What is a rich air/fuel ratio? Inside your car’s engine, air and fuel are mixed together. The mixture is then ignited via the spark plugs to provide your car with the energy needed to drive. In order for your car’s engine to run optimally, it must be...
What is a lean fuel mixture? To understand what a lean fuel mixture is, it is best to understand the basic principles of how your car’s combustion engine creates energy. Inside your car’s engine, air and fuel are mixed together. In order to run optimally,...
What’s an Engine Backfire? Let’s Break It Down So you’re cruising along Te Rapa Road or just dropping the kids at school in Nawton, and bam – sudden bang from the exhaust. Yep, that’s probably a backfire. What’s happening? Basically, some unburnt fuel is lighting up...
Why is your car’s engine stalling? When your car stalls, it means that the engine has unexpectedly stopped. This can be frustrating, scary and can even affect the safety of your vehicle. Since there are so many things that can cause your car to stall, it can...
So, what’s a vacuum leak anyway? Damaged vacuum hoses are a common cause of vacuum leaks. Ever had your car running rough on the school run down Dinsdale Road, or noticed it idling weird in stop-start traffic on Te Rapa Straight? One thing that could be behind all...
What causes a high RPM while idling? Idle speed is a term that is used to describe the revolutions of the engine per minute (or RPM) while your car is sitting still with the engine running. High idle speeds can be a sign of a damaged or malfunctioning engine...
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.
