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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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    MS Motorservice expands product range

    MS Motorservice has expanded its product range with 37 new oil coolers for passenger cars and utility veh ...

    MS Motorservice has expanded its product range with 37 new oil coolers for passenger cars and utility vehicles. PMM hears all about it. Engine parts subject to high stresses, such as the pistons, use ...

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    Turning services into a lucrative transaction

    Harry Hartkorn of LIQUI MOLY explains how a standard service can be turned into a lucrative transaction. ...

    Harry Hartkorn of LIQUI MOLY explains how a standard service can be turned into a lucrative transaction. An oil change is a standard service provided by garages: interchangeable and often not particul ...

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    Keeping the industry running smoothly

    PMM ’s Kieran Nee dips into his address book in order to try and shine a light on the murky world of engi ...

    PMM ’s Kieran Nee dips into his address book in order to try and shine a light on the murky world of engine oils. Where to begin with engine oils? All of you will be aware, of course, that the days of ...

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    TotalEnergies offers emission reducing solution

    Could you be offering your eco-conscious customers a better alternative when it comes to car engine oils? ...

    Could you be offering your eco-conscious customers a better alternative when it comes to car engine oils? Here, TotalEnergies’ Business Development Manager, David Valentyne, discusses the role elimina ...

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