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Ed Speak
Anniversary influx shows the health of the automotive repair sector
Monday, 31 October 2022
2022 seems to be a year of anniversaries for a whole range of businesses involved in the supply and the repair side of the repair industry.
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Motorsport
The Mountain is calling for Justin Allen
Wednesday, 05 October 2022
Spurred on by a top five result in last year’s New Zealand Toyota 86 Championship, Justin Allen has one target for the 2022/23 season.
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OEM
Car parts from fushing nets
Monday, 03 October 2022
In a first for the automotive industry, the models of the BMW Neue Klasse due to be launched from 2025 onwards will feature trim parts made of plastic whose raw material contains around 30 percent
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Parts
The perfect ignition coil
Monday, 03 October 2022
Workshops around the world have demanded NGK spark plugs for over 80 years, renowned for three key pillars: high quality, superior performance and reliability.
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Parts
NAPA Auto Parts
Monday, 03 October 2022
The first NAPA Auto Parts branch was in New Plymouth and opened in June 2020 while the latest in Pukekohe opened in August this year, bringing the branch total to 20.
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Parts
What causes brake fade and how to minimise it
Monday, 03 October 2022
Brake fade doesn’t just happen on the racetrack, it can also occur in passenger cars, four-wheel-drives and commercial vehicles particularly under heavy braking conditions and during hotter tempera
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Other
AC equipment for any season
Monday, 03 October 2022
With summer only around the corner, workshops are getting ready for “aircon” season. Those 40-degree days, which can’t be too far away, will surely test many vehicles on our road.
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Other
ZF drives the by-wire future of mobility
Monday, 03 October 2022
As vehicles become increasingly electrified, automated, and software controlled, ZF is at the forefront of developing and industrializing advanced chassis systems with the industry’s most comprehen
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Parts
Traditional versus electronic handbrakes
Monday, 03 October 2022
Not too many years ago, if you got into a car and couldn’t see a handbrake lever sitting in the console between the front driver and passenger seats, you’d probably be left scratching your head.
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Parts
Terrain Tamer front brake upgrade kits
Monday, 03 October 2022
Terrain Tamer’s new front brake upgrade Kits provides improved brake performance for selected vehicles, combining large six and eight pot caliper designs and Kevlar ceramic brake pads and a larger
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Other
Full sized Lego Lamborghini
Monday, 03 October 2022
A unique Lamborghini Sián made from more than 400,000 Lego Technic pieces has been on display at Museo Automobili Lamborghini in Sant’Agata Bolognese.
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Diesel Industry News
Scania’s new National Training centre
Monday, 03 October 2022
Scania New Zealand is pleased to announce the opening of its new National Training Development Centre in Christchurch.
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Parts
Top quality stop-start batteries by Delkor
Monday, 03 October 2022
Stop-start, also known as idle stop start (ISS) is a technology commonly found in modern vehicles.
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Motorsport
V8 Supercars say goodbye to Pukekohe
Monday, 03 October 2022
Shane van Gisbergen drew inspiration from trips to Pukekohe with his dad to watch Kiwi racing legends Greg Murphy and Jason Richards to give a massive crowd the perfect send-off for the Pukekohe Ra
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Other
Power Probe Maestro circuit tester
Monday, 03 October 2022
The Power Probe Maestro is newest Power Probe circuit tester is also the most powerful of them all.
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Parts
Bricked ECM? No problem for Injectronics
Monday, 03 October 2022
While we won’t be seeing a new Holden any time soon, there are plenty of Holden’s still on our roads, and the ever-popular mid-sized Holden Cruze is a great example.
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Parts
The evolution of car headlights
Monday, 03 October 2022
When you view a car for the first time you’re probably immediately drawn to the headlights. As well as being an important stylistic feature, headlights also help to define a car’s character.
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Ed Speak
Motorsports Bonanza
Monday, 03 October 2022
By the time you read this New Zealand will have completed an amazing month of Motorsport helping make up the deficit in petrol fumes for the sports addicts!
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Video Content
Ask Rob Episode 6 - Synthetic Lubricants
Wednesday, 07 September 2022
In the Ask Rob video series TDXs Technical Oils & Lubricants engineer covers a range of topics to give a better understanding of how oils and lubricants work, and why they’re so important!
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Other
JLR what3words
Tuesday, 06 September 2022
The working prototype of its portable hydrogen cartridge has a cartridge design that will facilitate the everyday transport and supply of hydrogen energy to power a broad range of daily life applic
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