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Engine Management Light are you ignoring yours?

Engine Management Light – are you ignoring yours? Engine Management Lights appear on your dashboard to alert you to a potential problem or fault with your vehicle.  I’m sure we have all been guilty of ignoring them and hoping they will go away.  Unfortunatley by ignoring them it could actually cost you more in the long run,as you may continue driving the vehicle with a faulty part or problem which gives potential to actually cause more costly damage leading to a bigger repair bill. Its always best to find out why you have a light on before deciding how much of a priority it is for you to fix. As we have gone into the colder darker winter days making sure your vehicle is reliable is even more important. Breaking down on the side of the road on a cold … Continue reading

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Mobile Auto Electrician / Car Mechanic that comes to you

Mobile Auto Electrician / Car Mechanic that comes to you at your Home or workplace & specialises in Auto Electrics & Diagnostics: Mobile Auto Electrician / Car Mechanic that comes to you, at your home or workplace  & specialises in Auto Electrics & Diagnostics.  We cover Southampton, New Forest & surrounding areas. If your vehicle is parked on a private driveway or in a private car park (with no height restrictions) with room for us to open the doors and space to park our van next to it,  We will visit you at your home or work address, to investigate why your vehicle has broken down or is faulting. We specialise in Factory Fitted Auto Electrics & Diagnostics / Fault Finding.  There is no typical day for us the variety of faults we see varies hugely. We can see: battery … Continue reading

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EV & Hybrid Electric Cars

EV & Hybrid Electric Cars We are now fully qualified to work on EV & Hybrid Electric Cars we have attached our IMI Level 4 Certificate. Once we completed our training we decided to join HEVRA.  HEVRA is an independent organisation that ensures its members meet certain standards when it comes to training & equipment, so if you see us advertising we may display the HEVRA sign. Click here to visit the HEVRA website Most people know about Electric Cars now as they are becoming more and more popular. So what is a EV & Hybrid vehicle? Hybrid Cars: Hybrid cars have a traditional combustion engine that works in conjunction with 1 or more electric motors and a battery.  Some Hybrids such as the Honda Insight, Civic or CR-Z use an electric motor joined to the flywheel of the engine, … Continue reading

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Car Electrics Southampton

Car Electrics Southampton We specialise in Car Electrics in the Southampton & New Forest area along with Diagnostics & Fault Finding. AMC Car Repairs Cover a large area of postcodes: SO14, SO15, SO16, SO17, SO18, SO19, SO40, SO41, SO42, SO43, SO45,SO51, SO52, SO53. If the vehicle is parked off the road on a private driveway or a private car park with room for us to open doors and to park our van next to it we will come to you if its a job we can help with. We cover a wide range of Car Electrics faults – many people come to us after consulting a normal garage and ask us to investigate electrical faults that they need our expertise for, we also provide our services to a lot of local garages in this area. A snap shot of some … Continue reading

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AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Roundup – Battery drains & more

AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Roundup – Battery drains & more: Thats another week past on the south coast, we’ve had battery drains, services, starting faults, electrical faults & module installations on a wide range of makes and models: Some of this weeks jobs: Chevrolet Alarm fault Glow plugs on a Skoda Jaguar with a battery drain Renault headlight problem Toyota with starting fault Roof fault on a Vauxhall Replacement module on Chrysler Mercedes with lights on dash VW with battery drain Toyota with Battery warning light Ford with electrical fault Vauxhall for a major service Mazda with DPF fault   Click here to contact us  

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AMC Car Repairs Specialists in Auto Electrics

AMC Car Repairs Specialise in Auto Electrics: AMC Car Repairs are specialists in Auto / Vehicle Electrics , we have over 25 years experience in the Motor Industry. Our Auto Electrician supports many local garages who don't have their own onsite auto electrician and also provides his services direct to vehicle owners. As Auto Electricians we see a huge range of vehicle electrical faults everything from: broken wires, water ingress that has damaged circuit boards, blown fuses and faulty fuse boxes damaged relays & modules faulty ECU's faulty Body Control Modules Poor Connections Faulty Switches and much more We have access to a wide range of vehicle wiring diagrams and technical data. Our vast knowledge and experience in this area means that we often take on jobs that others have failed to diagnose or repair.  When contacting us regarding an … Continue reading
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Your local Auto Electrican

AMC Car Repairs - Your local Auto Electrician: AMC Car Repairs provide specialist Car Electrics, Diagnostics & Repairs.  Our Auto Electrician is here for your vehicles electrical needs, we can carry out electrical diagnostics and auto electrical repairs. Not all vehicle faults are due to mechanical failures. Cars have become more and more complex over the years and often require an auto electrician to repair them. AMC Car Repairs have extensive knowledge about auto electrics, we provide this service to customers directly and also support many local garages with problems of this nature. A wide range of Programming & Coding Services are also available at AMC Car Repairs, on many makes and models. Due to the advanced technology used in vehicles today, the majority of cars on the road have complex control units fitted, these advanced systems often require programming … Continue reading
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Auto Electrics & Vehicle Diagnostics

Auto Electrics & Vehicle Diagnostics available at AMC Car Repairs we have just received our new Business Cards. We are here for Car Repairs, Auto Electrics & Vehicle Diagnostics give us a call today! https://amc-carrepairs.co.uk  

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Is your car winter ready?

Is your car winter ready?   Over the past week or so the weather has started to feel more autumnal, winter is on its way.  With the weather changing the conditions outside can be unpredictable is your car ready to use in during dull, dark, cold, winter days? Here are are few things you should check before driving on darker colder days: When did you last have your antifreeze / coolant changed? has it been done in the last few years? if not it could do with a change to ensure it performs. Are you windscreen wipers working correctly and in good condition? Rain could catch you unprepared if not. Do your lights work? Days can be dull and get dark early. Is your heater working? Temperatures drop, travelling conditions can be chilly and your screen can mist up too. … Continue reading

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Testing Throttle Body

Testing Throttle Body Something a little different for you today, a look inside our world of diagnostics.  We hope you will find the video attached interesting, sometimes its nice to get a close up of the testing process and see the things that are normally hidden beneath the bonnet. Click here to view video  

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