Oils Lubricants & Additives
  • Making the Grade

    A decade ago, a motor factor could service the needs of the majority of its customers by stocking 15W-40 ...

    A decade ago, a motor factor could service the needs of the majority of its customers by stocking 15W-40 and 10W-40 grade engine oils. Unless the car was unusual, one of those would have worked just f ...

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  • All Change

    As the ACEA 2012 sequences are phased out, and with ACEA 2016 sequences now mandatory, PMF speaks to Andr ...

    As the ACEA 2012 sequences are phased out, and with ACEA 2016 sequences now mandatory, PMF speaks to Andrew Goddard, Chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) about what the chang ...

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  • Stars, Stripes And Seals

    PMF interviews Patrick O’Brien, President of Solv-Tec, the USA distributor of K-Seal Permanent Coolant Le ...

    PMF interviews Patrick O’Brien, President of Solv-Tec, the USA distributor of K-Seal Permanent Coolant Leak Repair, to find out more about what stockists and motorists in the US think about K-Seal and ...

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  • Making Sense of Lubricant Marketing Claims

    Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) explains the various marketing claims made on lubricant pack ...

    Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) explains the various marketing claims made on lubricant packaging, so that factors can advise their customers on the correct products to buy. The use of ma ...

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  • What goes into Shell’s Helix Ultra Range?

    As Shell continues to push the boundaries of engine lubrication, PMF looks into how the manufacturer’s He ...

    As Shell continues to push the boundaries of engine lubrication, PMF looks into how the manufacturer’s Helix Ultra range is produced and why it will benefit your customers. Since 1901, the motor oil in ...

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