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Watchdog bans DPF deletion advert

Advertising Standards Authority rules that garages must clearly state the legal implications for drivers.

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28.12.2016

Additives for diesel vehicles: Efficiency goldmine or reliability minefield?

Additives for diesel engines allow many diesel vehicles to keep pace with ever stricter emissions legislation, while also providing improved Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) performance.

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02.12.2016

V-Motech solutions for meeting RDE regulations

Today more than ever the antipollution RDE regulations established by the environmental authorities are mandatory and hard to achieve.

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18.10.2016

Don’t pimp your ride if you want to sell it – Glass’s

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.

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22.08.2016

Audi Hums a Bad Tune

This bulletin applies to the 2012 Audi A5/S5 models. A humming or metallic rattling noise may be heard from under the vehicle, mostly during engine idle or slow acceleration.

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16.08.2016

Leaky Internal DEF

Some 2011 Ford F-Super Duty trucks equipped with the 6.7L diesel engine and built on or before 8-3-2011 may exhibit a MIL on with DTCs P20E8 and P202D. These codes are set by a small diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) leak internal; to the reductant pump assembly.

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11.08.2016

Fuel saving device to cut transport costs

A device to cut fuel use by 10 to 15 per cent while reducing the exhaust emissions of internal combustion engines will be targeted at the mining and transport industries.