SMP Europe’s Engineering Director, John Wass, delves deeper into the role of fuel vapour valves, why and how they fail, and gives tips on replacement. A relatively new component, a fuel vapour valve (FVV) is an electronically-heated glow plug, situated prior to the catalytic converter in the exhaust gas stream. Its main purpose is to ...

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SMP Europe is urging technicians to ensure they are replacing ignition leads this MOT season, as the cold, wet months can accelerate the deterioration of these parts. Ignition leads, sometimes known as high-tension (HT) leads or spark plug wires, carry an electrical current from the ignition coil into the spark plugs, ultimately lighting the fuel ...

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Because they are a high failure part, exhaust gas temperature sensors are becoming more in demand for repair. Here, John Wass, Engineering Director at SMP Europe, delves deeper into what the sensor does, its key components, why and how it fails and gives tips on replacement, so the aftermarket is prepared to take advantage of this rapidly expanding repair ...

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Recognising that 80% of Ford DPF issues are linked to Fuel Vapour Valve (FVV) failure, SMP Europe has introduced a new range of FVVs, via its Lemark brand, to meet growing customer demand. A total of 16 new Fuel Vapour Valve products have been launched, covering a number of both Ford passenger car. The aims to eliminate clogging, provide good fuel distribution and low back pressure, and ...

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A range of multicharge ignition coils, found in GDI engines, is now available from SMPE. The construction of a multicharge ignition coil is different to a standard in that it has a single primary winding layer, allowing it to collapse easier due to its lower resistance, which in turn engages the secondary winding connected to the high voltage output of ...

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Standard Motor Products Europe (SMPE) has continued its development of the Lucas brand across UK and Europe with the introduction of distributor and technician training seminars. The first ever Lucas training programme under SMPE was in Kiev, with Ukrainian business and Lucas distributor Alt-Star. This was followed by training with Autoaibe, a Temot member in ...

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SMPE has added five new parts to its solenoid range.

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Standard Motor Products Europe (SMPE) Air Mass Meters and Oxygen Sensors.

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Standard Motor Products Europe brake light switch range now covers an additional 267 vehicle models, accounting for 281,000 more vehicles on UK roads.

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Standard Motor Products Europe (SMPE) has announced that an additional 2.7 million vehicles are now covered by its existing ABS sensors range.

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