AMC Car Repairs Blog
This is AMC Car Repairs Blog, we try and post regular updates that our viewers would like to read. We will talk about a range of topics, it could be anything from; Vehicles we specialize in; Volvo, Audi, Seat, Skoda & Volkswagen, General Car Maintenance, Diagnostic information, Spark plugs, Cambelts, Unusual car related facts and much more. The Topics will be varied and we will try and write them in a relaxed format so everyone can understand, not just the car enthusiasts that tune in. If you have a topic you would like us to cover, let us know and we will try to accommodate you. We hope that you enjoy reading them.
Battery drain suspected on your car ?
Battery drain suspected on your car ? Its a frequent occurance for us to be called out to a car that has a battery drain. Many times the customer has either taken the car elsewhere already and is still experiencing problems or replaced the battery or alternator and still getting a flat battery. Cars have become so advanced now with many computers and systems, which can develop faults that drain the vehicles battery. Customers often think that the faults with the battery so they change this. When the problem persists some also change their alternator as they think its not charging. This is normally when they admit defeat and call us. We then find many different things that cause drains, its different most times. Once its been pinpointed and rectified, the problem goes away and the customer says ” I … Continue reading
Mechanic that comes to you & specialises in Auto Electrics & Diagnostics
Mechanic that comes to you & specialises in Auto Electrics & Diagnostics: Mobile Mechanic that comes to you & 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 to park our van. 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 drains, vehicles not starting, ECU or module Faults, broken wires, faulty sensors, central locking problems, electric window faults, instrument cluster faults, air bag … Continue reading
Customer Feedback / Reviews
Customer Feedback/Reviews: Customer Feedback/Reviews are always nice to receive. We received this one recently and thought we would share it with you If you would like to contact us about your vehicle just click here.
Oil Change & Servicing – AMC Car Repairs
Oil Change & Servicing – AMC Car Repairs Whilst we specialise in Auto Electrics & Diagnostics over the past 6 months or so, we have come across many vehicles that have not had an oil change & servicing carried out for some time. All too often we hear the phrase ” its only just had an MOT Test”. We then have to advise them that, whats checked at an MOT Test is different to having a service. An MOT Test is inspecting it at that moment in time, a week later something could fail as a general wear and tear item, I won’t get into what is and isnt included in an MOT as that isnt the point of this post. Since covid, the number of people getting their vehicles serviced at regular intervals has dropped. People are now using … Continue reading
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
Mobile Car Electrician Mechanic
Mobile Car Electrician Mechanic – Covering the Southampton & New Forest Areas. We will come to you and help get you back on the road ( please note: we do not work on the side of the road ). Our work takes us all over the place: We cover a large area from Hythe, out to lymington, lyndhurst, cadnam, ashurst, totton, romsey, many parts of Southampton, Holbury, Fawley, Langley, Beaulieu & Brockenhurst. So what have we been up to: heres some recent jobs we have done: Peugeot in for an Annual service Investigate a VW no start Boot locking fault on a Vauxhall Vw with a battery drain Volvo cabin fan not working Mazda Headlights not working Horn not working on a Ford Fuel pump module fault on a VW Hyundai with a reverse light fault Investigate BMW no start … Continue reading
Mobile Mechanic / Auto Electrician- an insight into jobs we have undertaken @ AMC Car Repairs
Mobile Mechanic / Auto Electrician – an insight into jobs we have recently undertaken @ AMC Car Repairs It’s been a while since I last gave you an update on what jobs our mobile mechanic / auto electrician has been up to. At AMC Car Repairs we offer a mobile service ,if the job is suitable as a mobile repair and you have a safe off the road location for us to work, like a driveway or a private car park, with plenty of space for us to open the vehicles doors and to park our van next to it then we will come to you. Please note we do not work on the side of the road or in laybys, firstly your not supposed to work on the side of the road for profit, but most importantly is the … Continue reading
ECU Cloning / Clone Service @ AMC Car Repairs
ECU Cloning / Clone Service @ AMC Car Repairs ECU Cloning / Clone Service to Engine ECU’s available on many makes & models. Our Vehicle ECU services are available in the Southampton & New Forest area where we are based. If you are not in the catchment area we cover we can discuss a postal service option with you at the time of your enquiry. WHY WOULD YOU CLONE / COPY AN ENGINE ECU? There are many reasons to Clone an Engine ECU, if your ECU is faulty but still readable then now is the time to investigate whether its possible to clone your Engine ECU. Once it becomes unreadable, a clone is no longer possible and rectifying the problem becomes more costly. Engine ECUs can become faulty for a variety of reasons: water ingress is a common issue, age … Continue reading
Auto Electricians – AMC Car Repairs – weekly update
Southampton Auto Electricians – AMC Car Repairs – weekly update As many of you know we are Auto Electricians covering the Southampton & New Forest Area. Our job is very diverse, ive said this many times before no two days are ever the same. This past week has taken us all over the place, we’ve been to Northam, Maybush, Freemantle, Millbrook, Marchwood, Hythe, Blackfield & Fawley to name just a few. As you can see geographically we cover a good distance and the great thing for you is as long as you have a suitable area for us to work we will come to you and look at your vehicle so you don’t need to worry about getting home and can stay inside, in the warm. Here is some examples of jobs we have seen this week: Horn not working … Continue reading
