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  • How Windscreen Repair Can Boost Your Workshop

    Victoria Evans, director of Esprit Windscreen Repair Equipment talks to PMM about the firm’s Elite Windsc ...

    Victoria Evans, director of Esprit Windscreen Repair Equipment talks to PMM about the firm’s Elite Windscreen Repair Kit and what it offers to independent workshops. Are you offering windscreen repair ...

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  • Tips for Effective Passenger Car Battery Testing

    Rotronics is reminding PMM readers that when it comes to passenger car batteries, testing can open the do ...

    Rotronics is reminding PMM readers that when it comes to passenger car batteries, testing can open the door to an easy win. The recent Motor Ombudsman’s annual service and repair sector survey highlig ...

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  • Diagnosing a catalytic converter fault

    Technical training coordinator for EEC, Stuart Still, comes to the aid of a customer faced with the prosp ...

    Technical training coordinator for EEC, Stuart Still, comes to the aid of a customer faced with the prospect of a catalytic converter whose nine lives were up. A killer coil turned out to be the main ...

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  • How to improve car efficiency

    How can you help your customers’ cars run more efficiently? This is the question we posed to companies re ...

    How can you help your customers’ cars run more efficiently? This is the question we posed to companies recently, let’s see what they had to say. Castrol “An oil-based engine flush can be an effective ...

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  • Why it's important for suppliers to be proactive

    How important is it for parts suppliers to be proactive when it comes to bringing new part numbers to mar ...

    How important is it for parts suppliers to be proactive when it comes to bringing new part numbers to market? Well, according to exhaust specialist Klarius, it’s what makes a supplier a tried and test ...

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  • Tips for managing AdBlue systems and resets

    AdBlue is becoming an increasing problem for workshops, with diagnostics provider Autel UK observing a 20 ...

    AdBlue is becoming an increasing problem for workshops, with diagnostics provider Autel UK observing a 200 per cent increase in support calls relating to AdBlue systems and resets. To help combat this ...

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  • What are lambda sensors?

    NTK, a brand of Niterra, explains what garages need to know about lambda sensors, why they need to know a ...

    NTK, a brand of Niterra, explains what garages need to know about lambda sensors, why they need to know and offers some technical advice. Motorists today can turn to the workshop as a fantastic source ...

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  • Using software for workshop management

    MAM Software now offers workshops the opportunity to streamline online booking within Autowork Online. MA ...

    MAM Software now offers workshops the opportunity to streamline online booking within Autowork Online. MAM software has announced a collaboration with Vitara Commerce, introducing Autowork Online cust ...

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  • DVSA clamps down on subpar MOT stations

    With the DVSA clamping down on poor performing MOT stations, maintaining a high standard has never been m ...

    With the DVSA clamping down on poor performing MOT stations, maintaining a high standard has never been more important. Autotech Training’s Rob Walsh discusses. The pressure on MOT testing stations is ...

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  • What's the role of transmission oil?

    febi explores the important role transmission oil plays in manual and automatic vehicles. The engine crea ...

    febi explores the important role transmission oil plays in manual and automatic vehicles. The engine creates the energy of the vehicle, which is used by the transmission to power the wheels. Every tra ...

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  • Where was water entering the 2016 Lexus RX?

    Autodata rescues a garage all at sea over a mysterious case of water ingress in a customer’s Lexus RX’s l ...

    Autodata rescues a garage all at sea over a mysterious case of water ingress in a customer’s Lexus RX’s load area. The problem: “We are having a problem finding the source of a water ingress on a 2016 ...

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  • The tools needed for EV work

    I was asked to look at this new product from the Knipex stable recently by Professional Motor Mechanic. I ...

    I was asked to look at this new product from the Knipex stable recently by Professional Motor Mechanic. I was excited to see what the Knipex EV Kit may contain as having used this company’s products b ...

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  • Are borescopes a must-have tool?

    I was asked by PMM magazine to choose and review a tool from Sealey’s catalogue: the VS8230 borescope. A ...

    I was asked by PMM magazine to choose and review a tool from Sealey’s catalogue: the VS8230 borescope. A borescope is becoming more and more of a must-have tool in today’s modern workshops. Often only ...

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  • Replacing steering & suspension in EVs

    Steering and suspension components play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and performance of any vehi ...

    Steering and suspension components play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and performance of any vehicle. However, the unique pressures of an electric vehicle make their replacement a frequent job ...

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  • Key features of air suspension

    Suspension specialists Arnott investigates the growing demand for air suspension among drivers. Arnott’s ...

    Suspension specialists Arnott investigates the growing demand for air suspension among drivers. Arnott’s engineering team thoroughly investigates the original construction and design and looks for pos ...

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