Parts and Services
What’s Variable Valve Timing All About? If you’ve ever been stuck in stop-start traffic on Ulster Street, or chugging up the hills towards Morrinsville with your Toyota RAV4 packed full, your car’s Variable Valve Timing (VVT) is quietly working away in the background....
What’s an Alternator Actually Do? Alright, so you’ve popped the bonnet and I’m guessing you’re wondering what that chunk of metal with all the wires is actually doing in there. The alternator is the piece that keeps your battery charged and powers all the electrics –...
What’s the Intake Manifold, Anyway? Alright, picture this: you’ve just turned onto Peachgrove Road, heading into the morning Hamilton traffic. Under the bonnet, your engine is busy sucking in air and mixing it with fuel so you can actually get up and go. The bit...
What’s an oil pan or sump gasket anyway? Alright, if you drive around Hamilton — whether it’s down Te Rapa Road, across the bridges to Chartwell, or dodging those potholes out Pukete way — you’re probably soaking up all sorts of bumps and ruts. That’s where little...
What’s Electronic Stability Control? (And Why Hamilton Drivers Need It!) Alright, so you’ve probably seen that squiggly car light pop up on your dash, maybe while you’re taking a corner a bit sharpish on Peachgrove Road or hitting a greasy patch by The Base after a...
About headlights and fog lights – keeping you safe on the road Alright, if you’re out driving in Hamilton late at night — say along Te Rapa Road, Cobham Drive, or through Dinsdale — you rely on your headlights more than you realise. Not just so you can see what’s up...
