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    The importance of antifreeze coolant

    Engine oil has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years to eke out every iota of efficiency from an en ...

    Engine oil has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years to eke out every iota of efficiency from an engine. But it's not the only fluid playing a vital role under the bonnet. Here, Morris Lubricant ...

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    Choosing the right oil for A/C systems

    As A/C compressors become more complicated, the oil you choose when servicing increases in importance. Ma ...

    As A/C compressors become more complicated, the oil you choose when servicing increases in importance. Mahle explains. Lubricants are fundamental to the reliability and efficiency of modern vehicle sy ...

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    Duckhams CEO steps down

    Mike Bewsey has announced he will be stepping down as CEO of the original British motor oil company, Duck ...

    Mike Bewsey has announced he will be stepping down as CEO of the original British motor oil company, Duckhams. Mike became the CEO of Duckhams in 2024, bringing with him years of experience managing m ...

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    What do thinner oils mean for filters? 

    Choosing a high-quality filter could be the most effective way of preventing catastrophic engine failure, ...

    Choosing a high-quality filter could be the most effective way of preventing catastrophic engine failure, strengthening a workshop’s hard-earned reputation and saving motorists from unnecessarily spen ...

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    Guy Martin and Morris Lubricant's new video series

    Guy Martin revisits Morris Lubricants’ factory for new video series.  UK manufacturer Morris Lubricants h ...

    Guy Martin revisits Morris Lubricants’ factory for new video series.  UK manufacturer Morris Lubricants has reunited with brand ambassador Guy Martin – the popular lorry mechanic, motorbike racer, tra ...

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    Going behind the scenes at Comma Oil

    As Comma Oil celebrated 60 years serving the UK aftermarket, the PMM team were invited to come down to th ...

    As Comma Oil celebrated 60 years serving the UK aftermarket, the PMM team were invited to come down to their mixing facilities in Gravesend to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on.   The oils ...

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    Why choose British oil? 

    After anti-dumping action by the UK Department for Business and Trade, Aztec Oils says knowing the true o ...

    After anti-dumping action by the UK Department for Business and Trade, Aztec Oils says knowing the true origin of your engine oil has never been more important. Last December the Secretary of State fo ...

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    TotalEnergies launches waste oil collection

    TotalEnergies has launched a waste oil collection, packaged waste and recycling service for its UK custom ...

    TotalEnergies has launched a waste oil collection, packaged waste and recycling service for its UK customers, in partnership with Enva. The offering provides TotalEnergies’ customers across all market ...

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    Why UK manufacturing is important

    David Valentyne, aftermarket sales manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK, takes us through the company’s ...

    David Valentyne, aftermarket sales manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK, takes us through the company’s approach to British manufacturing. 2025 marked 55 years of TotalEnergies manufacturing in the U ...

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    The new generation of sustainable engine 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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    Another year of change for oils and lubricants

    2025 was another year of change in an increasingly complex oils and lubricants market, as VLS Chairman Da ...

    2025 was another year of change in an increasingly complex oils and lubricants market, as VLS Chairman Darren Frogson explains to PMM. Not quite an ‘annus horribilis’, but 2025 certainly posed continu ...

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    VLS investigates false Stellantis oil claims

    The VLS has launched an investigation and issued a warning about engine oils making claims against Stella ...

    The VLS has launched an investigation and issued a warning about engine oils making claims against Stellantis specification used for Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat and Vauxhall models. The Verification of Lub ...

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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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    Laser Tools launches transmission oil refilling kit

    Changing transmission fluids on modern Volkswagen Group dual‑clutch and manual gearboxes just got simpler ...

    Changing transmission fluids on modern Volkswagen Group dual‑clutch and manual gearboxes just got simpler. The new Transmission Oil Refilling Pump & Adaptor Kit from Laser Tools (part number 9175) ...

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