Castrol launches its own range of vehicle batteries.  Castrol has launched its own range of car and commercial vehicle batteries, with 90 new products introduced to date, ensuring compatibility with a broad selection of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.    These new products are available to new and existing workshops and consumers through Castrol’s established network of ...

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Carwood is urging garage owners to switch themselves on to the potential offered by high-voltage battery repair. As the transition to electric vehicles continues apace, independent garages face a growing risk of losing yet more business to VM dealer networks due to a lack of high-voltage expertise. With Bosch’s new high-voltage battery repair programme, Carwood ...

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Nissens has added ignition coils to its portfolio. Here, the company goes into detail about some common issues this essential part faces. The typical ignition coil consists of a primary winding, secondary winding, iron core and housing, and is enclosed in a durable, heat resistant casing filled with epoxy for insulation. The primary winding receives ...

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Niterra UK’s marketing manager, Becca Knight explains how ignition system maintenance is about more than just a spark.  How often do you hear it? “I just need new spark plugs.” It’s a familiar request in workshops up and down the country. But while spark plugs often take the spotlight, they’re just one part of a ...

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BorgWarner is stressing the importance of OE parts for the aftermarket. If you want your car to run well and last longer, the quality of the parts matters. BorgWarner, a leader in vehicle technology, provides advanced products – like ignition systems, diesel cold-start technologies, dual clutch modules, and exhaust gas management – that go beyond ...

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If you want your car to run well and last longer, the quality of the parts matters. BorgWarner, a leader in vehicle technology, provides advanced products—like ignition systems, diesel cold-start technologies, dual clutch modules, and exhaust gas management—go beyond basic replacements. These are just a few highlights from its range. With more options available, BorgWarner ...

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Niterra UK has unveiled its 50th Anniversary livery, with the design taking inspiration from the product that ignited it all – the spark plug. The commemorative livery integrates key elements from Niterra’s brands, including NGK Spark Plugs, NTK Vehicle Electronics and Niterra itself, paying homage to the company’s heritage while looking ahead to the future. ...

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Champion Spark Plugs offers the PMM audience a handy guide to spark plug diagnosis. Oil Fouling Appearance: Firing end of spark plug is ‘wet’ with lubricating oil. Cause: Usually a sign of advanced engine wear (excessive volumes of oil in the combustion chamber), oil fouling can also be caused by a fault in the crankcase breather system. Effect: Misfire due ...

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Tony Powell AEE MIMI, owner of A P Autodiagnostics has spent a month with Traction Charger’s MPL50-Li. Here’s how he got on. On first opening the box and on first sight of this charger my expectations weren’t high, purely down to the compact size of it. You automatically assume that a small unit with low weight just won’t have the power or ...

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Autoelectro’s UK sales manager Nick Hood offers his advice to technicians diagnosing and replacing ignition parts. Technicians faced with replacing alternators should be wary of delicate data connections, as technology evolution has made life trickier for those under the bonnet. Even with the arrival of smart alternators, 48 V electronics and combined starter motor and alternators, the unit is installed the same way it ...

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