Honda S2000 – wheel refurbishment, welding and Lanoguard

s2000 front wing
I’m not sure why the S2000 isn’t more popular among motoring journalists. With an engine and gearbox as good as this, and dry limits being very high, these are a great steer. I will admit though, not confidence inspiring in the wet, and OK it doesn’t connect you to the road in the way an
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Ford Focus RS Lanoguard

Focus RS 2.5 up on the lift
Like so many cars we see, this one looked great on the upper body, but the underbody was a different story. So these cars are fetching serious numbers on the used market – isn’t it about time you protected your Focus RS with Lanoguard? Get in touch today for a quote.
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E36 M3 in for a rocker cover gasket – simple job?

E36 M3 in for a rocker cover gasket
Surely a simple job? This car had an engine oil leak from the rocker cover. Book time to replace is just 1 hr. Surely this would be one of those rare few “easy” jobs? As it turned out it wasn’t. Someone had previously tried to solve the oil leak by progressively over tightening the retaining
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Golf GTI Mk6 solving injector problems and a Walnut Blast

golf gti mk6
We had this MK6 Golf GTI in the workshop, which was running very roughly on three cylinders. We ran diagnostics and ruled out ignition problems and identified no3 injector had failed. Still even for a 4 cylinder running on 3 pots, it seemed rougher than you’d expect. We removed the injectors and found bit of
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Classic Car Inspection Service

Fiat X1/9
IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BUYING A CLASSIC CAR AND ARE BASED IN WEST SUSSEX OR SURREY PLEASE HIRE US TO INSPECT THE CAR BEFORE YOU BUY. WE COULD SAVE YOU A SMALL FORTUNE! We’ve decided to offer this service, thanks to the recent experience we had with this seemingly cute Fiat X1/9. The owner
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Audi S5 V8 Manual – Walnut Blast & Injector

audi-s5-v8-manual
The Audi S5 is a high-performance variant of the Audi A5 coupe, like all Audi “S” cars, they are only available with Audi’s quattro four-wheel drive (4WD) system, which in the S5 uses a Torsen-based centre differential. This example was particularly appealing as it featured a manual gearbox ! The Audi S5 is powered by
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4 TB 170 Multiair Cambelt Change

alfa giulietta cambelt
We had this Alfa Romeo Giulietta in for a new cambelt and waterpump. The engine is a 1368cc FPT (Fiat Powertrain Technologies) Multiair unit. Based on the stalwart FIRE engine, this clever design was launched in 2009 and offers hydraulically-actuated variable valve timing (VVT) and variable valve lift (VVL) engine technology enabling “cylinder by cylinder,
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VW 1.0 TSI Walnut Blast EA211

VW 1 litre TSi underbonnet - in this case in a Skoda Fabia
The Volkswagen EA211 engine (EA = development order), also called modular gasoline engine kit, is a family of inline-three and inline-four petrol engines with variable valve timing developed by Volkswagen Group in 2011. With trend to downsizing this engine has appeared in a range of models from the small to medium size in the VW
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2 x GR Yaris in for Lanoguard Underbody protection

gr yaris white at balance motor works
A bit like buses, we get two GR Yaris in for the same job back to back, one Black, one White! The GR Yaris has been a huge success for Toyota. Stuart Sanders, Toyota GB Director of Communications and Product, said: “The success of GR Yaris has been unprecedented. The huge public demand has resulted
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Audi TTS Restoration – can a 2010 car really be this rusty?

Audi TTS 2010
The original Audi TT (8N 1998-2006) caused a sensation in 1998 with its bold and quirky styling. The TT Mk2 (Type 8J, 2006–2014) was a substantial upgrade on the original, with aluminium front bodypanels, and steel in the rear, to enhance its near-neutral front-to-rear weight distribution. Available in front-wheel drive or “quattro” four-wheel drive layout,
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