What’s a Coolant Temperature Sensor & Why You Should Care Alright, let’s keep it simple. Every car running around Hamilton – whether it’s a Toyota Corolla cruising down Te Rapa Road or a Ford Ranger ploughing through the potholes on Peachgrove Road –...
What’s the Intake Air Temperature Sensor actually do? Look, you don’t need to be a sparky to get why the Intake Air Temperature (IAT) sensor matters. Think of it like the brain’s little weather station for your engine. Basically, this sensor checks how hot (or cold)...
What’s an engine speed sensor, and why should you care? Right, so if you’ve been told you need a new engine speed sensor (sometimes called a crankshaft sensor or crank angle sensor), you might be wondering what the deal is. Put simply, it’s a little device that’s...
What’s a knock sensor and why does it matter? If you’re running your car around Hamilton, whether it’s early school runs in Rototuna, getting across to Te Awamutu or just trekking down Victoria Street for work, you want that engine running sweet as. But there’s a wee...
What does the oil temperature sensor do? Many performance vehicles will have oil temperature gauges installed which allow the driver to see what temperature the oil is. The oil temperature sensor measures the temperature of your car’s oil supply and sends this...
If you’ve ever come into Grimmer Motors because your car’s been running rough, chewing through gas, or just not feeling right on the drive from Te Awamutu or through the backroads of Cambridge, chances are we’ve checked your MAP sensor while we’re under...
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.
