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What’s Brake Bleeding All About? Brake bleeding – sounds technical, eh? Really, it’s just the job of getting any pesky air bubbles out of your brake system. Bit like making sure there’s no air in your drinking straw when you’re trying to get a good slurp – you...
What’s Actually Involved in Hybrid and EV Servicing? More and more folks in Hamilton and the outlying towns – Morrinsville, Cambridge, even out Kihikihi way – are getting behind the wheel of hybrids and electrics. Makes sense, right? Cheaper on fuel, less fuss at the...
What’s a Valve Grind All About? Alright, so if you’re cruising down Ulster Street on a soggy Monday morning, or bouncing over those surprise potholes in Nawton, your engine’s got a lot going on under the bonnet. One thing people don’t usually think about are the...
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...
So, What’s a Radiator Recore Anyway? Had a few Hamilton drivers ask, “do I really need a new radiator, or can you fix this one?” Pretty common round here, especially after a few years doing the daily slog out past Rototuna, or ducking between Hamilton East and...
