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What vehicle electrical faults have we looked at recently?

What vehicle electrical faults have we looked at recently? So what vehicle electrical faults have we completed recently?  I use the word vehicle in this instance as we dont just work on car electrics, we also do van electrics as well. No 2 weeks are ever the same the variety of work we see is different every week, some weeks we see lots of similar jobs, others every job is different, you just never know whats going to be booked in next. Recently we have worked on a wide range of vehicles in a lot of different locations.  As a mobile auto electrician service we travel all over the Southampton and New Forest Areas,  recently we have visited Marchwood, Hythe, Beaulieu, Fawley, Cadnam, Lordswood, Ashurst, Nursling, Millbrook, Pilley, Totton, Lymington just to name a few.  So some days we encounter … 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 Diagnostics Fault Finding

Car Diagnostics Fault Finding in the Southampton Area: At AMC Car Repairs we do a lot of Car Diagnostics & Fault Finding in the Southampton Area.  We provide our services direct to the public as a mobile service, we will visit them at their home or workplace if they have a suitable off road location for us to work. We also provide our services to many local garages and mechanics assisting them with tricky diagnostics & auto electrical jobs. Here are a few examples of jobs we have looked at recently: Ford with a Wiper Fault Vauxhall with an Indicator thats not working Hyundai with Random lights on dash Volvo that was stuck in park Immobiliser fault on a Ford Horn not working on a Citroen VW with a brake light fault Peugeot that cuts out when driving Fiat with … Continue reading

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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

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AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Roundup – Hythe

AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Roundup – Hythe This week AMC Car Repairs have done a lot of work close to home in Hythe, we provide our mobile Auto Electrics and Diagnostics services to many areas on the south coast.  This week we have mostly been in Hythe, Blackfield,  Calmore,  Hounsdown,  Romsey & Pennington areas. Here are a few of this weeks jobs: Hyundai – with loss of power Vw – for new front discs & pads Peugeot – investigate an electrical fault Nissan – Indicator fault Peugeot – No start Citroen – fit new hose Audi – Various Electrical faults Skoda – Instrument Cluster fault & Engine Management light Renault – with problems starting If you would like to book your car in with us please click here

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AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Roundup -Car Lights

AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Roundup – Car Lights: AMC have had another busy week, summer seems to have decided to make another appearance but have you noticed that its starting to draw in.  This fits in well with this week for us as we have seen several vehicles with issues with their Car Lights this week. We all forget in the summer months how important keeping on top of our Car lighting maintenance is as we hardly drive in the dark for several months, now is the time to start prepping for those dark winter evenings and make sure you car lights are in tip top condition. It hasnt all been about Car lights this week, heres some of this weeks jobs: Fiat with electrical fault VW with indicator & brake light fault BMW with starting problem Window fault … Continue reading

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AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Roundup – Headlights & More

AMC Car Repairs – Weekly Roundup – Headlights & More As lovely as the Heat wave was, its nice to be back to a normal temperature again!  From Woodlands to Boldre, Marchwood, Totton & Calmore to Hythe, Dibden Purlieu,Blackfield & Calshot this week we have been all over the waterside area. Some of this weeks Jobs: Renault with Faulty side light VW in limp mode Fiat that was a no start with an immobilizer/key fault VW with battery drain Citroen with Headlight fault Internal Lighting fault on a Volvo Brakes – Discs & Pads on a VW Cambelt & waterpump on a Skoda Rear Brakes and Brake Fluid change on a Skoda Chysler no start Jaguar with wiper fault Volvo parking sensor fault Another varied week with a good selection of vehicles with lots of different faults. Click here to … Continue reading

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