Designed to fit directly onto the existing factory caps, these stunningly over-engineered offerings will fit all VAG 2.0 TSi engine variants, adding a touch of under-bonnet glamour to any cherished or show car, whilst keeping the OEM caps in their rightful place, keeping your local dealer – and warranty cover – firmly onside!

Two finishes are available; tough, anodised black for those favouring a more ‘OEM+’ demeanour and highly polished aluminium for those looking for the ultimate in showfield appeal.

Priced at just £59.00 + VAT for pair of water and oil caps, the Forge parts are the ultimate first or last mod to any cherished car. An essential upgrade for any 2.0 TSi VAG motor!

For more information or to buy this part online, please click to www.forgemotorsport.co.uk or call the team on 01452 380999.

As the name suggests, the new product offers a safe and convenient way for valeters, detailers and anybody who takes pride in their car to achieve a flawless finish on any silicone or rubber components in the engine bay. Throughout the development process, both Samcosport and Autoglym technicians have taken great trouble to test the active ingredients in all manner of real life and simulated conditions, ensuring that neither heat cycles, traffic film or engine deposits can phase these super-effective wipes. Regular cleaning of the hoses helps them to maintain their factory finish and lustre, preserving their looks for the lifetime of the car.

Samcosport Product Development Manager Mark Hale said, ‘We have developed this product in response to an overwhelming demand from our dealers and end-users. We wanted to develop a highly efficient cleaner that could be tightly targeted around the engine bay, cleaning only the hose, without contaminating either belts, paintwork or components with cleaning products, as can happen with spray-type alternatives.’

Each box contains 10 sealed sachets of pre-impregnated lint-free wipes, ready for action on the showground, concours line-up, or even just on the driveway on a Sunday morning. Priced at just £6.98 including VAT, they’re a perfect addition to your cleaning kit and available from all Samcosport retailers.

The new range is the most advanced form of lubricant on the market and comes in all grades and weights. Naturally, Synionic can also offer custom blends and bespoke formulations to suit individual teams or engineer’s requirements and this can be done on a very sensible minimum order quantity. The firm can also offer a full post-race lab analysis to help identify any possible enhancements or improvements to be made. This has proven invaluable in the past by allowing teams to drop the ‘weight’ of the oil, therefore reducing drag, without increasing wear. In the case of one client, ADR Engineering, technicians saw significant power gains purely from the gearbox oil alone. This was achieved by reducing in stages from 75w90 right down to 10w40 and analyzing the product after each test run to assess wear – or more importantly, the lack of!

Synionic can be subjected to these extreme tests because it differs significantly in its formulation from normal lubricants. Put simply, normal oil is designed to prevent juxtaposed metal parts from touching each other. Under microscopic examination, tiny peaks which are formed as the result of metal finishing (known as ‘asperities’) can be seen, which rely on the film strength of the oil used to keep them apart. ’Film strength’ basically refers to the pressure that can be exerted on a lubricant before it is forced out of where it is required. As heat and/or pressure increases, the tiny peaks cut through the oil film, resulting in scoring, heat and additional friction. Synionic differs in the fact that it actually treats and modifies the surface of the metal components that it comes into contact with, rather than modifying the oil carrier itself.

As the name suggests, Synionic actually bonds at an ionic level to the surface of the moving parts, and in doing so begins a molecular and chemical process that uses the heat from the engine or gearbox to impregnate the metal with the lubricant. This, allied with Synionic’s measurably higher film strength (typically 220,000 PSI vs. 5,000 PSI for a quality synthetic) means that as heat and pressure increase, asperities are actually smoothed and folded under internal yield to create a surface with a lower friction coefficient. Usually, lubricants tend to migrate away from any source of heat, making it the enemy of engines. Here, heat acts as the catalyst that begins the chemical process to protect them.

Synionic already has a few high-profile race wins under its belt in the form of both Roger Clark Motorsport and Scoobyclinic whom have both used it to take them to victory in the UK Time Attack series. Next season, Subaru UK will also be running an entire complement of Synionic engine and gearbox lubricants in its own officially backed Time Attack machine.

RRP for the 5 litre pack is £49.99 or £685.00 for a 200 litre drum. Synionic Motorsport Lubricants are also suitable for all high performance, historic or classic road cars and bikes.

For more information on this, or any Synionic product, please call them Synionic UK on 01628 828473 or click on www.synionic.com

Prolong shot to fame over a decade ago, becoming known as the oil of choice for race teams and discerning enthusiasts. Having proven its worth at every level from F1 through to NASCAR, Top Fuel Drag racing and Time Attack, the product’s superior film strength and ability to ionically bond to the engines surfaces set it apart from the competition, which in the main, still rely on a ‘hydrodynamic wedge’ to keep moving components apart.

