Tag: sealing rings
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No More Rattling or Hanging Exhaust
A 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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Oily Engine Bay and a Hunting Idle? There Is a Non-Obvious Fix
A 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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Asbestos in Cars: Why It Was Banned and What FEBEST Uses Instead
Asbestos 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…