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 industry is the perfect encapsulation of modern car repair: Globally sourced, with intensely local appeal. Just as your Mini is now made in Germany or ...

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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 for Business & Trade gave the green light for anti-dumping measures to be put in place to combat oils being imported from Lithuania ...

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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 markets, including automotive and industrial, with access to a fully licensed waste-oil collection service, helping them reduce their carbon footprint through enhanced recycling. Enva will also support TotalEnergies ...

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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 UK at its Ferrybridge plant in Yorkshire, with the company continuing to bring together lubricant technology, unrivalled OEM coverage and supply chain reliability to deliver a premium range ...

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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 sustainability credentials is growing, both from industry and from vehicle owners. Fortunately, technological advancements made in recent years mean that premium lubricants can now be produced from used oil without ...

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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 continued challenges for the automotive aftermarket, and particularly for engine oils and lubricants. These essential components of modern vehicles play a vital role in ...

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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 Lubricant Specifications, an independent and impartial body which investigates lubricant product complaints, has launched a widespread market investigation and issued a caution over engine oils making ...

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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 bath. The key benefit here is the reduction in frictional losses, which is also reflected in the vehicle’s fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Belts ...

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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 pump belt in the 1.6 litre TDI engine used in millions of VAG vehicles. With emissions reduction and weight saving as key goals in ...

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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), combines a 500 ml transparent hand pump with a comprehensive array of adapters and filling pipes, so you can draw fluid straight from the bottle and ...

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