‘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.’
⚠️ Fuel economy lower than it should be? ℹ️ If a car is running cold then it won’t be as efficient as it should be. This will impact fuel economy, raise emissions and carbon buildup. Another vehicle with a misbehaving thermostat – this time a Jaguar X type 2.2 diesel
Here we have another BMW 530D (2007 – 109,696 miles) booked in for diagnostics health check due to the DPF light being on and off recently. ⛑️ Initial health check looked clear and then on to the diagnostics. 📊 Initial code scan showed the obvious DPF codes, but in addition
Here we have a recently acquired Audi A6 2.7 TDI (2010 – 103,705 miles) booked in for diagnostics and Engine Carbon Clean. ⛑️ Health check was clear and no rattles, wobbles or issues of note. 📊Diagnostics was clear apart from 2 glow plugs down and a couple of other issues
⚠️ Petrol, diesel, LPG or hybrid all suffer from carbon buildup. This returning customer with a recently acquired Nissan 370z (2009 – 124,850 miles) booked in for diagnostics and Engine Carbon Clean. ⛑️ Health check identified little of note, but an aftermarket metal intake pipe was not attached properly so
⚠️ Car wobbling at idle? Carbon buildup in the engine will cause the engine to shake and vibrate more, putting excessive wear and tear on the engine mounts. Lovely crisp morning here in Grantham and a stunning Audi A5 2.0 TDI (2011 – 85,815 miles) booked in for diagnostics and
⚠️ Just bought a vehicle? Get it checked out and cleaned up for the road ahead to pick up on issues before they become a problem. Here we have a returning customer with a new acquisition – an Audi A4 2.0 TDI booked in for a diagnostic health check and
⚠️ #didyouknow that a cold running #engine will– cost you more at the pump ⛽– increase your #emissions creating buildup faster 🌫️– restrict or disable the #DPF #regeneration process (diesel) 📌 If you notice your engine/coolant temperature is low or dropping down when idling, driving or when you put the
First up today in rainy Hucknall is this BMW 116d (2009 – 109,994 miles) which has had 2 new DPFs under warranty in the last 3 months! 📊 No codes present and engine temperatures were fine both at idle and when driving. Live data did show an exhaust gas temperature
⚠️ Just bought a used vehicle? Get it checked over and cleaned up for the road ahead, or in this case get it back to the seller to address the issues. Here we have a recently acquired BMW 335d booked in for diagnostics and Engine Carbon Clean. Since purchase a
Here we have a BMW 530D booked in for diagnostics and Engine Carbon Clean with no apparent running issues. 📊 Diagnostics showed 10 engine codes with a mixture of DPF, turbo and glowplug codes. Once documented and cleared all 6 glow plug codes reappeared which is a sign that the
