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Wednesday, 04 November 2020

The problem presented to the technical support team

Wednesday, 04 November 2020

After any vehicle accident has occurred, it is important to perform both pre-repair and post-repair full diagnostic scans to all ECU modules to test for diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs).

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Boosted: Explaining turbo replacement

Wednesday, 04 November 2020

Next minute the engine was over-revving and I could not shut it down. All we did was replace the turbo. This is the problem. Only the turbo was replaced.

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Braking news from BNT and Brembo

Wednesday, 04 November 2020

This is why these guys are the experts: how long does it take to be recognised as an expert in a particular trade-based field? A decade? Two?

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Why Torque and not power is the driving force behind performance clutches

Wednesday, 07 October 2020

“Power will get you over the mountain, but torque (force) is what moves mountains for you.” Whenever talking to anybody about performance cars, it is way too easy to get lost in the hype of engine

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Counter-Intuition: Brakes,Braking and the BT62

Wednesday, 07 October 2020

The objectives for the Brabham BT62 were very simple – design and build the most dynamic driver’s car in the world. It should come as no surprise, then, that the BT62’s brakes play a critical role

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Do you want chips with that?

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

Upgrading an engine used to be more like building a shopping list of what you could afford – dual carbs, extractors, upgraded camshaft, cylinder head and the list went on, these are all still viabl

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Servicing parts & consumables

Thursday, 13 August 2020

Servicing vehicles makes up a significant part of most workshops’ day to day work load.

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How fast do you want to go?

Wednesday, 10 June 2020

Many years ago, a speed shop owner asked this of a client and the client said “as fast as possible” – in response the owner put his hand out and made cash motions.

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12-volt battery technology

Thursday, 14 May 2020

As far back as 1859, the lead acid battery has been an integral component in almost every type of automotive vehicle including hybrid and electric.

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Castrol Express

Tuesday, 07 April 2020

Introducing Castrol Express, your shortcut to lubricant ordering. Order Castrol products directly from your PC, Android or iOS device.

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HOW GOOD ARE THE PRODUCTS YOU ARE USING?

Wednesday, 04 March 2020

Over the past decade, oil specifications and types have become more complicated than ever before.

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Air conditioning, radiators and coolants

Wednesday, 04 December 2019

Radiators and coolants

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Ultimate 4WD brake upgrade kit released by Bendix

Wednesday, 04 December 2019

Bendix Brakes has launched what is aptly named the Ultimate 4WD Brake Upgrade Kit with advanced brake pads and rotors, braided lines and a host of ancillary items to make for a smooth change over a

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Servicing – how is it changing?

Thursday, 07 November 2019

vIn light of the fact that new car sales are down this year, what does this mean for the servicing industry? Opportunity, more than anything else.

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Narva announces super-bright Ultima LED

Thursday, 04 April 2019

Want to light up the road ahead more effectively in the dark? Or see a 4WD track out into the back-of-beyond?

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Terrain Tamer goes mustering

Thursday, 06 December 2018

Eccentric 84-year-old Allan Gray has been Terrain Tamer 4WD Parts’ very own head engineer for 25 years, while at the same time he has become quite the personality and hero, known as ‘The Engine Whi

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Direct individual valve actuation could extend ICE future

Wednesday, 05 September 2018

There’s life in the old dog yet. That’s the news from a British company called Camcon Automotive, which has developed a system with the potential to take the continually maligned internal combustion...

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