You might know someone, maybe it’s even yourself, who has speculated about the cause of starting problems, lack of traction or increasing smoke in vehicles with a PSA 1.6 HDI engine? Then read on, to find some useful information.

For many, it is nothing new that for PSA vehicles with this type of engine starting in 2004, there are several points to be taken into account both before and after replacing the EGR valve.

With 98% we have the widest coverage of steering parts in the european IAM but the market continues to evolve and we stay on the ball. So far, we've added more than 340 new references to our steering parts range this year, including many references for current and new vehicle models. This includes many references which, on the IAM, are predominantly only available as OES.  

About one and a half years ago, we launched our new concept smartrep.info. The purpose of smartrep.info is to make mechanics aware of special conditions that are important during assembly to ensure trouble-free operation. We are not talking about generalities here, but only about specific circumstances, which we know from our warranty-claims-statistics are often overlooked.  

Recently, our fastest growing product family got a new member - and our sensor programme now includes a total of 12 sensor types. In this article you will learn more about our parking sensors: What does the programme include? Where are they used? Which systems are there? How do they work? What should you pay attention to? How do we test it?

More than 2,000 km from the western coast of Europe in the North Atlantic with Iceland and Greenland as the nearest neighbors lies Iceland. The country, which is best known for its spectacular landscape of volcanoes, geysers, hot springs, lava fields and large glaciers, is also home to spare parts wholesaler AB Varahlutir, with its total of 5 branches, which we recently took a trip to Iceland to visit.

Replacing a defective rack and pinion or power steering pump is often a time-consuming and expensive repair. Therefore, it is particularly annoying if the power steering is broken again shortly after, especially if it turns out that this could have been avoided. Too often, cleaning the hydraulic system is forgotten when a new power steering pump or rack and pinion is installed. Thereby, the lifespan of the new spare part and the other components of the servo system is reduced greatly.

Would you like to know more about whether a defective strut mount bearing can be dangerous? Would you like some tips for detecting a potentially defective strut mount bearing? Then read on, you will find answers to these questions as well as insights into the function of strut mount bearings.

Defective strut mount bearings affect the driving behavior of a car in several ways. Depending on how badly the strut mount bearing is damaged, one experiences:
 

• Extended breaking distances

Suppliers to car manufacturers, have always been subject to very strict requirements with regard to internal quality assurance. The standard that all suppliers of European and North American car manufacturers must meet has recently been modified, updated and tightened. To be fully informed about the information relevant to us, we recently conducted an internal course for our colleagues in the product department with the support of the Danish Technological Institute. 

A new newsletter a new test device. Due to the very positive effect our Triscan Test Center has on our customer service and internal quality assurance service, we continue to invest in expanding it. Our newly built ABS tester is the latest addition. Here we describe how this works and why it is so valuable.

Maybe you already know that our product managers visit our manufacturers during the selection and review process? You may also know that our product managers perform regular audits of our manufacturers and we carry out spot checks on incoming goods in our warehouses? But did you also know that we carry out a quality control on site - even if "on site" is far away from home?