Testing a caravans electrics is of major importance for road safety.
Following the winter holiday break caravans should be serviced and checked before starting out for the Easter holidays.
With the CET Caravan Electrical Tester you can check your electrics prior t starting out on the road.
Make sure your caravan is legal and road worthy.
Contact aide automotive for pricing and supply.
aide automotive are to introduce a new Trailer Light Tester for the agricultrial and trailer market.
This tester is integrated with a 12 V power pack and air compressor.
With a cable long enough to move to the back of the trailer, a rotary switch will switch between each lighting circuit for a visible check. A self resetting trip if a short is found on a circuit this tester is a ideal cost effective tester for all 12 volt trailers.
Contact aide automotive for futher information.
Following many calls to protect cars from fuel theft, we can offer a solution as described below:
The Conical Spring has been used to great effect within the light commercial sector for many years, this device is the only reasonable solution we can offer the car market.
This email will in best describe the product / system so that you can make your own judgemental view if the spring will suit your car or requirements. aide automotive do not offer any refund or returns policy if this product does not work for your particular vehicle.
We firstly advise you to review with your local garage or manufacturer if the Conical spring can be fitted to the fuel neck / entry to the fuel tank. The Spring is supplied 360 mm in length, this can be cut down to a required length.
As it’s a conical spring the end diameter is 55mm. See attached document for a picture.
The idea is that the spring is sent into the filler neck and lodges when the diameter is larger than the internal diameter of the filler neck, the spring will sit tight tin the neck making very hard to be removed. As it’s a curled spring fuel will be able to flow into the tank while re fuelling.
Once you have decided the correct amount of spring to be used any excess is cut off with a practical saw.
Examples of use –
Ford Transit – The whole spring is pushed into the neck until full compression, a small amount is cut off and the spring is lodged behind the entry.
Iveco Daily – A small amount of the spring was used to be situated at the entry to the fuel tank in the plastic pipe.
Landrover Defender – Roughly half the spring was used and pushed into the entry, compressing and holding in place.
Once you have discussed this with a car garage or your manufacturer and if you wish to purchase we can take payment via credit or debit cards.
We hope this helps and please if you do proceed offer feedback on fitting or use.
Contact aide automotive to discuss further.
ABS Tester Acquires Royalty
Following a trial purchase Royal Mail have since purchased 29 EBS/ABS Sensor Testers for use within each workshop.
Using the Sensor Tester to check a sensor, the gap and exciter ring Royal Mail found they were able to easily and cost effectively repair warning lights faults on trucks and trailers without the need for expensive diagnostics tools or dealer trips.
All workshops requires fast, accurate and effective tools to diagnose faults easily and quickly. A high percentage of brake EBS/ABS faults are around the sensor or the sensor itself.
Contact aide automotive ltd for further information on ABS Testing for Truck & Trailer.
February 14, 2011
A truck driver had up to 200 litres of fuel stolen from his vehicle while he was asleep in the cabin in Woodley Nr Reading overnight.
The lorry was parked in London Road on Monday, January 31, when the fuel cap to his vehicle was removed and between 120 and 200 litres of fuel was stolen.
February 3rd 2011
POLICE have sent out a warning to lorry drivers in East Yorkshire after fuel was stolen from a vehicle. The theft happened between 9pm and midnight on Tuesday when a Scania heavy goods vehicle was parked in a lay-by on the A63 westbound, close to the South Cave slip road. Thieves had removed both the lorry’s fuel caps and siphoned diesel from the tank. East Yorkshire Police officers are asking drivers to be extra vigilant and report any suspicious activity.
March 2011
Kent Police reckon they arrested a Lithuanian gang last week for stealing diesel, they were flogging it back to the own countrymen to save them filling up over here.
Contact aide automotive today to see how our Anti Syphon Devices can help protect your fuel.
Following Mercedes Dealer interest in the Mis fuelling Device Diesel Key, aide automotive are please to announce two new dealers to purchase Diesel Key for their customers.
Orwell Truck & Van in Ipswich and Sharshatts of Kent have recently purchased a number of Diesel Keys.
With major fleet orders taken by aide automotive to fit the Walkers Snacks and Ginsters Sprinters there is an opportunity for any Mercedes dealer to offer this product to their customers and help against the FLEET HEADACHE OF MIS FUELLING!
aide automotive can help with marketing or promotional activities and with a free sample offer, Mercedes Dealers have an excellent opportunity to offer customers a major cost saving and a less hassle product to help keep a fleet on the road.
PRODUCT UPDATE!
Diesel Key Approved by Mercedes Australia.
PRODUCT FEEDBACK:
Following some driver feedback, we have been informed by some drivers that they believed the red cap needed to be screwed on as tight as virtually possible.
This is not the case; this cap needs to be screwed on with no excessive force and with one hand until the cap cannot be turned anymore.
