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From the workshop
Fault guides, repair explainers and real jobs from our Mansfield Woodhouse workshop, written by the people doing the work.
Car Service
Engine sludge and metal in the oil filter of a BMW 640d that missed 50,000 miles of servicing. What we found, what we tested and what comes next. Book in now.
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Range Rover Evoque seized engine? See how our Mansfield workshop removed it, inspected a second-hand replacement and got the car running again. Message us…
Read the articleTiming Chain and Belt
Peugeot 308, 208 or 3008 1.6 THP rattling on cold start? The Prince engine timing chain fault explained: symptoms, P0016, every affected model and…
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Why cambelt quotes vary so much: access time, belt-only vs full kit, and whether to change the water pump. What a proper quote should…
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Ford EcoBoost, Peugeot PureTech, Vauxhall, Honda: see the full UK wet belt car list and learn why this design fails — from a garage…
Read the articleLambda sensor fault symptoms explained: what the sensor does, the warning signs, fault codes, MOT failure risk and whether you can keep driving.
Read the articleCold-start rattle on a 2.0 TFSI? The EA888 tensioner fault explained: symptoms, P0016-P0019, and the Audi, VW, Skoda and SEAT models affected.
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A cambelt failure is one of the most serious mechanical events that can happen to a car engine. Unlike many faults, it often arrives…
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Trafic, Vivaro, NV300 and Talento 1.6 dCi timing chain failure: cold start rattle, P0016, why the R9M chain stretches and what the repair involves.
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Qashqai 1.6 dCi rattling on cold start? The R9M timing chain fault explained: symptoms, P0016, every affected model and what the repair involves.
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VW rattling on cold start? Timing chain and tensioner faults on the 1.2 TSI, 1.4 TSI and 2.0 TDI — symptoms, causes and what…
Read the articleWhining, blue smoke, power loss or a boost fault? The warning signs of a failing turbocharger, what causes them and when to stop driving.
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