Parts and Services
What’s a Knock Sensor and Why Does it Matter? If you’ve ever wondered what’s making that weird tapping noise from under your bonnet on the way up Avalon Drive or out in Chartwell, it could be your knock sensor having a bit of a moment. Nearly every petrol...
What’s a Mass Air Flow Sensor, and Why Should You Care? Right, so the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor is one of those bits most drivers never think about until something goes wrong. It lives in your engine bay, usually right on the air intake—just before the air...
What Does a Vehicle Speed Sensor Do? Most people don’t really think about their car’s speed sensor until something goes wrong. Totally fair, to be honest. Here in Hamilton, between the 60kph crawl along Kahikatea Drive and negotiating all those speed bumps down...
Thinking about chucking an Android head unit in your car? Alright, so here’s the deal. If you’re still driving around Hamilton, or maybe zipping between Te Awamutu and Morrinsville, listening to that scratchy old radio in your Mazda Demio or Honda Fit, maybe it’s time...
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 –...
How does a seat belt pretensioner actually work? Alright, so you know those times you’re driving down Ulster Street or out Te Rapa way, maybe crawling through Dinsdale with the kids in the back, and someone slams their brakes up ahead? That sick feeling in your gut?...