Explaining the move, Mike Purchase, Sales Director of parent company ANP Ltd said, ‘The differentiation between Prolong and Synionic is an important one for us. When we first started with Prolong in the UK, we were simply importing it. Over the last few years, we have developed our own blending facilities and have been working tirelessly to improve the performance of its formulation, particularly with regard to its environmental impact upon disposal. The Synionic product is entirely new, so we felt that it deserved an all-new brand. It’s a fully synthetic lubricant that uniquely bonds at an ionic level to moving metal surfaces – hence the name, Synionic.’

The new branding will roll out to retailers over the next few months. Leading race teams have already shown a keen interest in the new range, including multiple Time Attack and Ten Of The Best Champions, Roger Clark Motorsport who have been trialling the latest lubricants as part of their development programme for the 2011 season.

For more information on this, or any Synionic product, please call them Synionic UK on 01628 828473 or click on www.synionic.com

To buy Fuchs Silkolene ProS / R you MUST visit the link below.

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Fuchs Silkolene Pro S is an ester based, fully synthetic motor oil created to meet the needs of the most discerning motorist. Pro S is suitable for use in all modern cars and is particularly recommended for high performance engines. The full synthetic base fluid ensures that the products are thermally stable and extremely resistant to oxidation, even when stressed to the extremes of endurance.

Fuchs Silkolene Pro R 15W-50 is a race proven engine oil with a high synthetic content. Utilising advanced wear reducing chemistry, ester synthetic base materials and technology derived from aircraft turbojet engine lubrication, Pro R 15W-50 exhibits load-carrying and film strength properties considerably in excess of those achieved with conventional mineral or synthesised hydrocarbon lubrications (PAOs).

If your thinking of buying other products instead of our Special offer Fuchs Silkolene then make  sure you look at the CLEARANCE section which has products for both Cars and Bikes.

Every engine relies on its oil to help the cooling process as well as reducing friction and carrying worn particles away from moving areas. No matter how good your oil, if you can keep it cooler, its viscosity stays more constant and its level of protection is optimised. By allowing the lubricant to be cooled in a high-airflow position via the 15-row cooler, engine wear can be significantly reduced and engine life can be extended.

The superbly engineered kit includes everything needed for fitment to almost any petrol or diesel vehicle. Parts include the cooler itself, a beautiful CNC machined remote oil cooler housing, all aeroquip style lines and three lengths of high-quality stainless braided oil pipe to allow a multitude of different fixing options in a wide variety of cars and light commercials.

The kit can usually be fitted in an hour or so and is an essential upgrade for anyone running  a higher state of tune, towing a caravan or trailer – or for any vehicle that regularly ventures onto track. Priced at £179.99 all in, the kits is significantly cheaper than rebuilding an engine!

For more information, please click to www.revolution247.com or call the team on 0845 002 3009.

With many of the ‘Pod’s front runners from across Europe already relying on VP’s unique formulations to power them to victory, the move will undoubtedly be welcome news, thanks to the new facility for teams to either buy fuel at the Pod Shop – or for the heavy drinkers – have it delivered in bulk to their pits for the ultimate in convenience.

Commenting on the deal, Jim Kelly, European Regional Manager for VP said, ‘We’re thrilled to be involved with Santa Pod Raceway on this level. VP is the Official Fuel of NHRA, IHRA and ADRL in North America and we are the fuel supplier to some of the highest profile drag strips there. Santa Pod is the premiere drag facility in the UK so we are honoured to have been selected as their Official Fuel Supplier.’

David Lloyd Jones, Santa Pod’s General Manager added, ‘Naturally we’re delighted to have VP as our official fuelling partner. Because so many of the leading teams use it already, we know that this will be a popular move – and it hopefully removes some of the logistical problem of moving large quantities of fuel for some of the European teams.’

The timing of the partnership is perfect with racers able to order fuel immediately for delivery in time for any of the ‘Pods forthcoming meetings – simply by clicking to the online order section at www.santapod.com or by calling the team on 01234 782828.

The high performance surface modifying lubricants have been proven at the highest level, assisting  Time Attack and ‘Ten Of The Best’ champions Roger Clark Motorsport in achieving their 2010 back-to-back victories. And if they can’t worry the product in their 890 BHP weapon, it’s fair to say that most won’t! Each pack contains and Engine Treatment, Transmission Treatment and Injector Cleaner. Engine and gearbox performance and longevity can be significantly improved with the application of Prolong, with friction and heat in particular being notably reduced. The injector cleaner helps to improve injector efficiency, resulting in a cleaner burn, better drive ability and often, improved MPG.

