Adding on a service task while the vehicle is undertaking other work is no longer a strange idea to the customer. For example, it is now common practice, if not expected, to add on alignment services when the vehicle might be in for tyres. The public is not only educated on this concept of add-ons but they have embraced it.
Read MoreTopics: DPF cleaning, GDi, fleet servicing, injector testing, diesel workshops, injector repairs, recover together, service ideas
Some very interesting changes to MOT testing have been announced and we’ll give you a clue: It’s not changing to less frequent testing. Say goodbye to advisories and hello to dangerous, major, and minor fails. What is being tested has also changed with focus on the diesel filters of the emissions system. These changes aren’t just for the passenger car either; they affect several classes of vehicle up to a class 7. It now makes sense for operators of heavy duty fleets to look at preventative maintenance as their most effective DPF strategy.
Read MoreTopics: DPF cleaning, diesel emissions, DPF filters, heavy duty dpfs, fleet servicing, fleet management, MOT, 2018 MOT
Volvo, Paccar and Cummins put some serious support behind the technology in the DPF300 Master Series.
Read MoreTopics: DPF cleaning, DPF 300 Master Series, heavy duty dpfs, OEM, OEM Endorsement, Paccar, Cummins, Volvo
We are witnessing the twilight years of diesel. The writing is on the wall and in the YouTube comments; it would seem that the death of diesel is imminent. On a near daily basis there is a fresh news article exposing rapidly changing perceptions and approaches regarding diesel but what exactly are these evolving perceptions towards the diesel vehicle? The final days of diesel are not as immediate as you might think.
Read MoreTopics: DPF cleaning, diesel emissions, diesel aftertreatment system, DPF filters
It is easy to forget that the soot and ash trapped inside a diesel particulate filter is a highly toxic cocktail of ‘matter’ that has been purposefully prevented from being jettisoned into the atmosphere along with the exhaust gas from diesel engines. If it serious enough to be a legal requirement for vehicle manufacturers to ensure that the public are protected from breathing in particulate matter (PM) , then it follows that it is equally important to do the same for workshop staff when they are emptying out a DPF.
Read MoreTopics: DPF cleaning, DPF 300 Master Series, DPF filters, safe working, particulate matter, heavy duty workshops, heavy duty dpfs, duty of care
Dave Hurst is one of Hartridge’s experienced support technicians. Having been with the company for many years he enjoys the arrival of new models in the range and he recently went to Seattle to work with FSX who partnered with Hartridge to develop the new Hartridge DPF 300 Master Series. This set of machines is a comprehensive solution to Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) servicing requirements including back pressure testing, soot cleaning, and thermal regeneration. Dave tells me all about his hand on experience with this new product development.
Read MoreTopics: DPF cleaning, DPF 300 Master Series, interview, interview with a technician, technician, experts
Hartridge will be joining our partners Delphi in Las Vegas for the 2017 ADS Event 8-11th August.
Read MoreTopics: DPF cleaning, Common Rail Testing, Event, Sabre CRi Master, Conference, trade show, DPF 300 Master Series, Toledo HEUI Master, HEUI