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    A guide to cleaner emissions

    EEC provides readers of PMM a guide to emissions and the MOT, as this process becomes more rigorous for w ...

    EEC provides readers of PMM a guide to emissions and the MOT, as this process becomes more rigorous for workshops. As governments tighten the reins on vehicle emissions, MOT emissions testing is becom ...

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    How to replace an exhaust

    EEC’s technical trainer Stuart Still offers some guidance for technicians replacing and installing exhaus ...

    EEC’s technical trainer Stuart Still offers some guidance for technicians replacing and installing exhausts. The main function of an exhaust system is to maximise engine performance and fuel consumpti ...

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    Why was the Vauxhall Vivaro having DPF issues?

    EEC’s technical trainer Stuart Still gets to the bottom of a DPF issue on a Vauxhall van. I recently visi ...

    EEC’s technical trainer Stuart Still gets to the bottom of a DPF issue on a Vauxhall van. I recently visited one of my distributors who were having an emissions issue with a Vauxhall Vivaro van. It st ...

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    Top tips for exhaust installation

    EEC offers some guidance for technicians replacing and installing exhausts. The main function of an exhau ...

    EEC offers some guidance for technicians replacing and installing exhausts. The main function of an exhaust system is to maximise engine performance and fuel consumption, and control sound reduction.  ...

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    Troubleshooting a DPF issue

    Stuart Still, Technical Trainer at EEC deals with one customer’s DPF issues, resulting from a faulty MAP ...

    Stuart Still, Technical Trainer at EEC deals with one customer’s DPF issues, resulting from a faulty MAP sensor. A few weeks ago I received a phone call from a distributor’s customer asking for assist ...

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    Misconceptions of Fuel Additives

    Stuart Still, Technical Coordinator at European Exhaust & Catalyst (EEC), talks PMM through the company’s ...

    Stuart Still, Technical Coordinator at European Exhaust & Catalyst (EEC), talks PMM through the company’s latest additive solution, and addresses a handful of misconceptions regarding the role of fuel ...

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    A Matter of Importance

    European Exhaust and Catalyst (EEC) explains the function of a DPF, and outlines what technicians need to ...

    European Exhaust and Catalyst (EEC) explains the function of a DPF, and outlines what technicians need to be aware of to ensure optimum efficiency of the component. ...

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    The Power of Four

    European Exhaust and Catalyst’s (EEC) Stuart Still talks through a recent case, which he feels demonstrat ...

    European Exhaust and Catalyst’s (EEC) Stuart Still talks through a recent case, which he feels demonstrates the importance of the four gas test when identifying an emission-based problem. ...

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    Forced DPF Regeneration

    Best practise guidelines from European Exhaust & Catalyst on forced DPF regeneration. When a DPF reac ...

    Best practise guidelines from European Exhaust & Catalyst on forced DPF regeneration. When a DPF reaches a pre- determined particulate matter (PM) fill level (around 40%), the ECU will activate th ...

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    Why Fitting a New Cat Doesn't Always Fix the Real Issue

    Are you masking the problem? Stuart Still, Technical Trainer, EEC has the answers. Why are the new vehicl ...

    Are you masking the problem? Stuart Still, Technical Trainer, EEC has the answers. Why are the new vehicle emissions regulations getting tougher? I thought they were designed to reduce pollution but, ...

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    Should You Be Fishing Upstream?

    Stuart Still, Technical Trainer at EEC explains why a faulty turbo can lead to DPF damage. I regularly re ...

    Stuart Still, Technical Trainer at EEC explains why a faulty turbo can lead to DPF damage. I regularly receive calls from workshops complaining that a customer’s vehicle is suffering from a ‘faulty’ o ...

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