EUROTUNE NZ
Wellington European Blog
by John Rodgers
2d ago
We are excited to announce that we have teamed up with Eurotune NZ to be one of their official NZ dealers. Check out the link to their site, put in your vehicle details to see what gains can be had with a stage one tune, and in many cases with Diesel Turbos, some fuel gains to be had. EUROTUNE Check out what a stage one tune will do for my car Why Now? We have facilitated many tunes, however its been something we’ve outsourced, and struggled to answer questions quickly around, what are the gains? What price? and when can you do it?. Now we will be able to provide this info on the spot. and ti ..read more
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Air Conditioning for a cooler Wellington. Cooler summer, dryer Winter
Wellington European Blog
by John Rodgers
1M ago
Upgrade time with the purchase of a new AC servicing station loaded with features.  Our Weltec friend Adrian has been it to give us all a refresher course.  Now loaded with the equipment to assess most faults with HVAC and AC systems, scan tools to provide code reading and live data, Thermal gun provides a great visual tool for our temperatures of high and low pressure circuits, temperature drops across condensers etc and of course the AC station for Recovery, recycling, vacuuming and refilling of systems.  Charging station put to work while we got schooled up on the new equipm ..read more
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Wellington European Tyres – YOKOHAMA now available.
Wellington European Blog
by John Rodgers
6M ago
Some time ago we added tyres to our growing list of services on offer. We have a large range available, Continental, Maxxis, Goodyear, Pirelli, Nankang and Hankook to name a few. Recently we managed to get YOKOHAMA on board. We had a request for some road legal track style tyres for the car pictured. Great outcome as we have now added Yokohama to our available tyre brands. The post Wellington European Tyres – YOKOHAMA now available. first appeared on Wellington European ..read more
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And this is why we service and WOF cars
Wellington European Blog
by John Rodgers
7M ago
Here’s is a great pic and a great example as to why cars get inspected like they do. On older cars with brake drums and shoes, the car had a way of telling you there was a problem. the brake pedal travel would get longer as the shoes wore out. The handbrake might not hold like it used too. The pedal may go soft or spongy. In a modern car with disc brakes all around you can virtually have no brake linings left, but still have brakes that perform well, as was the case with the car in the picture below. By design the brakes are continuously adjusting as the pads wear. So they don’t go out of adju ..read more
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Timing Chain fun on an Audi Q7. Intense.
Wellington European Blog
by John Rodgers
7M ago
Here we have the rear of an Audi Q7 engine. This section requires the removal of the gearbox for access. So ultimately the complete subframe and powertrain needs to be removed. and then there is room to split off the gearbox and all of the associated intake and exhaust plumbing. If you look closely you can see some of the timing tool locking pins are fitted. This job started out as chasing oil leaks and ended in timing chain replacement as some ‘routine maintenance’. The post Timing Chain fun on an Audi Q7. Intense. first appeared on Wellington European ..read more
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More brakes, This time BMW M5
Wellington European Blog
by John Rodgers
7M ago
Check out these massive stoppers! These things are absolutely huge. Huge power under the bonnet requires matching huge stopping power to match. Nice Genuine fitment here, we also have some nice aftermarket options out there for these. The post More brakes, This time BMW M5 first appeared on Wellington European ..read more
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Oil Burning BMW for repair
Wellington European Blog
by John Rodgers
7M ago
BMW in for heavy oil consumption. The car was performing fine however the oil usage was high. Tests came back with using about 1Litre of oil per 1000km’s. Thankfully this owner had a mechanical breakdown insurance who came to the rescue and paid for a large portion of the repairs. As it turned out we did 2 of these jobs in August. Both with policy’s through different providers. This one required ‘exhaust’ valve guides and valve stem seals. A reasonably common issue. The work involved removing the cylinder head for inspection and repairs as required. The owner in this case opted to renew the ti ..read more
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BMW’s twinning
Wellington European Blog
by John Rodgers
7M ago
Our car TOY006 was in for brakes and then its twin arrives for the same job. Snap, hit repeat in the shop. The post BMW’s twinning first appeared on Wellington European ..read more
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Volvo Turbo Diagnostics
Wellington European Blog
by John Rodgers
11M ago
This car presented with warning lights on the dash and a lack of performance, going into limp mode. Turbo pressure codes., removal of the turbo we found the manifold cracked, leaking exhaust pressure. This is a reasonably common fault and this engine and turbo has a few applications, Land Rover, Ford and Volvo. Unfortunately these manifolds are made up of a double stainless skin and aren’t easily repaired. Reports of internal pieces breaking away and completely destroying the turbo. A nice Monday job fitting a new turbo on an updated aftermarket manifold to prevent the same fault re-occuring ..read more
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RS Audi BIG brakes!!!
Wellington European Blog
by John Rodgers
1y ago
This is only a little car, but these brakes are huge!! The post RS Audi BIG brakes!!! first appeared on Wellington European ..read more
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