component life. This is crucial because cars are being kept for longer and motorists are reluctant and often unable to foot a big repair bill.” For many vehicles the multiple short journeys have prevented the active and passive regeneration processes from completing. Reports are increasing too of owners overdosing with iron based DPF regeneration fuel additives causing irreversible damage to the DPF. Schlup said JLM’s one-shot in tank DPF Cleaner is a platinum and cerium based formula that will clean a blocked DPF at much lower temperatures than inferior iron-based products. The professional JLM DPF Cleaning Toolkit in conjunction with the Clean and Flush Fluid Pack restores a badly blocked DPF to full health without having to remove it from the vehicle. “Here in the UK, hundreds of top tier technicians use the full range of JLM DPF products so they can offer a complete DPF cleaning service to customers at a price that turns a fair profit for the workshop — without bumping up the bill because the DPF had to be sent to another workshop. “Reputation matters too, so it’s important to state that for the last 14 years JLM Lubricants’ products have been tried and tested by thousands of technicians in more than 40 countries.” With vehicle engines, technicians are clearly in pole position to advise customers on the importance of keeping 44 AFTERMARKET MAY 2024 ADDITIVES www.aftermarketonline.net Post pandemic, the shorter journeys and stopstart driving patterns are still alive and kicking. This is causing more DPFs to block, more to become damaged-beyond-repair. For the professional technician, DPF cleaning and maintenance offers a growing revenue stream, especially when they choose the most effective DPF products and tool kits to use. Mike Schlup of JLM Lubricants UK said: “Our prime focus is on helping to maintain the performance of diesel, exhaust and emissions systems, including the DPF, so that not only will they function correctly, helping to reduce harmful emissions — they will also help to extend THE GREAT CLEAN UP JLM Lubricants makes the case for including their trade-tested and trusted additives and professional toolkits in today’s workshops Left: DPF displays significant damage
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