What does a high engine temperature mean? Engines are made out of durable materials and are designed to withstand a lot of heat. However, prolonged exposure to high levels of heat can wear and damage engine components. For this reason, cooling systems are used to...
Why is My Engine Running Cold? A blue light often shows a colder-than-normal engine. Ever jumped in your car on a frosty Hamilton morning, started it up, and noticed that blue temp light glaring at you for ages as you crawl down Te Rapa Straight or bank up at the...
What does an EGR Valve Position (EVP) Sensor do? Right, so heaps of cars rolling around Hamilton these days have something called an EGR Valve Position sensor. Had a few customers ask what it actually does. Basically, that little sensor is part of your car’s Exhaust...
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)...
How do power mirrors actually work? If you drive around Hamilton a bit, especially along Ulster Street or through the stop-start madness around Te Rapa, you’ll know how important those side mirrors are—especially with some of the windy days we get here. Power or...
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...
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.
