What causes lower than normal engine temperatures? If you’ve ever had to start your car on a cold morning, you will know the effect that cold temperatures have on your engine. Your car’s engine needs to reach an optimum temperature in order to run...
What does the EGR Valve Position sensor do? Exhaust Gas Recirculation (or EGR) systems were introduced to cars as a means of reducing emissions. As their name suggests, they recirculate partially burnt exhaust gases back into the engine where they are re-burnt to...
What does the air temperature sensor do? Air is essential to the operation of your car’s engine. Inside the engine, it is mixed with fuel and ignited. This provides your engine with the necessary power to operate. The intake air temperature sensor (or IAT...
How do power wing mirrors work? A power / electric mirror is a mirror that can be electrically adjusted from inside your car. In most cars with power mirrors, each mirror has two small motors. One motor moves the mirror vertically whereas the other moves it...
What does the engine speed sensor do? The engine speed sensor (or crankshaft sensor / crank angle senor) is used to detect how quickly your engine’s crankshaft is spinning. It then sends this data to your car’s onboard computer, which makes adjustments to...
How do dash gauges work? Almost every car has a set of dash / instrument gauges located in clear sight of the driver. This set of gauges is commonly referred to as the gauge cluster. Most dash gauge clusters show the car’s speed, the engines RPM, the amount of...
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.