Click on Diesel Key or Mis Fuelling to read more.
Following major interest from transport companies in the New Bessie Quick Air Line Replacement System.
We are pleased to now offer the Bessie Semi Kit following customer feedback and reviews of the Bessie.
The Bessie Semi Kit is designed to help reduce costs and save on existing air lines.
The Bessie Semi Kit contains 2 new lines and the additional items required to convert 2 existing air that were removed from the vehicle to Bessie Lines and then to be used as the spare lines.
Matthew Burke stated “we always like to listen and take on board all comments with regard to our new and existing products, cost is always something we try to improve on and in this occasion we have found a way make a product more cost effective and not to create unnecessary waste.”
Broken airlines are reported to be 10% of truck breakdowns and a persistent problem to transport firms as breakdown fees and down time could lead to missed delivery slots and fines.
The Bessie Air Line Replacement System is designed to reduce breakdown down time, fees and missed delivery slots. As Bessie is effectively a normal airline with a quick release coupling on both ends a driver can replace a broken line within minutes and then be on the way to make that all important delivery time slot.
Contact aide automotive to lear more.
Bessie is a quick-fit airline replacement system.
Broken airlines cause around 10 per cent of lorry breakdowns and are a persistent problem meaning delays while they are fixed and sometimes incurring financial penalties if deliveries are not made on time.
Bessie is effectively a normal airline, but with quick release couplings on both ends, enabling the driver to change a broken line in seconds without the need for tools.
This product will revolutionise the truck and trailer market and save transport companies thousands of pounds a year.
Enquire further about Bessie at aide automotive.
In order to comply with new emission standards, the automotive industry has decided to introduce SCR technology to diesel powered vehicles. SCR stands for Selective Catalytic Reduction and simply put means that the catalytic convertor transforms harmful exhaust gases into naturally occurring substances.
AdBlue Key will soon be in production with expected sales to outstripe any imediate stock level.
It only takes 5ml of Diesel to 20 litres of AdBlue in the AdBlue tank to turn it into a harmful paste. A problem that is any vehicle owners worst nightmare. The first bit of advice that I can offer you is dont attempt to drive off the forecourt and call your breakdown company right away!
To avoid a very expensive repair bill sue to AdBlue Contamination with Diesel contact aide automotive now to enquire about AdBlue Key.
ABS Warning lights, what do they mean?
This may be a common question from drivers but do we all really know the answer?
Well lets make it simple! There are only three main light sequences that you really need to be concerned with, they are;
1. ON/OFF – At standstill
2. ON – Until the vehicle is driven above 7 kph then OFF
3. ON/OFF/ON – Until the vehicle is driven above 7 kph
With the introduction of programmable warning lights in EBS systems it has become a bit harder to know what a drivers dashboard should be doing but with a couple of simple tests the answer is there. If the truck and trailer are both ABS sockets, start by just connecting the trailer and turn on the ignition, the trailer warning light in the cab should come on, if the light goes ON/OFF then this is the sequence, if the light goes ON/OFF/ON, then this is the sequence, if the light is ON and stays on then drive the truck and trailer above 7kph, if the light goes OFF then this is your sequence. However please note if the light stays ON after a test drive then there is a fault in the system which requires maintenance before the truck and trailer can be utilised.
So how can we decide if the fault lies with a truck or trailer?
Also to make matters worse newer trucks now have an LCD or electronic dashboard, so we need to establish which light is actually for the trailer. With each manufacturer having individual lights it can be quite confusing.
So this is where the ISOCheck can be used, the ISOCheck is not only used to test the power from the truck but can be used to show you the warning light function of your trailer.
First plug the ISOCheck Indicator into the trucks ABS Socket, turn on the ignition, this will test all power form the truck, and if all is OK the ISOCheck will light up GREEN, if there is a fault RED. Once the truck is proven to be OK, turn the ISOCheck around and connect the ISOCheck Indicator into the trailers ASB Socket and the normal end into the truck, ignition on and the warning light in the cab should come on and the ISOCheck Indicator will turn RED as the warning light is ON. If the warning light in the cab then goes out, then the ISOCheck will turn to GREEN. If this happens it not only proves again that the truck power is OK but also it proves the trailers ABS is working.
The next step is to test drive the trailer above 7 kph, if the warning light comes on while starting to move then the ISOCheck will turn RED. Stop the truck and trailer and remove the ISOCheck indicator from the ABS Socket on the trailer, if the ISOCheck stays RED then the fault is on the truck, if it turns GREEN then the fault is on the trailer. The ISOCheck is as simple as that! Ideal for workshop fitters and drivers the ISOCheck pinpoints faults with the truck or trailer even when mismatching old trucks with new trailers and vice a versa, saving time and money by directing the repairer to the correct area.
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