin Trailer Plug

In this article nosotros volition expect at how to wire a vii pivot trailer plug to the 12N European standard. These are the type of plugs used on auto trailers as well as caravans. Although it tin dismiss live daunting at first. With the correct tools it takes really footling time.

To wire a 12N vii pivot plug you lot postulate a duo of tools. Wire Strippers as well as an assortment of screw drivers.

Here is a diagram of the wire colours as well as positions:

12N Wiring Diagram

Just inwards instance the flick doesn't brand feel hither is a written version of the 12N vii Pin Trailer wiring diagram:

Terminal Number Function 7 essence wire colour 1  Indicator Left Yellow 2  Rear fog light Blue 3  Earth White 4  Indicator Right Green 5  Side lights, mark lights & position out plate light Right Brown 6  Brake lights Red 7  Side lights, mark lights & position out plate light Left Black

 Did this deal you? Please allow me know inwards the comments below!

Mot Exam Changes!! March 2013

MOT Test Sign

This calendar month (March 2013) see's around changes to the listing of testable items on the MOT Test. In this article I volition explicate what the changes are in addition to how y'all tin flame y'all tin flame cheque them your self, to enable y'all to receive got your machine for it's MOT test good prepared.

The changes listing hither comprehend MOT Classes 4, v in addition to 7. Yes that includes your car, minibus or van.

Please read the next inwards conjunction amongst this article:

How To Pass Your MOT Test First Time

So lets receive got a hold off at the MOT Test changes:

• Headlamp levelling and cleaning devices for HID (High Intensity Discharge) in addition to LED headlamps.

What this way is that if y'all receive got either of the higher upwards types of headlamps fitted to your machine in addition to the machine is fitted amongst a headlamp adjuster. The adjuster must work. Same applies if a cleaning device i.e. headlamp washer jets, they must likewise work. 

To exam this clitoris your machine upwards to a wall in addition to switch on the headlamps. Work the headlamp adjuster in addition to cheque the lights on the wall motion upwards or down. To exam the cleaning device operate it in addition to cheque it works.

• Main Beam Tell-Tale.

This way that when y'all switch the headlamps to original or amount beam, the bluish alert calorie-free on the dash must come upwards on. Here is a moving-picture present of the Main Beam Tell-Tale.

Example Main Beam Tell Tale

• Battery (Includes Batteries for Hybrid Or Electric Vehicles)

The MOT Test right away covers battery safety in addition to leaks. All y'all involve to produce is cheque the Battery is secure in addition to non leaking.

• Electrical Wiring in addition to Connectors

Check all wiring for safety in addition to insulation. Make certain wiring is non loose or chaffing, cheque the is no wiring probable to drive a curt circuit.

• Trailer Electrical Socket Security in addition to Connections.

If your vehicle is fitted amongst a tow ball in addition to electrical connections. Check they are secure, the electrical connections are secure in addition to the wring is non probable to curt circuit.

• 13 Pin Trailer Electrical Connection.

Newer vehicles are fitted amongst a thirteen Pin electrical connectedness for the trailer electrics. During the MOT Test this volition locomote tested for component subdivision using a tester. You tin flame exam this past times hooking upwards your caravan or trailer in addition to testing the lights.

• Function of the Steering Lock including malfunction indicator if fitted.

To exam this. If your vehicle is fitted amongst a steering lock, receive got the primal out of the ignition in addition to plough the steering. Check that the steering lock comes on in addition to that y'all can't plough the steering. If the machine is fitted amongst a error indicator for the steering lock cheque it isn't indicating a fault.

• Electronic might steering malfunction indicator light.

Easiest way to exam this is, cheque that at that spot is no steering alert calorie-free on, on the dash when the engine is running.

• Electronic Park Brake Control in addition to malfunction indicator light.

If your vehicle is fitted amongst an electronic park brake, cheque that the switch industrial plant in addition to is secure. Also cheque that the error alert calorie-free is non indicating a fault.

• Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Components, Switch and Malfunction indicator.

If your machine is fitted amongst ESC cheque that the switch industrial plant in addition to that the error alert indicator is non indicating a fault.

• Brake Fluid Warning Light.

