Febest Auto Parts BLOG
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FEBEST Pro Tip: Steering Racks and Their Faults
Read more: FEBEST Pro Tip: Steering Racks and Their FaultsSteering racks fail in two distinct ways depending on their assistance type: hydraulic racks leak past their seals, and electric racks develop electronic faults and knocking from worn plastic bushings. Both can usually be repaired with individual components instead of a complete rack, which is what FEBEST supplies. Here is what to look for and…
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No More Rattling or Hanging Exhaust
Read more: No More Rattling or Hanging ExhaustA rattling, knocking or sagging exhaust is usually caused by a torn rubber mount or a rusted-out bracket, not by the pipe itself. The exhaust hangs from the body on flexible mounts by design, and once those mounts split, the system drops, bangs against the underbody and can tear out oxygen sensor wiring. Inspect the…
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FEBEST Seasonal Check-List: Taking the Car on Holiday
Read more: FEBEST Seasonal Check-List: Taking the Car on HolidayBefore a long drive, inspect the components that leave you stranded rather than merely annoyed: cooling, driveline boots, wheel bearings, steering, brakes and ball joints. Almost every roadside failure on a road trip starts as something visible at home, usually a cracked rubber boot or a bearing with play in it. This check-list works through…
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For Drifters and Everyone Else: FEBEST Centre Bearings for the Mark II Family
Read more: For Drifters and Everyone Else: FEBEST Centre Bearings for the Mark II FamilyPropshaft vibration and droning on a Toyota Mark II, Chaser, Cresta or Crown almost always trace back to a worn centre bearing, usually finished off by tired universal joints upstream. FEBEST now produces centre bearing 0158-008 for these models, so the fault can be fixed without buying a complete propshaft. Here is what these cars…
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Heater Blowing Hot in Summer on a Nissan? Here Is the Fix
Read more: Heater Blowing Hot in Summer on a Nissan? Here Is the FixIf your Nissan blows warm air with the temperature dial hard on cold, the cause is almost always the heater blend door cable, not the air conditioning. The cable stretches, the blend door stops closing fully, and hot air keeps leaking into the cabin regardless of where you set the dial. FEBEST now produces a…
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New for the Heat: Cooling Hoses for Japanese and Korean Models
Read more: New for the Heat: Cooling Hoses for Japanese and Korean ModelsFEBEST has expanded its cooling system hose range from just over 20 part numbers to more than 30, with new radiator hoses for Toyota, Lexus, Infiniti, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Kia and Hyundai. Every hose is produced under ISO 16949 certified quality control and carries a two year or 60,000 km warranty. Here are the new…
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Oily Engine Bay and a Hunting Idle? There Is a Non-Obvious Fix
Read more: Oily Engine Bay and a Hunting Idle? There Is a Non-Obvious FixA hunting idle combined with oil film all over the engine bay usually points at the crankcase ventilation system, not the ignition or fuel system. Perished hoses and seals let unmetered air into the intake and oil vapour into the engine bay, while a stuck PCV valve either destabilises the idle or pressurises the crankcase.…
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FEBEST Pro Tip: The Hidden Part Inside Your Drum Brakes
Read more: FEBEST Pro Tip: The Hidden Part Inside Your Drum BrakesThe self-adjuster is the part that keeps a rear drum brake working, and almost nobody inspects it. It holds the gap between shoe and drum to a minimum as the friction lining wears down, and when it seizes, both your rear braking and your handbrake quietly lose effectiveness. This is what it does, how it…
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Car Aircon Not Blowing Cold? The FEBEST Seasonal Check-List
Read more: Car Aircon Not Blowing Cold? The FEBEST Seasonal Check-ListIf your air conditioning blows warm on its first proper run of the season, the fault is usually one of ten things, and most of them cost far less to fix than a compressor. Start under the bonnet with airflow and refrigerant pressure, then move inside the cabin to the filter, blower and evaporator. This…
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Asbestos in Cars: Why It Was Banned and What FEBEST Uses Instead
Read more: Asbestos in Cars: Why It Was Banned and What FEBEST Uses InsteadAsbestos is banned in Australia and New Zealand because its dust causes lung cancer, laryngeal cancer and asbestosis, and it stays in the lungs permanently once inhaled. In vehicles it was used in two main places: brake friction linings and heat-resistant exhaust gaskets. Both have since been replaced with safer materials that meet the same…