Although very few of us have the budget and talent to compete with RCM’s considerable track prowess, this is one small, but worthwhile step in the right direction!

For more information on this, or any Prolong product, please call them Prolong UK on 01628 828473 or click on www.prolong-uk.com

Richbrook’s somewhat self-explanatory Dipstick Wiper might just solve a perennial automotive problem. Every single year, literally millions of engines fail due to the wholly avoidable problem of lack of oil. We all know that we should check it, but faffing around looking for a rag to wipe the dipstick is often discouragement enough for us to wait until the oil light comes on to tell us that something’s wrong.

Keeping an oily rag in the car isn’t too pleasant either. Under the bonnet it might get sucked into the air intake or fan, or worse still get hot and catch fire. The best you can hope for is that it gets full of water and slowly rusts through the inner wing..

The Dipstick Wiper, as well as being the source of numerous double-entendres and ‘Only Fools and Horses’ gags around the Richbrook offices, offers a neatly self contained solution to this simple, but vitally important problem.

Simply turn the top to reveal an absorbent foam aperture. Slide the oily dipstick through to fully clean it and then take a clear and accurate reading from the sump. Simple as that. Turn the top to close and any oily residue is kept safely inside, meaning that it can reside anywhere, from your trouser pocket – to your glovebox or toolkit. True ergonomiscists can even use the enclosed 3M adhesive pad to affix the ‘Rodney’ (as he’s known) to a suitable place in the engine bay, meaning that a handy, clean wipe – and possibly a hilarious pun – is always within easy reach.

At £2.95 including VAT, postage and packing from www.richbrook.co.uk, it’s the cheapest way to ensure that your engine is in tip-top order. You’d be a plonker not to, Rodney!

For more information on the Richbrook range of high quality car accessories, please visit www.richbrook.co.uk or call the team on 01328 862387.

The comprehensive warranty is available to anyone with a qualifying vehicle under 100,000 miles that uses – and continues to use – Prolong lubricants. Having done so, Prolong offer to warrant the engine for the owners lifetime. This warranty doesn’t just cover against lubrication related failures, like many do, but also covers against components actually ‘wearing out‘, which is the root cause of nearly all mechanical engine problems. Although the warranty has been on the product for years, UK consumers are only just starting to realise its benefits.

Sharp-eyed viewers may have already spotted Prolong’s latest TV advert playing around Top Gear re-runs and WRC coverage on carefully selected freeview and digital channels. The adverts use state of the art graphics to show how Prolong’s patented ‘Surface Modifying’ technology actually bonds to the engine’s surface at an ionic level to provide unparalleled protection for all moving parts.

The oil’s bold claims seemed so contentious upon its launch in the US, that Prolong were taken to task (and court!) by all of the big oil companies, in a vain attempt to discredit their seemingly superior performance. A plan that somewhat backfired on them, when America’s Federal Trade Commission, after numerous independent tests, ruled that not only were Prolong being 100% accurate in their claims, but several of their competitor weren’t – with inevitable consequences. The upshot being that Prolong were granted the ability to legally use the straplines “The World’s Most Powerful Oil”, “No Equal In The World” and “The Ultimate In Protection & Performance” with impunity. There’s “probably” a well known Danish brewery that would like be so definite in their claims!

On launching the TV campaign, Prolong UK Sales Director, Mike Purchase said; ‘The main force behind the campaign is to raise awareness about our lifetime engine warranty with UK consumers. We’ve actually created the automotive equivalent of a chocolate bar that doesn’t make you fat, so I understand that there will be a little initial skepticism from canny UK consumers. That’s why we’ll put our money where our mouth is, to prove that the product actually works. This product has been tested and used in F1, Top Fuel Drag Racing, World Rallying and is currently being evaluated by Richard Noble OBE and his Director of Engineering for use in the 1,000 mph World Land Speed record rocket/jet car attempt. It won’t be phased by any road or commercial application.’

The warranty form can be simply administered by the end user to make life easy for them and the supplying dealer. Particularly as to date, even in the US.. nobody has ever made a genuine claim.

A new range of point of sale is also available, along with a range of free delivery options to retailers looking to exploit public interest created by the TV campaign.

For more information on the unique propertires of Prolong and details of the lifteime engine warranty, please visit www.prolong-uk.com