Low viscosity oils are in demand and Morris Lubricants is answering the call with two new blends to meet the demands of hi-tech engines launched by Ford and Volvo.
- 23.08.2016
Performa Lubricants Europe is the sole importer for Performa Lubricants across, Ireland, the UK and Europe, offering the complete range of lubricants, garage equipment and products exclusively to automotive professionals.
- 23.08.2016
As part of its Technical messenger series leading component supplier MAHLE has issued some useful practical advice on the issue of leaky oil filters. The advice is based the in depth knowledge built up by the company’s technical experts on filter installation and fault diagnoses.
- 22.08.2016
Retrofit add-ons like big bore exhausts, aftermarket alloys and tinted glass can put off potential used car buyers and destroy values, says Glass’s. Andy Cutler, forecast values editor, explained that these non-manufacturer options suggested that the previous owner was a boy racer and the car would have been driven hard.
- 22.08.2016
Owners of a 2011-2014 Chevy Cruze may comment about an intermittent engine no-crank. They may also comment that if they cycle the ignition OFF and then back ON, the engine may crank. This may be accompanied by a CMP (exhaust camshaft position sensor) signal.
- 19.08.2016
Infiniti (part of the Nissan group) will present VC-T (Variable Compression-Turbocharged), the world’s first production-ready variable compression ratio engine and one of the most advanced internal combustion engines ever created, on September 29 at the 2016 Paris Motor Show (Mondial de l’Automobile).
- 19.08.2016
Recently, the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA), the UK’s leading representative body for vehicle auctions, sent a letter to the newly appointed secretary of state for transport, Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, raising the subject of odometer fraud, or ‘clocking’; the practice of altering a vehicle’s odometer to show a lower mileage than that actually travelled, thereby increasing the re-sale value of the vehicle.
- 18.08.2016
European fleets are gearing up for the changeover to winter tyres – and Kraiburg Austria is catering to this by offering its partners a new city bus design, the K702 plus.
- 18.08.2016
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) is planning to open two new training academies in the north and south of England to increase the provision of MOT training for garages.
- 17.08.2016
Automotive Alliance has conditionally agreed to buy the parts business of the UK Lookers Group for £120 million. The deal which is subject to shareholder and EU merger approval, includes the current Lookers parts distribution brands BTN Turbo, FPS and Apec Braking.
- 17.08.2016
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