Bosch Expands Multiple Product Categories
Robert Bosch LLC has added 12 new SKUs to its product portfolio in May. The additions include Bosch QuietCast and Blue brake pads, spark plugs, rotating machines and Aerotwin and Twin wiper blades. Coverage has been expanded for Bosch QuietCast and Blue Brake Pads for late-model Asian vehicles with two new brake pad set SKUs.
Walker Products Announces Major Release Of Exhaust Temperature Sensors For Both U.S. And EU Diesel Marketplace
Walker’s coverage of ETS for U.S. diesel applications includes 53 part numbers covering diesel vehicles from 2006 – 2014 for Chevrolet, GMC, Jeep, Mercedes Benz, Audi and Volkswagen applications. European coverage includes 233 part numbers covering diesel vehicles from 2004 – 2014 for Alfa Romeo, Audi, Fiat, Lancia, Mercedes, Opel, Saab, Seat, Skoda Volkswagen and
Fel-Pro Introduces Three Exclusive Head Gasket Sets For Popular Subaru Engines
Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ Fel-Pro Gaskets brand has introduced three PermaTorque MLS multi-layer-steel head gasket sets for a variety of popular 2.5L engines used in late-model Subaru passenger vehicles. The new sets are among 31 additional Fel-Pro part numbers that have been introduced in the past year for more than 2.3 million Subaru vehicles. Each new Fel-Pro
Capturing Unperformed Service Work
We’ve all had those preventive maintenance conversations with customers, but has a customer ever asked you to replace something that didn’t test bad? I had a customer tell me to replace a battery that was barely four years old and it was a 75-month battery. I told him that the battery tested fine and the charging system was working well. That’s when he said something that I now say to my customers almost every day. “You don’t wait until you run out of gas before you put gas in, right? Why would you wait until your battery died to put a new one in?”
Bosch Expands EuroLine Disc Brake Pad Line
Bosch announces the expansion of its line of EuroLine Disc Brake Pads. Sixty-six new part numbers are now available to North American customers. Introduced in 2013, Bosch EuroLine Disc Brake Pads, are designed to provide the best performance for the most popular European vehicles on the road in North America today, said the company.
CRP Automotive Introduces 2014 Pentosin Technical Fluids Catalog
CRP Automotive has released its 2014 catalog of Pentosin Technical Fluids for automotive applications. The 218-page catalog features a variety of antifreezes, brake fluids, hydraulic fluids, motor oils and transmission fluids that are engineered for vehicles including Acura, Audi, BMW, Dodge, Freightliner, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, KIA, Land Rover, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Saab, Scion, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.
CRP Releases 2014 Rein Automotive Master Catalog
CRP Automotive has released its 2014 Rein Automotive Master Catalog, featuring more than 763 pages of original equipment quality replacement components for European and Asian vehicles. The new catalog includes A/C components, anti-vibration parts, coolant hoses, CV boot kits, suspension components, bearings, bearing kits and more.
GM Power Steering Pump Replacement Tips
An analysis of returned power steering (PS) pumps that had been replaced for noise, no power assist, no or low pressure and leaking conditions has indicated a high number of “No Trouble Found” results. When attempting to repair a power steering concern, the steering system analyzer should be used to assist the technician in a successful diagnosis.
Routine Maintenance Schedules Help You Capture Unperformed Service Work
The cold snap that hit most of the country in early January was the onset of one of the coldest winters most states have seen in years. And since cold weather can have adverse effects on vehicle systems, you probably experienced an influx of customers whose vehicles were towed in with dead batteries, or ones that were flooded due to ignition systems that could not fire the fuel. Let’s look at some VW and Audi maintenance schedules and see what we may have been missing that could help our customers avoid costly tows and generate some additional revenue for our efforts.
New Brake Pad Sets Added To Monroe Total Solution Line
Tenneco has introduced new brake pad sets to the Monroe Total Solution line of ultra-premium ceramic and semi-metallic brake pads. The new pad SKUs cover over two million popular late-model passenger vehicles, and the Monroe Total Solution line now offers 97-percent coverage of domestic- and foreign-nameplate applications.