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    Re-refined base oils

    David Valentyne, aftermarket sales manager discusses the new generation of environmentally sustainable en ...

    David Valentyne, aftermarket sales manager discusses the new generation of environmentally sustainable engine oils. Demand for products that combine high levels of performance with strong sustainabili ...

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    Sensors and electronics in engine management

    Febi outlines the role sensors and electronics play in engine management.  Due to the evolution of the in ...

    Febi outlines the role sensors and electronics play in engine management.  Due to the evolution of the internal combustion engine, continuous enhancements to the efficiency and performance of vehicles ...

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    Bosch’s new diagnostic offering for Teslas

    In the last issue of PMM we briefly covered Bosch’s new diagnostic offering for Teslas. In this issue we ...

    In the last issue of PMM we briefly covered Bosch’s new diagnostic offering for Teslas. In this issue we find out more about how the ESI[tronic] platform enables all service and diagnostic tasks on Te ...

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    Programming a spare VW Golf key

    Autowave is helping workshop technicians and locksmiths use an ACDP solderless programmer to produce a sp ...

    Autowave is helping workshop technicians and locksmiths use an ACDP solderless programmer to produce a spare remote key for a 2018 Volkswagen Golf Mk7 GTE with a virtual cockpit. This is a digital scr ...

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    VW Sharan TDI cooling fan issue

    Diagnostics expert Edd Hunt, the Car Consultant, details his recent effort to get to the bottom of a both ...

    Diagnostics expert Edd Hunt, the Car Consultant, details his recent effort to get to the bottom of a bothersome blower. Having been ranked number one in the UK on Denso’s League of True Mechanics for ...

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    Febi discusses an issue with timing systems

    Febi discusses an issue with certain pre-2023 vehicles’ timing systems. This article refers to parts 1968 ...

    Febi discusses an issue with certain pre-2023 vehicles’ timing systems. This article refers to parts 196827, 1000002, 1000003 and 1000004, which fit various Citroën, DS, Peugeot, Fiat, Ford, Toyota, V ...

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    Getting customers winter-ready

    Comline Group filter product manager, Toni Spiridon reveals how workshops can ensure their customers’ veh ...

    Comline Group filter product manager, Toni Spiridon reveals how workshops can ensure their customers’ vehicles are winter-ready. Winter is upon us: temperatures have dropped, roads are damp and debris ...

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    How air suspension systems can go wrong

    Arnott Europe provides readers of PMM with a handy guide to how air suspension systems can go wrong. Air ...

    Arnott Europe provides readers of PMM with a handy guide to how air suspension systems can go wrong. Air suspension systems rely on multiple components working together. A small, unnoticed air leak ca ...

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    BMW F30: Entertainment panel fix

    Our diagnostics dynamo Ben Johnson is on the lookout for those little things that just don’t look right. ...

    Our diagnostics dynamo Ben Johnson is on the lookout for those little things that just don’t look right. It’s easy – when you know where to look! There are few sights more ominous to a mechanic than s ...

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    Common thermostat issues

    febi outlines some issues with thermostats on BMW, MINI, Peugeot, Citroën and DS models. This relates to ...

    febi outlines some issues with thermostats on BMW, MINI, Peugeot, Citroën and DS models. This relates to febi part numbers 103197 and 170321. Problem  The engine is unable to reach operating temperatu ...

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    Demand of steering system lubricants

    Matthias Ostertag, head of automotive components at Fuchs, explores the changing landscape of vehicle ste ...

    Matthias Ostertag, head of automotive components at Fuchs, explores the changing landscape of vehicle steering systems and the increased demands on the lubricants needed for them. As vehicles evolve i ...

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    Top tips on belt-in-oil drive systems

    Contitech provides readers of PMM with some background advice for working on belt-in-oil drive systems. W ...

    Contitech provides readers of PMM with some background advice for working on belt-in-oil drive systems. With belt-in-oil technology, the timing belt for driving the timing gear runs in its own oil bat ...

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    Oil pump belt development explained

    Although some might question the validity of the belt-in-oil concept, several VMs, including Ford, PSA an ...

    Although some might question the validity of the belt-in-oil concept, several VMs, including Ford, PSA and VAG, have embraced the technology, but why? Here, Dayco explains how it developed the oil pum ...

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    The science behind oxygen sensors

    Febi explains the science behind oxygen sensors. 5 wire wide band oxygen sensors are used on many engine ...

    Febi explains the science behind oxygen sensors. 5 wire wide band oxygen sensors are used on many engine control systems including diesels and direct injection petrol engines. They are designed to mea ...

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    The importance of the filter media

    Mann+Hummel explains why filter media, that is the material a filter is made from, is the heartbeat of a ...

    Mann+Hummel explains why filter media, that is the material a filter is made from, is the heartbeat of a filter, and why all media is not equal. Afilter is a filter, right? Whether it’s air, oil, fuel ...

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