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danielcarrerag

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Diagnosing and Resolving Low Oil Pressure - Cleaning the Pickup Tube and Pan

Diagnosing and Resolving Low Oil Pressure - Cleaning the Pickup Tube and Pan

I finally managed to start my car after nearly 3 months of troubleshooting why it wouldn't fire up. After checking sensors, wiring, engine compression, and mechanical timing, I ended up checking the oil

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planetauto

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Kia EV2 Review | Small & Mighty SUV That Ticks Boxes

Kia EV2 Review | Small & Mighty SUV That Ticks Boxes

This is the EV2, Kia's latest fully electric SUV, and yes - it's a mini, mini EV9...cute, eh? Ben and I were invited to attend the UK launch a few days ago, and road tripped down to Welwyn Garden City

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shaunmza

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Plastic Welding and Rebuilding a Broken Corvette Gauge Console

Plastic Welding and Rebuilding a Broken Corvette Gauge Console

A photo of the car I took a while back. I got to work tackling a plastic repair project on my father's 1982 C3 Corvette gauge console. Decades of heat and age had left the housing cracked, broken, and

planetauto

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Geely Starray Review | One Impressive Hybrid SUV

Geely Starray Review | One Impressive Hybrid SUV

With so many new car manufacturers popping up in the UK now, it can be hard to keep track, especially when another one comes along! Such is the case with this new hybrid SUV, the Starray. It's definitely

apnigrich

3d

Plans For The Week

Plans For The Week

This week is going to be difficult for me. I'll need to commute to the office all week. The office is 45 km from my house. That means I have to wake up at 4:30 a.m. or 5 a.m. When should I sleep? I preferably

danielcarrerag

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Compression Diagnosis - Old-School Style [ENG/SPA]

Compression Diagnosis - Old-School Style [ENG/SPA]

I went back to try starting my car again. After analyzing and going over everything I've done, I figured that if the camshaft had actually shifted and a piston ended up hitting one of the valves, that

planetauto

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New RAV4 GR Sport Unveiled Goodwood FoS

New RAV4 GR Sport Unveiled Goodwood FoS

When is a RAV4 not just a RAV4? When a Gazoo Racing Team has had it! Seriously though, those GR experts have taken this popular family SUV, and tweaked the chassis, so it handles more like its on rails

danielcarrerag

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One more attempt - Adjusting the engine timing [ENG/SPA]

One more attempt - Adjusting the engine timing [ENG/SPA]

Since June 20th I have been working on my car and I still cannot get it to start. Although nobody is participating like before in Hive Motors, I keep sharing my process because I had never experienced

planetauto

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Ford Raptor R Shelby Supercharged | Ultimate Pickup?

Ford Raptor R Shelby Supercharged | Ultimate Pickup?

Don't you just love a good pickup? We certainly do here at Planetauto! We got to see the Ford F-150 Raptor R at Goodwood's Festival of Speed, and it's the one with the Mustang Shelby GT500 5.2 litre V8

dodovietnam

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Mang Den Street Festival – A Cultural Experience You Shouldn’t Miss

Mang Den Street Festival – A Cultural Experience You Shouldn’t Miss

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If you’re visiting Mang Den and want to experience more than just its pine forests, waterfalls, and cool mountain air, the Mang Den Street Festival is an experience worth adding to your journey. The festival

danielcarrerag

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Tracking Down the Fault: New MAP Sensor, Battery, and Terminals

Tracking Down the Fault: New MAP Sensor, Battery, and Terminals

There have already been many attempts to fix the problem with my vehicle; I still haven't managed to start it. Among the latest things I did was make some purchases to ensure that everything works well

planetauto

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New KGM Musso 2026 On road & Off road | Even Better?

New KGM Musso 2026 On road & Off road | Even Better?

Ahhh, the Musso! As many of you know, we have a real soft spot for the Musso pickup truck - and now, KGM have facelifted the Rhino and Rhino+ and we travelled down for the launch event at Mollie's Diner

planetauto

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New Renault 5 Turbo 3E | The Ultimate Hot Hatch?

