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    How to protect the exhaust system

    A new AdBlue additive has been launched by Liqui Moly to help protect the SCR system for exhaust gas trea ...

    A new AdBlue additive has been launched by Liqui Moly to help protect the SCR system for exhaust gas treatment against damage. Anyone who drives a modern series-production diesel has to fill up not on ...

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    A lubricant for the diverse UK car parc

    Castrol continues to evolve its lubricant offering to protect a diverse UK car parc. Many of today’s cons ...

    Castrol continues to evolve its lubricant offering to protect a diverse UK car parc. Many of today’s consumers are finding themselves more disconnected from car maintenance, with many not aware of the ...

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    The latest lubricant investigations

    David Wright, Company Secretary of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) brings PMM readers ...

    David Wright, Company Secretary of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) brings PMM readers up to speed on the latest lubricant investigations. In 2013, reputable lubricant blenders and m ...

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    How to improve performance with oils & additives

    Wynn’s Oils gives its advice on different fuel types and how to improve engine performance with oils and ...

    Wynn’s Oils gives its advice on different fuel types and how to improve engine performance with oils and additives. Understanding the various types of fuel, the oil functions, and how lubrication addi ...

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    Castrol launches low viscosity 0W-20 engine oil

    Castrol has announced the launch of the world’s first low viscosity 0W-20 engine oil to be approved simul ...

    Castrol has announced the launch of the world’s first low viscosity 0W-20 engine oil to be approved simultaneously by BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. Castrol has launched the next-generation 0W-20 ...

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    PMM discusses the state of motor oil in 2024

    PMM clears up a thing or five about motor oil. Dipping into the silver tome that is the AA Book of the Ca ...

    PMM clears up a thing or five about motor oil. Dipping into the silver tome that is the AA Book of the Car, published in 1976, I find the advice for “choosing the right oil” includes castor oil as a v ...

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    MS Motorservice outlines the role of lubricants

    MS Motorservice provides readers with an in-depth guide to piston seizures and the role lubrications play ...

    MS Motorservice provides readers with an in-depth guide to piston seizures and the role lubrications plays.  Piston skirt seizure on one side only without matching wear marks on the counter-side (Fig. ...

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    PMM interviews Chair of the VLS

    PMM sat down with Jacquie Berryman, Chair of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications, to catch up on ...

    PMM sat down with Jacquie Berryman, Chair of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications, to catch up on her plans for her role as VLS chair and the wider issues VLS will need to address in the comin ...

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    Mewa discusses re-usable wipes

    Günes Yenen, UK managing director of Mewa, explores how re-usable wipes could help garages boost efficie ...

    Günes Yenen, UK managing director of Mewa, explores how re-usable wipes could help garages boost efficiency and profitability. In every garage and workshop, the constant goal is to enhance workplace ...

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    Motul introduces the NGEN range

    Global lubricant supplier, Motul has introduced the NGEN range which, it claims, sets “new standards for ...

    Global lubricant supplier, Motul has introduced the NGEN range which, it claims, sets “new standards for sustainable and resource-saving high-performance engine oils for cars and motorbikes”. Let’s ch ...

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    Kalimex debates whether additives are worth it

    Mention the word additives and it will drive some technicians into a fierce debate. Should they be on the ...

    Mention the word additives and it will drive some technicians into a fierce debate. Should they be on the table or not? Mike Schlup, managing director of Kalimex, lays out some truths and untruths for ...

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    TotalEnergies outlines best solution for waste oil

    What is the best and most sustainable way of dealing with waste oil? TotalEnergies UK’s business developm ...

    What is the best and most sustainable way of dealing with waste oil? TotalEnergies UK’s business development manager, David Valentyne discusses the options. Storing, managing and disposing of waste oi ...

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    Motul outlines additive opportunities

    Former workshop technician and manager, now Motul UK Sales and Marketing Manager, Andy Wait, looks at add ...

    Former workshop technician and manager, now Motul UK Sales and Marketing Manager, Andy Wait, looks at additive opportunities for workshops and explains how they are an increasingly attractive option. ...

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    Educating customers on brake fluid

    Scott Irwin MIMI, head of technical training at TMD Friction’s aftermarket brake brand, Mintex, discusses ...

    Scott Irwin MIMI, head of technical training at TMD Friction’s aftermarket brake brand, Mintex, discusses why garages need to educate their customers on the technicalities around each variation of bra ...

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    JLM offers lubricant advice

    Customers think they can cure their vehicle’s ills with a bottle of bright stuff from the supermarket, we ...

    Customers think they can cure their vehicle’s ills with a bottle of bright stuff from the supermarket, well JLM and the DPF Doctor, Darren Darling both have one message: think again! Despite the need ...

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