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How to check the charging status on your LX570

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- June 06, 2018

Not knowing if your battery is changing can be detrimental.

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Brake pad wear indicator

- October 08, 2023

The brake is one of the most important safety/ operational part of the vehicle, therefore car manufacturers have put so many measures in place to determine when the brake pad is due for a change. Mind you, the brake pad is made of materials that wear off easily in other to make the brake rotor (disc), which is more expensive, not to wear off easily while in braking and also to reduce energy loss due to heat caused by friction (We will talk about the essence of brake pads and brake pad materials in our teaching). So if you have a brake pad that doesn't wear off then you bought yourself a damaging tool. Here are the different brake wear indicators on an automobile: 1. Ocular brake indicator: this are grooves made on the brake pad. One must constantly check the brake pads to know when the brake pads flattens with the grove. 2. Mechanical metal plate indicator: A metal plate is attached on some brake pads so that when the brake is due for change the plate can touch the surface of the d...

How to detect faulty brake sensors on a range rover

- October 17, 2016

Brake lights are been turned up on the dash board whenever the brake pads wears to an unbearable level or sometimes when the sensor become faulty. so when you see a break light pop up, don't get weary it might just be that the fluids are very low.. First check the brake fluid level, then check the level of your brake pad and see if it needs to be change. Range rover has two brake pad sensors, one in the front- left tyre and the other one in the rear right tyre. Steps to detecting a faulty sensor Trace the brake sensor wire from where it fits into the brake pad upwards to a junction box close to the wish bone. Open the junction box, be careful not to tamper with the ABS sensor. Disconnect the brake sensor wire. ...

How to change dashboard instrument cluster

- June 09, 2018

Replacing a speed clock . The speed clock of a vehicle is like a google map in the hands of a first timer in an area. The speed clock tells you how fast your car is moving, it tells you the level of fuel you have left in the tank, it even tells you about the condition of the engine and many more. So the speed clock is something that you must have working. Steps to replacing the speed clock 1. Remove the positive terminal on the battery head. 2. Press the steering release lever to lower the steering. 3. Unscrew the bolts on the trim bezel and pull out the trim bezel (dashboard display cover). 4. Unscrew the bolts holding the dashboard display and wiggle it out. 5. Remove the socket at the back of the dashboard display. 6. Fix the new display, don't forget to socket the wire at the back of the display. 7. Fasten back the bolts and put back the cover. 8. Fix back the positive terminal of the battery. And you are good to go. Tools for the work Philip screw driver Flat...