Due to the ever-increasing demand from international customers, we have been working closely with the team at FuelX to help navigate the ever-changing landscape that is international shipping and distribution. Since 2018 we have seen FuelX—a well-established international distributor specialising in fleet and commercial customers—significantly expand their distribution footprint to...
How to check the fuel economy of your vehicle with a fuel calculator. Has your fuel economy gradually declined? You’re no longer getting the travel distance you used to get when you vehicle was new? Or maybe you just don’t know how economical your vehicle really is? Sometimes just relying on the dashboard...
Once a vehicle has been affected by flood waters many people believe they have no other options than to write the vehicle off and start again. However, if your vehicle was parked and not running when it was submerged the damage may not be as bad and the vehicle could...
How to spot a fake Provent 200 filter. When it comes time to replace your Provent 200 Filter, be aware of the damage these non-genuine knock off filters can cause… As you know, Catch Cans (or oil separators) are designed to filter fine oil droplets or crank case fumes from entering the...
What makes Cost Effective Maintenance's diesel injector cleaner—CRD Fuel Enhancer—the best diesel injector cleaner in Australia? Laboratory testing combined with extensive field testing confirms outstanding results on diesel fuel injectors. Even vehicles showing signs of injector wear or out-of-spec readings have returned positive results, while using CRD Fuel Enhancer. CRD Fuel Enhancer...
What to do with a badly blocked DPF filter during Lockdown… So you’re in lockdown and can’t leave home, or you can only drive for essential travel. Make sure your restricted driving isn’t slowly blocking your DPF filter! Or more importantly, what can you do once restrictions are lifted, to ensure your...
Knowing how to remove, prevent and stop rust is a never-ending challenge. Rust is just one of those problems that won’t magically go away by itself, and when its ignored, it slowly turns into a much bigger and more expensive problem. In years gone by, when things started to rust, or...
Your vehicle has done over 100 000 kms and you're being told that it’s time to start looking at a new set of diesel injectors... But is this really the case? A lot of the time, unless you have had your diesel injectors tested and deemed faulty, then you're replacing...
DPF filters have been around for well over 10 years now in the trucking industry and it’s no secret that the team at Cost Effective Maintenance have saved drivers thousands of dollars in replacements, repairs and downtime. To avoid DPF problems from happening and to help clean a blocked DPF...
Owners of diesel-powered cars, utes and 4x4’s are likely to see a dramatic increase in the need for DPF filter cleaning. This is directly related to travel restrictions enforced by the Coronavirus epidemic, which has seen many vehicles restricted to short drives only…   Restricted driving and short trips are just two...
