Additive Stories

The JLM range of heavy-duty products will cut off road vehicle downtime, save fuel, and even reduce the need for eye wateringly expensive parts’ replacement. Bold claims but they’re being proven repeatedly by the professional technician using these products on a range of heavy-duty vehicles in the workshop including lorries, tractors and, well...

Why topflight technicians choose the JLM Lubricants DPF Refill Fluid over inferior products. Just a few comments from technicians include… “The only DPF refill fluid I stock, and use is the JLM brand. It’s a genuine alternative to the original DPF fluids used by the vehicle manufacturers. In all the...

A DPF or soot trap filters particulate matter from diesel cars. This diesel particulate filter is a major contribution to the reduction of harmful emissions. Particulate filter regeneration fluid supports the good operation of the particulate filter. JLM explains how the cleaning process works and why high-quality particulate filter regeneration...

Global bestselling author Dee Blick put GilbertGroot, the founder of JLM Lubricants under thespotlight in this special interview which markedJLM’s 10th anniversary at the time of going to print. 1.   What impact has the global pandemic had on JLM Lubricants? The global pandemic has impacted us in many ways. Not...

“We have been using the JLM GDI Injector Cleaner for 12 months now and really love the product. It has been shown time and time again on vehicles that the fuel quality in Germany is anything but good and, especially with gasoline direct injection, the injectors get dirty and cook...

Cleanliness is next to godliness, so the saying goes, leading JLM Lubricants to report why internal grubbiness spells bad news for cars and owners' wallets. The pressing desire to replace petrol and diesel highlights how amazing they are as road fuels. The amount of energy that is packed into relatively...

Modern passenger cars and diesel-engined vans are equipped with a diesel particulate filter. This filter captures air polluting gases from the engine that would otherwise end up in the environment. In the course of time the filter becomes full. The car's electronics ensure that this soot is burned during motorway...

By Rob Marshall Unlike many journalists, Rob Marshall likes to get his hands dirty, while sniffing-out the latest stories. As a proven technical writer, photographer and videographer, Rob’s CV includes OEMs, motoring periodicals and even television programmes. Yet, the automotive aftermarket has a special place in his heart. He joins...

DPF PROBLEMS ARE THE NEW PANDEMIC Post pandemic, DPF specialists and top tier technicians alike are telling us they are seeing more DPF problems than ever. A combination of stop-start short journey driving and a reluctance to commit to regular servicing inevitably led to more DPFs becoming blocked. And the...

Most attention on E10 petrol has focussed on motorcars but JLM Lubricants explains that ethanol-laced fuel can affect other engines, too.  Any credible company must take its environmental responsibilities seriously. JLM Lubricants is no different. Yet, it makes little environmental logic for a supposed eco-friendly fuel to reduce engine life...

Contamination costs money. Focusing on the ‘dry’ side of the engine, Rob Marshall looks at the problems it causes and the options available to effect a cure. Read here the whole article Rob Marshall wrote for Car Mechanics. For more Car Mechanics, click here

While official testing proves its worth, JLM Lubricants reveals how its latest fuel additive for direct-injection gasoline engines benefits both car owners and garages. Whether a private car owner, dosing the fuel tank with a special additive for the first time, or a garage technician that performs the task regularly...

Challenge A School Bus Division provides school transportation and charter services to municipalities, school systems, and other public and private organizations. Serving large cities and small towns alike, this is one of New England's leading school bus operators, providing transport services for 12 school systems and 65,000 school children. Diesel...

JLM Lubricants has developed a GDI Injector Cleaner that’s been tested by Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engines perform better, are more economical and more environmentally friendly than indirectinjected petrol engines. However directly injected combustion engines become dirty internally at a much faster rate than indirect-injected...

UK could face a DPF failure epidemic, say industry experts The number of DPF-related faults are expected to soar as a result of the government’s coronavirus lockdown. With restrictions still in place across the UK, many diesel owners are only using their vehicle for short essential journeys which do not...

Like Aftersales Magazine, JLM Lubricants will be ten years old in 2020. Under the leadership of Gilbert Groot, the brand is internationally recognized at the top end of the additives market. Gilbert Groot looks back on ten beautiful years with a bit of pride, although it was not always easy…...

