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    The issues surrounding brake lubricants

    Scott Irwin MIMI, head of technical training at TMD Friction, discusses the issues surrounding brake lubr ...

    Scott Irwin MIMI, head of technical training at TMD Friction, discusses the issues surrounding brake lubricants and which types are best suited for which jobs. Although brake lubricant is often an ine ...

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    Best practice: timing chain

    FAI Auto guides the PMM audience through the twists and turns of the timing chain. In the 30 years before ...

    FAI Auto guides the PMM audience through the twists and turns of the timing chain. In the 30 years before the millennium, engine timing was the work of the chain, not the belt. Whilst the technology h ...

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    Schaeffler delivers training session

    Schaeffler REPXPERT visits Rayment’s Garage in Great Shelford to provide a one-to-one training session. S ...

    Schaeffler REPXPERT visits Rayment’s Garage in Great Shelford to provide a one-to-one training session. Schaeffler’s stated long-term aim is to equip the independent sector with the original equipment ...

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    eBay discusses green parts

    eBay discusses how garages can be more eco-friendly in the running of their businesses and encourages the ...

    eBay discusses how garages can be more eco-friendly in the running of their businesses and encourages them to use green parts. In our day-to-day lives we’re increasingly told to strive to be more eco- ...

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    The issues surrounding cybersecurity

    Is cybersecurity being used by vehicle manufacturers to force the hand of the independent aftermarket? Re ...

    Is cybersecurity being used by vehicle manufacturers to force the hand of the independent aftermarket? Recently, PMM’s Kieran Nee and UK AFCAR’s Neil Pattemore visited Tonbridge’s Nev’ll Fix It to mee ...

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    Delphi negotiates security gateway

    Don’t lose out on work to the franchise dealer – learn to negotiate the security gateway with Delphi Tech ...

    Don’t lose out on work to the franchise dealer – learn to negotiate the security gateway with Delphi Technologies Academy. The Delphi Technologies Academy has added security gateway training, giving t ...

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    Mission Motorsport tackles skills shortage

    With the aftermarket suffering from acute skills shortages and crying out for new talent, Mission Motorsp ...

    With the aftermarket suffering from acute skills shortages and crying out for new talent, Mission Motorsport may just have the answer… Nestled away on a small Oxfordshire-based industrial site, Missio ...

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    Bosch discusses secured vehicle data

    Bosch has widened the net when it comes to accessing secured vehicle data, helping improve the competitiv ...

    Bosch has widened the net when it comes to accessing secured vehicle data, helping improve the competitiveness of the independent sector. As many of you will know already, numerous vehicles require a ...

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    Darren Darling: In his own words

    Darren Darling, Head of Training and Technical Support at the DPF Doctor Network, talks to PMM about ever ...

    Darren Darling, Head of Training and Technical Support at the DPF Doctor Network, talks to PMM about everything from how he got into the aftermarket to his partnership with JLM. On starting out A lot ...

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    Schaeffler offers FAG steering & suspension range

    Schaeffler outlines its FAG steering & suspension range and explains how it can offer a genuine alter ...

    Schaeffler outlines its FAG steering & suspension range and explains how it can offer a genuine alternative for workshops seeking an OE quality solution. Schaeffler Territory Manager, Mike Hansfor ...

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    PMM discusses monthly podcast

    Are you frustrated at the pitfalls surrounding running your own business? Well look no further than the P ...

    Are you frustrated at the pitfalls surrounding running your own business? Well look no further than the Professional Motor Mechanic podcast! Running an independent workshop in 2022 is no easy prospect ...

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    How do EV motors work?

    Last month, Tom Denton looked at the EV as a whole. In this article he concentrates on how the motor (als ...

    Last month, Tom Denton looked at the EV as a whole. In this article he concentrates on how the motor (also a generator) works. EV drive motors operate using three-phase electricity. An inverter is use ...

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    How will EVs affect ICE vehicles?

    As EVs take over the UK car parc, BG Products wants us to consider how the change will also affect servic ...

    As EVs take over the UK car parc, BG Products wants us to consider how the change will also affect servicing of traditional ICE vehicles and how you can make a profit out of it. With the advent of ele ...

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    NGK outlines EGR valve range

    NGK has introduced a range of EGR valves to its NTK Vehicle Electronics portfolio. Here, the company expl ...

    NGK has introduced a range of EGR valves to its NTK Vehicle Electronics portfolio. Here, the company explains the function of the valves and why they are so important when it comes to reducing harmful ...

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    NGK offers workshop advice

    NGK has offered its advice to workshops in a bid to urge them to stick to OE-quality. NGK says the experi ...

    NGK has offered its advice to workshops in a bid to urge them to stick to OE-quality. NGK says the experience it has in supplying the VMs worldwide allows it to offer the right sensor for every vehicl ...

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