BMW F30 330 d Diesel 254 hp – Walnut Blast

3 series 330d walnut blast -underbonnet
Here we have a 2013 330D in for a carbon clean using walnut blasting. The 2013 BMW 330d is equipped with a N57D30A 3.0-liter inline-six turbodiesel engine, which produces 254 horsepower and 413 lb-ft of torque. This engine uses BMW’s TwinPower Turbo technology with a common rail direct injection system Like many direct injection diesels
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BMW 520d N47 2.0 Diesel – Oil Pressure problems and a flat tyre

bmw 520d n47 oil pressure problems
This is one of our long term customers cars which we’ve performed numerous jobs on including a Walnut Blast. He contacted us as the car had displayed a low oil pressure warning on the dashboard. Generally speaking if a car tells you the oil pressure is low, damage has often already occured. The customers hunch
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Toyota Avensis Estate Lanoguard

toyota avensis estate
A good solid reliable Toyota showing a fair bit of surface corrosion, luckily caught in time, from now on regular Lanoguard will see this old girl solider on for sometime..
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Alfa Romeo Spider sill repair

alfa romeo spider 1993
The original Alfa Romeo Spider was made famous in the film “Mrs Robinson”. This version we have in is the last of the breed from 1993. This sadly means it loses the twin twinchoke carburettors, and instead has fuel injection. This softens the appeal of the engine but it’s still a lovely looking car. Well
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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! * *This assumes the car will be brought to our workshop for a thorough inspection * * We’ve decided to offer
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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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