<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>MONTTRON - News and guides</title><description>Technical guides and news from MONTTRON.</description><link>https://monttron.it/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Head gasket failure: the signs and what a workshop checks</title><link>https://monttron.it/news/head-gasket-failure-signs-and-what-is-checked/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://monttron.it/news/head-gasket-failure-signs-and-what-is-checked/</guid><description>What the head gasket seals and why it is the most stressed gasket in the engine, why it fails, the signs that point to it, the three tests a workshop uses to confirm it, and why the cause is fixed before the gasket.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>MONTTRON Technical Team</author></item><item><title>Timing chain: signs of wear and when the kit is replaced</title><link>https://monttron.it/news/timing-chain-signs-of-wear-and-when-to-replace-the-kit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://monttron.it/news/timing-chain-signs-of-wear-and-when-to-replace-the-kit/</guid><description>What the timing chain does, why a chain that was meant to last stretches and rattles, the signs a workshop listens and looks for, and why the chain, the tensioner, the rails and the sprockets are renewed together.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>MONTTRON Technical Team</author></item><item><title>Water pump: how it fails and when it is replaced</title><link>https://monttron.it/news/water-pump-how-it-fails-and-when-to-replace-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://monttron.it/news/water-pump-how-it-fails-and-when-to-replace-it/</guid><description>What the water pump does, how its seal, bearing and impeller fail, the signs to look and listen for, why coolant quality decides its life, and why it is renewed with the timing belt on the engines that drive it that way.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>MONTTRON Technical Team</author></item></channel></rss>