What does the radiator cap do? The radiator cap is a small, but important part of your car’s cooling system. When your engine’s coolant reaches high temperatures, it expands and becomes pressurised. Pressurizing the engine coolant means that the engine...
What is the engine coolant temperature sensor? As its name suggests, the car engine coolant temperature sensor (or car engine coolant temperature switch) measures the temperature of your car engines coolant temperature. It then sends this information to the car engine...
So, what exactly are radiator hoses? Ever lifted your bonnet in the Countdown carpark and spotted those thick rubber tubes running from your engine to the front of the car? Those are your radiator hoses. Basically, they shift coolant back and forth between your engine...
So, What’s a Radiator Recore Anyway? Had a few Hamilton drivers ask, “do I really need a new radiator, or can you fix this one?” Pretty common round here, especially after a few years doing the daily slog out past Rototuna, or ducking between Hamilton East and...
What does a radiator overflow tank actually do? Alright, so you’ve popped the bonnet after a run around Te Rapa Straight or hit a few potholes out in Rototuna, and you’re staring at that odd plastic bottle near your radiator. That’s your radiator overflow tank, or...
So, what’s the oil cooler in your car? If you’re keen on keeping your car running sweet, you’ll want to know a bit about the oil cooler. In plain English, it’s a little radiator (sometimes built into the main radiator) that keeps engine or transmission oil from...
Booked the ol' Fuga in for a service this week. I dropped it off early to take advantage of the free clean and asked if I could have it ready at 3 pm. The service went well and they...
pointed out things that would need attention in the future. I like the introduction of the vehicle service and repair log book. Which has all my previous services and fix ups recorded in it. And the Fuga was freshly
cleaned and ready at 3pm, like they said. Thanks Team
Cinn Thornton
The team at Grimmer Motors are very friendly and have awesome customer service. My car needed scan as flashing light on dash. The problem was identified , easy to ...understand explanation given and quote for fix provided. Thanks team.
Pip Six
Awesome service. They communicated really well with me about what was going on and then fixed a few extras on the same day I took my van in. A great place.
Lincoln Fernandes
Fast easy reliable and much cheaper compared to dealerships
Hamish O'neill
Great customer service, good communication and works done on time. Thanks Grimmers
Sarah Bowers
Love leaving our car(s) in the friendly and capable hands at Grimmer Motors. Everything from drop off, reception, communication and the work done is of a high standard... and much apprecaited. Another happy customer - thanks Grimmers.