Petrol engines are giving ever better performance and are becoming ever more powerful and economical. But by driving short distances, sometimes with poor quality petrol and contamination in the fuel system, the performance of the engine is adversely affected.   Modern petrol engines with direct fuel injection under high pressure, high specific power...

The JLM DPF Cleaning Kit has been crowned a ‘Top Product’ award winner in Professional Motor Mechanic Magazine’s 2014 reader poll. The JLM DPF Cleaning Kit from Kalimex Ltd. (JLM’s master distributor in UK) has beencrowned a ‘Top Product’ award winner in Professional Motor Mechanic Magazine’s 2014reader poll. Through the use of the JLM DPF Cleaning...

As well as the known JLM Diesel Injector Cleaner, now by popular demand we have developed an extra-concentrated JLM diesel system cleaner for use directly in the fuel filter. This is a very powerful remedy for professional workshop technicians.  JLM Rapid Fuel System Clean is a highly concentrated cleaner. A specially developed combination...

Diesel DPF Refill Fluid is a universal alternative  To ensure proper regeneration of collected soot particles, some cars are equipped with an on-board Fuel Borne Catalyst (FBC) dosing system. This dosing system has a tank- or bag-type reservoir which should be topped-up a couple of times during the service life of this car.    JLM...

Clean = efficiency + increased performance + reliability Modern diesel engines are a prime example of precision technology that ensures that every drop of fuel achieves maximum performance, and that emissions of harmful substances are kept to a minimum. Several times per stroke and precisely timed to hundredths of a...

Advising and informing your customersDo your customers know exactly what happens inside their vehicle’s engine? It’s not very likely. That is why it’s up to you, the professional motor mechanic, to contribute ideas to your customer and to provide them with the best possible information and advice about the current...

JLM Radiator Clean & Flush Pro (J04813) and JLM Radiator Stop Leak (J04811) clean, maintain and seal cooling systems of all vehicles. Almost everybody has experienced it at some point: an engine getting too hot, preventing youfrom driving any further. This mainly happens when the weather's hot or when you're queuingin traffic and...

Prevent and clean contamination with fuel additives The JLM diesel additives Extreme Clean, Rapid Fuel System Clean, Injector Cleaner and DPF Cleaner all clean the entire fuel system, including the fuel tank, pipes, theinlet system, the valves and dirty diesel injectors. Public authorities require fuel suppliers tomix a certain percentage of cleaner biodiesel with diesel at...

The navigation of the new JLM Lubricants’ website is led by a 3D car which means you’re in for an exciting ride.  By clicking on various parts of the car you can find what you’re looking for in seconds and can navigate to product selection in three different ways. This fresh, appealing...

Tips and tricks for diesel particulate filtersThe cost to replace a diesel particulate filter may run into thousands of euros, depending onthe make of the car. Smaller vehicles are no exception in this regard. A cheaper alternative isto renew the diesel particulate filter by cleaning it using special equipment and...

JLM Radiator Clean & Flush Pro (J04813) and JLM Radiator Sealer & Conditioner Pro (J04811) clean, maintain and seal cooling systems of all vehicles.     Almost everybody has experienced it at some point: an engine getting too hot, preventing you from driving any further. This mainly happens when the weather's...

Car engines must meet increasingly stringent environmental requirements and yet emit less and less harmful exhaust gases, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx). One of the solutions, which car manufacturers have devised for this, is Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR). With exhaust gas recirculation a portion of the dirty exhaust gasses is...

Modern passenger cars and diesel-engined vans are equipped with a diesel particulate filter. This filter captures air polluting gases from the engine that would otherwise end up in the environment. In the course of time the filter becomes full. The car's electronics ensure that this soot is burned during motorway...

JLM has introduced a new oil additive with the chemical component Bortec. The JLM Bortec Oil Additive J06050 — in contrast to additives with Teflon and ceramics — contains no solid particles such as ash. As a result, friction between moving parts in combustion engines is reduced even further and the parts...