New Renault 5 Turbo 3E | The Ultimate Hot Hatch?

There's always exciting things to see at the Festival of Speed, and this year has been no different. Check this out...The Renault 5 Turbo 3E! Inspired by the 1980's Group B Rally Car - the 5 Turbo Maxi

danielcarrerag

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Trying to start my car - CMP and CKP sensor tests

Trying to start my car - CMP and CKP sensor tests

I am continuing my efforts to figure out what the fault is that is keeping my car from starting. It has already been several weeks of testing, buying spare parts and tools, and I still haven't managed

tonyz

Black And White

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Plouhinec, Bretagne. Monomad Challenge.

Plouhinec, Bretagne. Monomad Challenge.

We had some great food at the Foodtrucks in Plouhinec. Lovely place in Bretagne, France.

planetauto

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New BYD Shark Hybrid PHEV | The perfect Pickup Truck?

New BYD Shark Hybrid PHEV | The perfect Pickup Truck?

BYD have become a well known brand here in the UK - in fact, they've outsold likes of VW to become the top selling brand of EV's here, so it seems they know a thing or two about vehicles. They certainly

planetauto

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New Renault Twingo 2026 at Goodwood FoS | Perfect City Car?

New Renault Twingo 2026 at Goodwood FoS | Perfect City Car?

It was such a treat to see the new, electrified Renault Twingo at this years' Festival of Speed! This fab little city car from Renault has been modernised to a fully electric spec, and they've done it

danielcarrerag

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One Step Closer to Ignition: Fuel Injector Cleaning - Part 4 [ENG/SPA]

One Step Closer to Ignition: Fuel Injector Cleaning - Part 4 [ENG/SPA]

My efforts to finally get the car running continue. As I mentioned in previous posts, everything I've done so far has been focused on checking the wiring, inspecting sensors, and ensuring that the connections

planetauto

2M

New MG GO | Is this the highly anticipated MG2? | Goodwood FoS 2026

New MG GO | Is this the highly anticipated MG2? | Goodwood FoS 2026

Summer Time! Sunshine, Beer Gardens and Music Festivals :) Well, we're here to show you that there is more to Summer than that, with a first glimpse at the latest concept car from MG, the GO! Rumours abound

goga22

Black And White

12h

Hand, cigarette and smoke//MONOMAD CHALLENGE

Hand, cigarette and smoke//MONOMAD CHALLENGE

Good morning dear Friends in the Black And White Community 🙌📸 To interrupt my series of train station photos, yesterday I took the latest, very short series.

danielcarrerag

2M

Finally! Multimeter Testing, Wiring Diagrams, and Expert Advice – Part 3

Finally! Multimeter Testing, Wiring Diagrams, and Expert Advice – Part 3

I continue working on my Chery Arauca. It's been over a month now, and I still haven't found the reason why it won't start. However, I have made good progress, which is why today I bring you an update

planetauto

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Suzuki Vitara 2026 Review | Even more fun?

Suzuki Vitara 2026 Review | Even more fun?

Ahhh, Suzuki! As many of you know, we love Suzuki models here at Planetauto :) With that said, we were rather excited to have the latest Vitara on review earlier this year, and here it is! Join us as we

danielcarrerag

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Electrical Integrity Analysis - Troubleshooting Persists and New Setbacks Part 2 [ENG/SPA]

Electrical Integrity Analysis - Troubleshooting Persists and New Setbacks Part 2 [ENG/SPA]

Today, I’m bringing you an update with part 2 of my work on the vehicle, following the number of error codes thrown in the last diagnostic, which you can check out in my previous post. In that post, I

danielcarrerag

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Electrical Integrity Analysis - Sensor Connector Cleaning Part 1 [ENG/SPA]

Electrical Integrity Analysis - Sensor Connector Cleaning Part 1 [ENG/SPA]

I am stopping by again to keep a record of everything I have been working on with my car. In my last post, I shared that one of the problems detected after scanning my car was code P0106, related to MAP