Engine Diagnostics
What’s Up With Low Engine Fuel Pressure? Fuel pressure is usually tested with a pressure gauge Alright, so you’ve just pulled up to the workshop, and you’re wondering why your car feels sluggish, won’t get going up River Road, or maybe it’s struggling off the lights...
About car fuel consumption around Hamilton You know what it’s like driving around Hamilton – one minute you’re flying along Ulster Street, next thing you’re stuck behind a school run on Peachgrove Road, crawling along, traffic lights every five seconds. All that...
What’s the Story With Oil Mixing Into Your Coolant? Oil in your cooling system can cause it to be a darker, browner colour (or this can be rust). Had a customer in just last week with their Toyota Wish – noticed a sort of milky, brown gunk swirling around in the...
What actually happens when your car overheats? If you’re cruising down Te Rapa Straight or stuck on Peachgrove Road with the heater on full blast and you see that temp gauge climbing up into the red, that’s not good news. Car engines run hot, but once you’re above 100...
Why Won’t My Car Start? What’s Actually Going On? Alright, let’s break it down. We see this heaps – you jump in the car after work in Dinsdale or drop the kids off at Rototuna Primary, flick the key, and get nothing. No clicks, maybe just some lights on the dash if...
Why’s My Engine Suddenly So Loud? Bit of extra noise coming from under the bonnet? You’re not alone. Here in Hamilton, with all the potholes around Rototuna, stop-start traffic on Peachgrove Road, and those good old speed bumps in Melville, engines cop a fair hiding....
