Engine Oil

4 Essential Checks for Car Engine Health

4 Essential Checks for Car Engine Health

1. Keep Up With Your Oil ChangesRight, first things first – oil is pretty much the lifeblood of your engine. Driving around Hamilton, whether you’re crawling through Boundary Road in morning traffic, dodging potholes near Frankton, or taking the kids out to Gordonton...
7 Essential Car Prep Tips for Road Trips

7 Essential Car Prep Tips for Road Trips

Heading off on a road trip? Whether you’re heading down SH3 towards Te Awamutu or taking the Coromandel route up past Morrinsville, you want your car to run sweet the whole way. Trust me, we see plenty of folks show up at Grimmer Motors in Hamilton with cars that...
5 Diesel Car Services Essentials in Hamilton

5 Diesel Car Services Essentials in Hamilton

Diesel vehicles are a big part of life here in Hamilton – whether you’re running a Toyota Hilux out in Te Kowhai, hauling the boat from Cambridge, or zipping the kids to footy practice in a VW Touareg along Ulster Street. They go the distance, but only if you look...
5 DIY Maintenance & Repair Tips in Hamilton

5 DIY Maintenance & Repair Tips in Hamilton

If you’re driving around Hamilton – whether it’s crawling through the SH1 traffic near Te Rapa, dodging potholes out Rototuna way, or heading out for a day trip to Cambridge or Ngaruawahia – you want your car in top nick. I reckon plenty of us Kiwis...
10 WOF Preparation Steps for Hamilton Cars

10 WOF Preparation Steps for Hamilton Cars

Getting your car ready for a WOF in Hamilton? It can be a bit of a mission, right? Between River Road potholes and those stop-start drives along Te Rapa Straight, it’s easy for even the best-kept Mazda, Peugeot, or Honda to end up with a few gremlins under the bonnet....
Motor Oil Additives Hamilton

Motor Oil Additives Hamilton

Ever wondered what goes into keeping your car’s engine running sweet as, especially around Hamilton—what with all the stop-start driving, potholes out in places like Flagstaff, and those crazy temperature swings between foggy mornings and scorching summer afternoons...