Category: Parts

Diesel Technic UK & Ireland Ltd, a subsidiary of the Diesel Technic Group, has extended its Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) aftermarket spare parts range. The extensive DT Spare Parts product range consists of over 6,000 spare parts that support multiple vehicle manufacturers and models. The product range extension comes as a result of Diesel Technic

UFI Filters, a world leader in fluid filtration technology has renewed its partnership with Volkswagen with the production of a high-efficiency diesel filter for Europe’s “Van of the Year 2017”, the Crafter 2.0 TDI Euro 6. The filter will be available for the entire range of engine power output options currently available – 75 kW,

With winter on its way, the key season for battery failures is fast approaching. Irish workshops are well placed to support their customers in avoiding the hassle and unnecessary expense a dud battery can present, says Martin Gray, CEO at Euro Car Parts Team P R Reilly. With harsher conditions on the horizon, car breakdowns

Behr Hella Service, renowned for its thermal management expertise, has recently introduced 120 new references to its passenger car and light commercial vehicle (LCV) product ranges. This brings the total to more than 7,700 parts across 20 product groups, therefore offering its customers unrivalled market coverage. The most extensive range development has been the compressor

Trico has recently revamped its retro-fit upgrade beam blade programme, Trico Neoform. Neoform blades allow customers to upgrade to the latest in beam blade technology from the originally fitted standard conventional blades. Beam blades offer a more uniform pressure distribution, resulting in a clearer wipe and extended lifespan, are aerodynamic with less windlift and are manufactured using the

The new Meyle-HD strut mount allows independent workshops to offer strut mount repairs on the Volkswagen T5 and T6 van models. Meyle is the first aftermarket supplier to offer this all-in-one repair kit complete with rolling bearing, forged spring plate and strut mount and fully compatible with both Volkswage models. Whether T5 or T6 –

Uni-Select Inc has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares of PA Topco Limited doing business as The Parts Alliance (“Parts Alliance”), the second largest nationwide independent distributor of automotive aftermarket parts in the United Kingdom and Ireland. As previously announced, the transaction in the amount of £205.0 million was fully funded

Borg & Beck is a globally recognised brand with over 100 years history of engineering excellence and OE pedigree. Originally fitted to truck and bus, Borg & Beck today offers the aftermarket an extensive portfolio of Commercial Vehicle parts, the newest addition is a comprehensive range of CV Coils. The Air, Electrical and Brake Coils

Despite the complex nature of the modern clutch system, many technicians remain under the misapprehension that clutch replacement is a simple and straightforward affair. However, with clutch replacement now often taking several hours it’s imperative to workshop profitability that technicians have the information they need to fit the replacement right, first time. To help them

Autoelectro, with more than 30 years’ successful experience in the automotive aftermarket, has built a reputation in providing  technicians with the answers that might otherwise have alluded  them,  like an issue that affects the Fiat Doblo 1.3D Multijet  (2014-onwards). Often, a slow start or excessive crank time can be incorrectly diagnosed as a faulty or worn-out starter motor; however, this  is not always the case. Alarmingly, underlying issues are  regularly overlooked and the same fault that was thought to be  fixed reoccurs and the replaced component is often  blamed. Autoelectro, the UK’s largest independent re-manufacturer of starter motors and alternators,  has experienced this type of  scenario on starter motors fitted to the Fiat  Doblo application. The vehicle can suffer from slow starting, but it is not the starter 

To support commercial vehicle manufacturers in meeting current and future emissions regulations, BorgWarner tells us that it has developed an economical new series of multi-platform exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) coolers featuring a compact floating core. Unlike conventional solutions which must be specifically designed for each application, the company’s says that their modular cooler family includes