‘Our archive of posts about selected vehicles we have worked on in the past. Please use the search function below to look for a vehicle make, a running issue or anything else of interest.’
🚗 Ford Focus 1.6 diesel (2010 – 127,021 miles) 🙋 Reason for booking in…‘Recently bought this and had a couple of limp mode issues ‘ 🔎 Initial inspection found little of note with no excessive rattles, leaks, etc., but the tell tale bass rumble from the carbon buildup present. 📊
⚠️ Just bought a vehicle? Service or MOT due? Or maybe just not seen us for a while? 🚗 Here we have a recently purchased Mercedes A180 CDI (2013 – 101,685 miles) booked in for vehicle diagnostic inspection and Engine Carbon Clean. ℹ️ The owner had booked us to come
🚗 Ford Focus 1.6 diesel (2014 – 53,808 miles) 🙋 Reason for booking in…‘Hi my car has just failed it’s mot on emissions, do you have any advice that could aid this?’ 🔎 Initial inspection found an engine wobble and a significant amount of rumble and shake from the carbon
🚗 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 petrol (2010 – 72,349 miles) 🙋Reason for booking in…‘I’ve recently had issues with a misfire so had the spark plugs and coil pack changed. This worked for a bit but the car doesn’t feel like it’s running how it should be with a rough idle etc.
🚗 BMW M3 4.0 (2008 – 136,679 miles) 🙋Reason for booking in…‘It’s my track car and want you to get it back to its best with your service just before I do the oil change.’ 🔎 Initial inspection found no obvious issues in the engine bay with no excessive rattles
🚗 Kia Optima 1.7d (2012 – 73,046 miles) 🙋Reason for booking in…‘Engine shakes quite abit when idling, I’ve got loss of power with not much acceleration especially going up hill and it used to fly up hills, I’ve had EGR valve replaced but it’s not restored my power so I
🚗 Vauxhall Combo 1.3 CDTi (2010 – 79,731 miles) 🙋Reason for booking in…‘So the van just feels a bit clogged up and stutters occasionally when pulling off. So rather than me guessing what it is I’m hoping a good clean up would help.’ The owner had only bought it a
❗ Live Data Diagnostics is essential to understand what’s happening with a vehicle. 🚗 Vauxhall Zafira 1.6 petrol (2008 – 124,352 miles) owned since before Christmas. 🙋 Reason for booking in…‘Engine Light coming on for running lean codes’ 🔎 Initial inspection found no obvious issues in the engine bay apart
🚗 Audi A4 2.5 TDI (2005 – 139,944 miles) 🙋Reason for booking in…‘want to get it examined for issues and restore the fuel economy and running quiet and smooth again. Restorative/preventative maintenance really.’ 🔎 Initial inspection found no obvious issues in the engine bay with no excessive rattles and shakes,
🚗 Audi A4 2.0 TDCi (2017 – 94,462 miles) 🙋Reason for booking in…‘I have a 67′ A4 with an engine light on, code I’m getting is P2002.’ 🔎 Initial inspection found no obvious issues in the engine bay apart from a tell tale rumble in the engine from the carbon
