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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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Tagged AMC Car Repairs, auto electrician, auto electrics, car coding, car electrics, car programming, Hythe, so40, so45, Southampton, vehicle coding, vehicle diagnostics, vehicle electrics, vehicle programming
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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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Tagged AMC Car Repairs, antifreeze, battery, car, heater, Hythe, Lights, Mechanic, Mobile Mechanic, service, so40, so45, Southampton, windscreen wipers, winter, winter check, winter driving
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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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Tagged advanced diagnostics, AMC Car Repairs, auto electrics, Diagnostics, new forest, so45, Southampton, Throttle body
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Car Service & MOT – The Facts
Car Service & MOT – The facts. Did you know there is a difference between a Car Service & MOT Test? Please read on if you would like to understand what the difference is. Think of your car as another member of your family, you want it to be there for you when you need it. Humans require clean air and a good diet to perform at their best and not become unwell. Cars are no different really. Cars require a good clean air flow, clean oil and filters. Without these, a cars insides become clogged up and parts start to fail, impacting on the way they perform for you. The number of customers we have that say “Oh my car has only just passed its MOT Test, I’m surprised that its broken down!”. When ask when they last … Continue reading
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Tagged air flow, AMC Car Repairs, annual service, car annual service, car service, car servicing, dvsa, Hythe, MOT, mot certificate, MOT Test, service, service light, so45, Southampton, vehicle service, vehicle servicing
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Diagnostics on Porsche
Diagnostics on Porsche Called out to a fellow local garage to assist with a faulty porsche that kept on throwing cam and crank correlation codes out. The main dealer had failed to diagnose the fault we scoped the cam and crank signals and found this. Red signal is camshaft bank 1 and blue signal is camshaft bank 2, green is crankshaft signal. The Blue signal was 11 degrees retarded so timing needs attention. Please click here to view Cam and Crank Signal Image
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Tagged AMC Car Repairs, cam, crank, crankshaft, Diagnostics, fault code, hampshire, Hythe, new forest, porsche, scope, signals, Southampton
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Volvo Specialists – New Forest
AMC Car Repairs are now Volvo Specialists: We are very pleased to announce that we are Volvo Specialists we have recently invested in the full Volvo Diagnostic Equipment (DICE and VOE). So if you would rather use an Independent Volvo Garage then get in touch with us. Our New equipment enables us to Program and Diagnose Volvo’s in the comfort of your own home (if the job allows or we can collect and return the car upon completion of work). We Cover the New Forest, Lymington, Hythe, Totton, Southampton and Surrounding areas. We have set up a New Facebook page dedicated to Volvos so if you own a Volvo check it out. Volvo Specialist – New Forest Facebook page click here We are not just Volvo Specialists we will work on other makes and models also, but we wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC Car Repairs, Beaulieu, brockenhurst, Diagnostics, DICE, Hythe, lymington, new forest, new milton, programming, Southampton, totton, voe, volvo, volvo diagnostics, volvo programming, Volvo specialist
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Fog! – the use of lights when driving
The use of Lights when driving in Fog, has sparked numerous posts on local facebook pages, different peoples opinions on this matter always make for a hot conversation topic! Its a shame that some people don’t consider the risks they are putting themselves and others at by not using adequate lighting when we have Fog. This week has been particularly bad and it looks like its to continue. The Highway code states that ” You MUST use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced, generally when you cannot see for more than 100 metres (328 feet). You may also use front or rear fog lights but you MUST switch them off when visibility improves”. So for those of you who think that lights are only for when its dark – Please ensure you use them day or night, if we have fog! By not doing … Continue reading
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Tagged adverse driving conditions, AMC Car Repairs, bulb, car lights, driving, electrics, fog, foglight, Garage, Headlight, highway code, Mechanic, Mobile Mechanic, new forest, so45, Southampton
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Happy New Year from AMC Car Repairs!!
Happy New Year from AMC Car Repairs!! May 2017 be a Great Year for everyone. THANK YOU all for your support!! We look forward to seeing you all again soon!
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Tagged 2017, AMC Car Repairs, Audi, Diagnostics, Electrical, Garage, Hythe, Mechanic, Mobile Mechanic, Seat, Skoda, so40, so45, Southampton, Volkswagen, volvo
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