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    A momentous year

    1989 was a momentous year. It was the year the Berlin Wall came down, the iconic ‘Rain Man’ won best pict ...

    1989 was a momentous year. It was the year the Berlin Wall came down, the iconic ‘Rain Man’ won best picture at the Oscars, and, a little closer to home, a small import/export business started trading ...

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    Grease is the word

    Despite copper grease often being hailed as the ultimate lubricant, there isn’t a universal solution that ...

    Despite copper grease often being hailed as the ultimate lubricant, there isn’t a universal solution that is suitable for all contact points. Apec Braking outlines the need for specialised lubricants ...

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    Product Focus: Special Tec AA 0W-16 engine oil

    Liqui Moly, the German motor oil manufacturer, has launched its new Special Tec AA 0W-16 to the market. P ...

    Liqui Moly, the German motor oil manufacturer, has launched its new Special Tec AA 0W-16 to the market. PMM finds out more about this super-low viscosity engine oil. ‘‘It is the lowest viscosity oil t ...

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    The fuel solution

    With the help of MS Motorservice, PMM provides some insight into the electric fuel pump, and the failures ...

    With the help of MS Motorservice, PMM provides some insight into the electric fuel pump, and the failures that may occur with this sometimes tricky component. The reduction of emissions in passenger c ...

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    Invest to impress

    Morris Lubricants celebrated its 150th anniversary throughout 2019. To recognise such a momentous milesto ...

    Morris Lubricants celebrated its 150th anniversary throughout 2019. To recognise such a momentous milestone, the company made a number of sizeable investments to further enhance its customers’ experie ...

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    Myth buster: Low Speed Pre-Ignition

    Low Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI) is one area that often poses a lot of questions. Here, Donna Clarkson, Plat ...

    Low Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI) is one area that often poses a lot of questions. Here, Donna Clarkson, Platform Manager for Automotive at Millers Oils, outlines what LSPI means, and how the issue of LSP ...

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    Cutting through the confusion

    PMM spoke to Andrew Goddard, Chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), about how ga ...

    PMM spoke to Andrew Goddard, Chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), about how garages can navigate the complex world of engine oil specifications. There is a great deal of con ...

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    The advantages of advanced lubrication

    As engine design progresses, lubricant companies are being challenged to create oils that can handle incr ...

    As engine design progresses, lubricant companies are being challenged to create oils that can handle increased pressure and deliver notable benefits for the vehicle and driver. Paul Beasley, Expert Te ...

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    VLS encourages change in quality process

    In response to a Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) investigation, ATIEL has changed its qual ...

    In response to a Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) investigation, ATIEL has changed its quality management policy. The change will now ensure that ATIEL member products are now included i ...

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    First through the doors

    Back in November, Lucas Oil Products (UK) delivered the first in a new series of seminars hosted by the L ...

    Back in November, Lucas Oil Products (UK) delivered the first in a new series of seminars hosted by the Lucas Oil Academy. PMM finds out how it went. 86 students involved in engineering programmes at ...

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    Engine oil

    Millers Oils has confirmed that its Trident range has been recently updated with the introduction of four ...

    Millers Oils has confirmed that its Trident range has been recently updated with the introduction of four new products, taking the total number of oils in the range to 10. Blended in the UK by Millers ...

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    Micro Leak Repair System

    Primalec has announced that its Airco Seal Pro refrigerant sealants range is now being produced in the UK ...

    Primalec has announced that its Airco Seal Pro refrigerant sealants range is now being produced in the UK. The micro leak repair system for air conditioning refrigerants is now complete, leading to a ...

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    Oil Adaptor Set

    The specialist Mercedes-Benz transmission oil adaptor set, recently released by Laser Tools, is required ...

    The specialist Mercedes-Benz transmission oil adaptor set, recently released by Laser Tools, is required for draining and refilling the automatic transmission. The 7250 is a three-piece set of special ...

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    Cationic Rinse Aid

    Diamondbrite has just added a product to its expanding car care range, Rinse and Shine. Designed to be us ...

    Diamondbrite has just added a product to its expanding car care range, Rinse and Shine. Designed to be used as the final step of a wash routine, Rinse and Shine is a cationic rinse aid, specially form ...

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    Putting your money where your mouth is

    FUCHS Lubricants invited PMM to its facility in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, to present the company’s recent i ...

    FUCHS Lubricants invited PMM to its facility in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, to present the company’s recent investments that give new impetus to the claim that it is ‘the number one independent lubricant ...

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