My vehicle has started overheating

Over the years Cost Effective Maintenance have heard from hundreds of frustrated vehicle when their vehicle have started overheating. Owners have spent thousands of dollars on cooling system components and cleaning, yet have not solved their vehicle overheating problems. It’s something we hear all the time… My vehicle has started overheating, ...

Clean diesel oil – is it achievable?

The answer is YES. Clean diesel oil is achievable, and maintainable, when using the correct products. At Cost Effective Maintenance we practice what we preach... and part of that is keeping our vehicles much longer than normal. This allows us to demonstrate the real potential for improved reliability and exceptionally long service life...

CEM products boost local mechanic’s business

4WD mechanic John Hams, from Off Road Autos (Mackay, Qld) facebooked us to tell us how he's going since starting to use CEM products 12 months ago. Here's a couple of the things he had to say about our products: "The entire range of CEM products have really impressed me since I started using them almost 12 months...

My diesel has black oil after an oil change.

One of the most common questions we regularly from owners of diesel engines is, "My diesel engine gets black oil again quickly after I do an oil change... Why is it doing this, and is it normal?" It’s very common, and while a lot of our customers believed it was...

Blowby in trucks… Does it mean a rebuild?

My truck has blowby and Cummins says it needs a rebuild… This is a very common complaint Jimmy and I hear from truckies. Their engines are performing well, but the blowby is bad. Wear around piston rings, grooves and liners will certainly account for excessive crankcase pressure which is characterized by...