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BP, the global oil company, is partnering with the recently reformed Renault Sport Formula One Team in support of their ambition to fight for the World Championship in the next five years. BP and Castrol, the oil company’s global lubricant brand, will provide fuels and lubricants for the upcoming Formula 1 season, which gets underway

Ignition specialist NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd has appointed two new distributors in the Republic of Ireland. Dublin-based distributors J+S Automotive and Qualvecom will supply the Irish aftermarket with the company’s full range of original equipment (OE) spark plugs, glow plugs and NTK Lambda and other engine management sensors, plus NGK’s extensive range of ignition

There was standing room only at the Autotech Roadshow at the McWilliam Hotel in Claremorris, Co.Mayo on Monday Night, January 23. Organised by HBA Distributors, the Roadshow consisted of a series of technical presentations covering a range of topical issues, with presentations from Stuart Tagg from Brembo, John Ely from Tunap Chemicals, Germany and Paul

Effective since November 2016, ECE R90, the regulation specifying design, construction and performance requirements for friction material in brake pads and shoes, has been extended to brake discs and drums as well. The ECE R90 regulation, which originally applied to brake pads and shoes, has recently been modified, and the new version, R90-02, starting from

Glow plug threads are easily damaged, especially on alloy cylinder heads. This can be due to corrosion, over-tightening or even drill damage when the head has broken off a seized glow plug. The solution is to fit a new threaded insert, and these threaded insert kits from Laser Tools have been designed to offer the

Brought to you by the bilstein group UK, the Chasing Markham Rally 2017 takes place September 15-22, 2017 and will cross 10 countries in seven days, covering some 2,500 miles. There will be more than a few twists and turns along the way, with daily challenges, sights, great mountain roads and so much more. The

Through extensive research and development NGK has developed a range of spark plugs specifically aimed at the horticultural, agricultural and industrial market. Team P R Reilly, now brings the range to a depot near you. This new Horticultural, Agricultural and Industrial range of NGK spark plugs comprises more than 3,000 lines and includes 76 new

Federal-Mogul Powertrain  is supplying engine technologies for all 10 of Wards 10 Best Engines for 2017 model year vehicles. Since the inception of Wards 10 Best Engines competition 23 years ago, Federal-Mogul Powertrain says that it has designed and manufactured leading technologies for many of the engines recognized each year as the “10 Best.” “We’re proud to contribute to the success of these engines

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken full ownership of Federal-Mogul for approximately $300 million. Icahn Enterprises LP, through his indirect wholly-owned subsidiary IEH FM Holdings LLC already owned 82 per cent of the Federal-Mogul shares. Federal-Mogul had previously cancelled its plan announced in January 2015 to split the company into two separate public entities – the aftermarket parts and powertrain divisions. The reason given for this