The MOT Test right away requires that this calorie-free is fitted in addition to working. To exam this plough the ignition on, apply the pes brake in addition to liberate the commons brake. Check the RED Round circle amongst the exclamation grade inwards the center goes out. Check it comes on when the commons brake is applied. This is because the brake fluid alert calorie-free likewise acts the the commons brake on light.

• Tyre clitoris per unit of measurement area Monitoring System.

If your machine is fitted amongst a Tyre Pressure Monitoring System, cheque the error alert calorie-free is non indicating a fault.

• SRS (Supplementary Restraint System) Including Air bags, Seat belt pre-tensioners, spot belt charge limiters and malfunction indicator.

Check that the air bags are fitted in addition to non deployed. Check the seatbelts receive got no alert flags sticking out of the clips. Check the error indicator is non indicating a fault.

• Engine Mountings

A fleck tougher to exam but, elevator the bonnet in addition to equally far equally possible cheque the engine mounts are secure in addition to non broken.

• Speedometer

Check that the speedometer works, in addition to illuminates amongst the side lights.

• Indirect Vision Devices (where they supersede mirrors).

If your machine is fitted amongst cameras instead of fly mirrors, cheque they are secure in addition to that they piece of job in addition to y'all tin flame run across the screen.

That close covers the changes to the MOT Test, in 1 lawsuit once again I highly recommend preparing your machine for MOT amongst the next Blog:

How to Pass Your MOT Test First Time

Thank y'all for reading. Do y'all receive got whatever questions close the MOT Test? Please locomote out it inwards the Comments

 

Ecu Remapping Vs Chip! (Performance Tuning)

ECU

Customers oftentimes inquire conditions they should opt for an ECU remap, or a functioning chip, when trying to increment engine performance. I similar to intend I give them a good informed response, too therefore I idea I would portion my response alongside you.

To commence alongside i of the questions you lot may accept is. 'If ECU Remapping or chipping is too therefore much better, why don't manufactures include it on the motorcar equally standard?'

Well the best response for this is that manufactures accept to ensure their cars volition perform good too come across emissions standards inwards countries all over the world. The biggest employment is the climate conditions modify where always you lot are inwards the world. Things similar humidity, altitude and temperature brand a massive departure to the agency an engine runs and consumes fuel.

So the manufactures accept to brand a decision  Go for all out functioning nether for certain climate conditions or brand a decent performing motorcar across many different climates. The response is normally the later on and manufactures come upwardly to a compromise. 

The affair is though if you lot know the climate too operating conditions of the engine, it is possible to achieve better functioning too fuel economy.

So which is ameliorate ECU remapping or functioning chips. To empathise the response nosotros get-go bespeak to expect at what each on does.

ECU Remapping  is all almost modify the software within of the ECU. This is achieved by either writing your ain software for the cars ECU, or to a greater extent than commonly changing the manufactures software.

Performance chips on the other mitt lucifer inwards betwixt the engines sensors too actuators, altering the information that the ECU either receives or sends.

An representative of what a functioning fleck does is this:

Performance Chip Operation

So you lot tin lav watch the fuel pressure level is at in i lawsuit ii bar higher than what it should be.

This is the major depict dorsum for Performance chips. This added pressure level increases vesture too tear on components (Injectors too pressure level regulator).

An ECU Remap on the other hand, is far to a greater extent than fine tuned. Fuel delivery for representative tin lav survive adjusted to suit air temperature or humidity due to the fact that extra humidity volition give the axe to a greater extent than oxygen from the engines cylinders.

To survive honest cost isn't actually a cistron when comparison these methods of tuning. H5N1 BMW X5 functioning fleck costs almost £395 for a skillful character one, whereas an ECU Remap for the same vehicle is to a greater extent than or less £350 for a good written remap.

You tin lav also achieve similar functioning too fuel economic scheme using either method.

It is a representative of personal preference and available for your car, equally non every motorcar is remap-able too non every motorcar has a functioning fleck available.

If i had to guide though i would become for a good written ECU Remap every time because of the fact that functioning chips tin lav crusade an increased vesture charge per unit of measurement on its associated components.

What are your experiences? I honey to take away heed almost them, instruct out me a comment bellow.