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Regional finalists put their repair skills to the test for a place in the grand finals of Top Technician 2009

Published:  10 March, 2009

TECHNICIANS from across the UK travelled from as far away the Orkney Islands to battle for a place in the grand final of Top Technician 2009 this weekend.

Show their precision by taking selected measurements from a crankshaft

Get to the bottom of a poor running engine problem

Discover why a car's battery was mysteriously flat

Solve a braking fault shown by a constantly illuminated ABS light

Explain why the brakes on a car were constantly juddering

Inspect a vehicle to find a series of hidden faults

Top Technician 2009 is sponsored by Bosch, Comma, Euro Car Parts, NGK, Sachs and Snap-on. See the next issue of Aftermarket (out on March 25th) for a full report on the day's proceedings.

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