CATERAN EXPANDS ITS PRODUCT RANGE

The new products have been designed and developed in Australia

Cateran recently expanded its range of turbodiesel intercooler hose kits and intercoolers to include parts for the Mitsubishi Triton MQ, Pajero, ASX and Outlander and Holden Colorado. These new parts are in addition to Cateran’s growing line of premium replacement turbo diesel turbochargers, turbocharger gasket kits, fastener kits and oil supply lines.

Cateran says the range covers the most popular turbo diesel 4x4, SUV and LCV vehicle applications including Toyota Landcruiser, Hilux, Prado and HiAce, Nissan Patrol and Navara, Mitsubishi Pajero and Triton, Holden Colorado, Rodeo, Jackeroo and Captiva, Mazda BT50, Ford Ranger, Isuzu D-Max and Hyundai iLoad.

Cateran says its new intercooler hoses and intercoolers, which are designed and developed in Australia to meet Australia’s unique and harsh driving conditions, not only replace the original parts but are more durable and offer improved performance.

Cateran intercooler hoses are constructed from four-ply Nomex reinforced silicone, which Cateran says makes them more resistant to environmental factors like heat, humidity, drought, rain and ozone.

Rubber hoses, genuine or aftermarket, deteriorate under these conditions and lose their flexibility over time, hardening, drying out or rotting; risking splits and consequent turbocharger overspeed failure, warns Cateran.

Cateran says its silicone intercooler hoses maintain flexibility over their lifespan, are rated to 300C continuous operating temperatures and 3 BAR continuous operating pressure (10 BAR Burst), which it says is 50 percent higher than comparable rubber hoses.

Cateran Intercoolers are constructed using bar and plate heavy duty cores with TIG welded cast aluminium ends tanks.

They are rated to 5 BAR continuous operating pressure and Cateran says they outperform the original Intercoolers by a minimum of 20 percent.

Cateran explains that vibrations from poor road conditions result in the OEM Intercooler plastic end tanks, crimp attached to tube and fin cores, to deteriorate, crack and leak, displaying oil vapour seepage and risking consequential turbocharger overspeed failure.

Further to its parts’ improved performance, Cateran states that its focus on the customer experience drives it to ensure every part supplied is designed to fit perfectly, reducing fitment time and costs.

SNAP-ON’S TRITON-D10

Offering the power to quickly diagnose and confirm faults, says Snap-on

A high-quality scan-tool and scope is essential for efficient and accurate fault diagnosis in any workshop.

We all know that a reliable, high quality diagnostic tool is an important asset – afterall, being able to read and test modern automotive vehicle systems is crucial to the diagnostic process.

But with so many scan tools on the market, understanding which best suits the needs of your business is often a hard call to make.

Snap-on says its Triton-D10 Integrated Diagnostics Tool is ideal for workshop owners and technicians who require a device to confidently diagnose faults.

Snap-on explains that the Triton-D10 provides intuitive diagnostic testing and scope functionality, combining the ability to identify faulty components and prove the fault by using the scope.

The integrated scope and enhanced memory of the Triton-D10 also make it the perfect tool for diagnosing intermittent faults, says Snap-on. With a 10-inch colour touchscreen, the Triton-D10 is easy to navigate and read while working on-vehicle and quickly delves deep into vehicle systems to evaluate performance against comparative data via Snap-on’s Fast-Track Intelligent Diagnostics software.

The Snap-on Triton-D10 also has access to experience-based information from a growing database of previous solutions and can recommend common repair methods to known faults.

Snap-on says the Fast-Track process eliminates unnecessary information, providing the specific data and resources technicians need to make repair decisions (often, other scan tools can provide too much unrelated information, and can over complicate the process).

While using Fast-Track Intelligent Diagnostics, the Triton-D10 filters data and delivers smart shortcuts to allow technicians access to information directly related to the diagnostic trouble code.

While using the two-channel scope, the advanced graphing features within the functional and guided component tests are ideal for troubleshooting and help technicians to efficiently verify faults.

All new Cateran Intercooler Hose Kits and Intercoolers are covered by Cateran’s “industry leading” three-year/100,000km warranty for complete peace of mind.

Cateran offers complimentary product and technical support on pre-installation, installation, and post-installation via its national Technical Support Hotline 1300 176 071.

Cateran says to expect many more new parts over the coming 12 months as it aggressively expands its product range.

Cateran’s growing range of parts are available from Repco and NAPA Auto Parts nationwide and Sparesbox online.

For more information, visit www.cateran.net.au

It also incorporates both a digital and graphing multimeter to reduce handover time between devices and can even be optioned with a coil lead adaptor, low Amp current probe, temperature probe, and pressure transducer.

Wi-Fi connectivity is available on the Triton-D10 with access to the Snap-on Cloud to save files for later reference.

Snap-on says the Triton-D10 helps to take the guess work out of the diagnostic process and provides technicians with the data they need to complete the repair efficiently and accurately. For more information, visit www.snapontools.com.au