Servicing and repairs in Bournemouth
Our services
We look after routine servicing and the major mechanical work that keeps an older vehicle going, for petrol, diesel, hybrid and electric vehicles. One workshop, and one conversation about what your vehicle needs.
Maintenance
The regular work that keeps a vehicle running the way its manufacturer intended.
2 services
Faults and repairs
Welding, brakes, suspension and the everyday repairs that keep a vehicle on the road.
2 services
Major mechanical work
The larger jobs — cambelts, timing and engine work — carried out at this workshop rather than passed on.
2 services
Diagnosis and MOT
Tracing a fault to its cause, and arranging your MOT with a DVSA-approved test station.
2 services
Symptom finder
Not sure what the problem is?
You do not need to know what the job is called. Find what your vehicle is doing and it will take you to the right page — or tell us in your own words and we will work it out.
31 common signs, under 8 headings.
Still not sure?
Describe what the vehicle is doing — the noise, the light, when it happens — and we will tell you what it is likely to involve.
Warning lights and electrics
4- An engine management, ABS or airbag warning light has come on.Vehicle diagnostics
- A fault comes and goes, and never happens when somebody else is looking at it.Vehicle diagnostics
- A code has been read elsewhere, a part was replaced, and the fault came back.Vehicle diagnostics
- The battery is flat after standing, or a bulb or a wiper needs replacing.General repairs
Noises, squeals and knocks
4- There is a rattle or a squeal from the front of the engine, or belt dust inside the cover.Cambelt replacement
- Knocking, tapping or rattling that changes with engine speed.Engine repairs
- Squealing, grinding, or a longer pedal than usual when you brake.General repairs
- Knocking over bumps, or the vehicle sitting unevenly.General repairs
How it starts, drives and steers
5- The engine sounds rougher, or fuel economy has dropped over the past few months.Vehicle servicing
- The vehicle starts badly, idles roughly, or loses power under load.Vehicle diagnostics
- A loss of power, or the engine cutting out and then being hard to restart.Engine repairs
- The steering pulls to one side, or the wheel sits off-centre.General repairs
- The clutch bites high, slips under load, or the pedal feels wrong.General repairs
Air conditioning
4- The air blows cool rather than cold, or only cools once you are moving.Air conditioning
- The system stops cooling altogether, or cuts in and out.Air conditioning
- There is a musty smell from the vents when the fan starts.Air conditioning
- The system was recharged elsewhere and stopped working again within a few months.Air conditioning
Nothing wrong — something is due
5- A service light or reminder is showing on the dashboard.Vehicle servicing
- The service book is overdue, or there is no record of when the last one was done.Vehicle servicing
- The vehicle has reached the mileage or the age at which the manufacturer specifies a belt change.Cambelt replacement
- You have bought the vehicle second-hand with no record of the belt ever having been changed.Cambelt replacement
- The history shows the last change was several years ago, whatever the mileage since.Cambelt replacement
Not sure where to start?
Tell us the make, model and what the vehicle is doing. We will tell you what the work involves before anything is agreed.