‘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.’
⚠️ Black smoke issues? Poor fuel economy? Noisy engine? Vehicle not running right or just interested in restoring it back to former glory? 🚗 Here we have a Toyota Hilux 2.4 diesel (2000 – 236,222 miles) booked in to investigate black smoke issues and an Engine Carbon Clean. ℹ️ The
⚠️ Engine Lights on? Vehicle not as quiet, smooth, responsive, economical or emissions friendly as it used to be? 📝 ‘Very happy with the service provided by Adrian today on my Skoda Octavia. Car feels smoother to drive and the engine is far quieter now after the carbon clean. The
⚠️ MOT / Emissions issues? Carbon buildup causing overfuelling plus an Oxygen Sensor issue are the culprits on this one… 🚗 Here we have a Mini Cooper R56 (2010 – 117, 104 miles) booked in for diagnostic consultation and Engine Carbon Clean. ℹ️ The owner had booked in due to
🌡️Thermostats play a key role in getting your engine running at the right temperature. Why is this important? A cold running engine will be inefficient – causing poor fuel economy and increased emissions (plus increased carbon buildup). 🚗 Here we have a VW Transporter (2005 – 134, 788 miles) booked
🌡️Thermostats play a key role in getting your engine running at the right temperature. Why is this important? A cold running engine will be inefficient – causing poor fuel economy and increased emissions (plus increased carbon buildup). 🚗 Here we have a VW Transporter (2005 – 134, 788 miles) booked
– thermostat, engine mounts and Engine Carbon Clean (VW Caddy 2009 – 129,567 miles) MOT now PASSED – thermostat, engine mounts and Engine Carbon Clean (VW Caddy 2009 – 129,567 miles) ‘So the Caddy SDI MOT was a FAIL on emissions… so had it carbon cleaned, was advised to replace
Is your service or MOT due soon? Nick booked us in to work on his Audi A6 as the service and MOT are due this side of Christmas Good job he did as the live data diagnostic showed his vehicle is running cold and the thermostat is not closing properly.
📝 ‘So the Caddy SDI MOT was a FAIL on emissions… so had it carbon cleaned, was advised to replace thermostat, and what a difference, the van has now passed the MOT and its noticeable … smoother and quieter 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻’ ⚠️ Spending too much on fuel? MOT or service due?
⚠️ Struggling on emissions for MOT? 🎯 A rare pre-production Aston Martin DB7 now passed its MOT, plus a rather nice Impreza. 📝 ‘After a narrow emissions fail at MOT followed an online recommendation to have my father’s DB7 looked at, and had my own 1997 Impreza (with a post-pandemic
📝 ‘I had Adrian come to run diagnostics and do a carbon clean on my Volvo XC90 a couple of months ago, unfortunately on the day he couldn’t do the carbon clean as the diagnostics found quite a few fault codes that needed rectifying. Now knowing what problems I had