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    Motul outlines garage lubricants

    Motul provides the PMM audience with the inside scoop on the lubricants used in the garage. Each moving p ...

    Motul provides the PMM audience with the inside scoop on the lubricants used in the garage. Each moving part in a machine will require some form of lubrication. Simply put, therefore, a lubricant is a ...

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    Castrol answers oil questions

    PMM catches with Castrol to get an answer to a recent question from a reader: “Do you need to change oil ...

    PMM catches with Castrol to get an answer to a recent question from a reader: “Do you need to change oil more frequently if you make regular, short journeys?” How do multiple short journeys, or a lack ...

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    VLS discusses ACEA changes

    Mike Bewsey, Chairman of the industry trade body, the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), dis ...

    Mike Bewsey, Chairman of the industry trade body, the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), discusses recent changes at ACEA and the future of the ACEA sequences. Described as the voice of t ...

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    Univar explores vehicle noise

    What causes noise, vibration and harshness and how do vehicle manufacturers combat it? Ian Holt, Univar S ...

    What causes noise, vibration and harshness and how do vehicle manufacturers combat it? Ian Holt, Univar Specialty Consumables, explores. As a professional in the vehicle manufacturing industry, you wi ...

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    Mannol adopts Ester technology

    Ester technology is delivering improved engine performance and economy for Mannol’s customers. Traditiona ...

    Ester technology is delivering improved engine performance and economy for Mannol’s customers. Traditionally restricted to the aerospace industry, Mannol development scientists have harnessed Ester te ...

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    Liqui Moly’s Gear Tronic

    In this series of articles, Liqui Moly investigates common vehicle problems and proposes a solution. Prob ...

    In this series of articles, Liqui Moly investigates common vehicle problems and proposes a solution. Problem: Changing the oil on an automatic transmission Solution: Liqui Moly’s Gear Tronic Assessmen ...

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    Lucas Oil: Why use additives?

    Lucas Oil discusses its new programme for students and the importance of additives in a range of applicat ...

    Lucas Oil discusses its new programme for students and the importance of additives in a range of applications. In the first phase of a new programme, the Lucas Oil Academy has re-opened in Anglesey, N ...

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    Q&A with Castrol

    PMM speaks to Castrol’s Technical Expert Pawel Mastalerek about modern oil specifications and the importa ...

    PMM speaks to Castrol’s Technical Expert Pawel Mastalerek about modern oil specifications and the importance of using the right oil for each engine. What research has Castrol performed about the numbe ...

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    Motul oils for Classic cars

    Motul outlines how the burgeoning classic car market presents a great opportunity for workshops to perfor ...

    Motul outlines how the burgeoning classic car market presents a great opportunity for workshops to perform oil changes this summer. Classics are not always going to be the daily drive for their owners ...

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    The impact of EVs on lubricants market

    VLS Company Secretary David Wright spoke to PMM about the impact of the increasing market share of hybrid ...

    VLS Company Secretary David Wright spoke to PMM about the impact of the increasing market share of hybrid and electric vehicles on the lubricants market. Talk of electric vehicles continues to dominat ...

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    Prolan: eco-friendly lubricants

    Oils and lubricants specialist the Witham Group has been named as the exclusive supplier of a new, eco-fr ...

    Oils and lubricants specialist the Witham Group has been named as the exclusive supplier of a new, eco-friendly rust preventative lubricant, Prolan. Witham Group is proud to announce that it has been  ...

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    The importance of antifreeze

    Mannol explains the importance of antifreeze to ‘protect engine and operating systems’. Batteries, tyres, ...

    Mannol explains the importance of antifreeze to ‘protect engine and operating systems’. Batteries, tyres, light and wipers will all be in focus this winter, but, according to German lubricants special ...

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    VLS welcomes Chairman

    PMM’s Kieran Nee chats with the VLS’ new chairman Mike Bewsey. First of all, congratulations on the new r ...

    PMM’s Kieran Nee chats with the VLS’ new chairman Mike Bewsey. First of all, congratulations on the new role. What made you want to take on this job? I was delighted to be invited to become Chairman o ...

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    Oil pump system trends

    FAI’s Technical Director, Dominic Moxon outlines the emerging trends in oil pump systems and discusses co ...

    FAI’s Technical Director, Dominic Moxon outlines the emerging trends in oil pump systems and discusses common failures with oil pumps. The passenger car market has demanded that the modern engine foll ...

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    Engine oil best practice

    David Kaiser, Head of Research and Development at Liqui Moly, discusses some best practice when it comes ...

    David Kaiser, Head of Research and Development at Liqui Moly, discusses some best practice when it comes to engine oils in hybrid vehicles. If a hybrid vehicle is often driven on electric power, car o ...

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