Think those rubies in the rubble are a waste of time? Well, JLM is here to tell you how you could be coining it in by offering vintage vehicles a new lease of additive-powered life.  According to the RAC Foundation, the average car in the UK is the oldest it has ever been. As of December 2025, the ...

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We’ve got a fantastic opportunity to win a pair of weekend tickets as guests of the JLM UK Legends Racing Team at the amazing Brands Hatch American Speedfest on 6-7th June 2026. You’ll be welcomed by multiple championship winning team Mickel Motorsport who prep and run the JLM car and you’ll be able to get ...

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PMM hears from AJ Fleetcare, who recently received a blocked-up Citroen, and turned to JLM for help. AJ Fleetcare have recently launched The AJ Fleetcare Training Academy, with a mission to help fellow technicians unlock and then maximise profit potential from on vehicle DPF cleaning and accurately diagnosing faults, often mistakenly attributed to the DPF. ...

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We’ve got a fantastic opportunity to win a pair of weekend tickets as guests of the JLM UK Legends Racing Team at the amazing Brands Hatch American Speedfest on 6-7th June 2026. You’ll be welcomed by multiple championship winning team Mickel Motorsport who prep and run the JLM car and you’ll be able to get ...

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JLM explores the shifting relationship between drivers and diesels. As they’ve said before, diesels aren’t dead yet! In December 2023, we contributed an article to PMM: ‘Electric Dreams or Diesel Demand?’ The crux was that the second-hand market for diesel vehicles would remain buoyant, that once the buzz surrounding EVs had died down, it would ...

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JLM Lubricants UK takes a look at the hard life turbos are sometimes subject to and proposes a liquid solution before any drastic measures are taken. There’s no doubting the tenacity of the diesel turbo. With good maintenance, they can last up to 200,000 miles. However, add a dose of neglect into the mix and ...

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Are gasoline particulate filters, GPFs for short, the unsung hero in the fight against emissions? JLM Lubricants UK’s Mike Schlup argues that they are. Petrol cars fitted with a gasoline particulate filter are renowned for being amongst the cleanest cars on sale. Reassuringly for the motorist, there’s no evidence that the filters will suffer the ...

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JLM looks at how changing customer behaviour and rising costs are forcing technicians to dig deep. Motorists are neglecting their cars; hardly a startling statement for any time served technician. Joe Public is delaying servicing or not bothering in the first place; only bringing their vehicle in when it’s ground to a halt, sometimes beyond ...

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Mike Schlup, managing director of JLM Lubricants UK, explains the upselling opportunities present in the world of additives as the UK car parc continues to age. As a trusted technician you’re the unsung hero behind the smooth functioning of every vehicle on the road, keeping them safe and in good repair for longer. Now more ...

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Kalimex, the UK distributor of JLM Lubricants, discusses the valuable opportunity upselling provides to the independent workshop. Building new income streams for your workshop is within your grasp. Take additives and lubricants. Once viewed with suspicion by technicians they’re now at the forefront of the sustainability revolution, playing a big part in the Repair over ...

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