I had a comment by another mechanic , he asked the question why am i giving away trade tips to everyone ? I said why do you use shit oil in your customers cars ? He said whats that got to do with it ?. I give trade information to my customers to aviod costly repairs , he said then how do you make money? the conversation went no where after that .

Its all about attitude , when i first started Everything mechanical Mobile Mechanic , i had a choice to be like most repairers or do something...

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Thankyou for visiting my site , I've been in this game for 33 years and there is a lot of preventative repairs that i have carried out , expensive and time consuming .

Be honest , when was the last time you lifted your bonnet and checked all you fluids ? Most will say never . Or it gets checked when its serviced .

In front of every vehicle handbook there is a weekly check list , no matter how old or new you car is . Weekly checks are vital to ...

I'm not much of an artist , but this is a side view of your throttle body , so what's a throttle body and what does it do?

Throttle bodies are on all fuel injection petrol engines , diesels have similar but are called venturies . The purpose of this is to send signals to your computer to adjust the amount of fuel air mix , when you increase the throttle the valve opens and when you take your foot off the pedal it closes , usually by a spring . The reason why I thought I should write th...

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Here is a proceedure to service your own car .

1. Choose the correct engine oil for your engine , the correct spec of oil sae grades are written in your service had book or there will be a list where you buy you oil for the correct weight oil for you car , important , get the right grade of oil .

2. choose a good oil filter ryco or cooper i use , they are good filters , i use cooper as they are better quality and around the same price .

3. Before to go bu...

This is a bottom view of an engine with the sump removed , it seized due to poor oil and lack of servicing . Notice the colour of the oil stains ? Its that colour because its failed its lubrication qualities by a cheap oil . No doubt a very cheap oil . If your dipstick is this colour you will need to run an engine flush , with a new filter , t...

Choosing the correct oil is vital for your engine to perform and last . Using the correct oil makes your engine run more smoothly and extends your engine life . So it makes sense to choose the correct oil , brand is a big factor as well . In your service book you will see this chart which explains the correct oil to use for your engine . Its easy to follow ...

I've been around , and worked on almost every make and model . I get a lot of feedback from customers about there experiances with past repairs and service .I see a lot of repairs carried out that are not nessesary and far too expensive . I hear a lot of ' Tricks ' repairers use to get your business .Scare tactics and just basically ' ripping you off ' . I have this attitude for all customers .' The customer is my boss , they pay my wages , and if i do a good job i...

If you own a vehicle 2000 and up , chances are you have a computer with an engine management system , this system tunes your car as you go and they are very reliable , i have a computer programme that can re-map your settings . What this does is adjust the voltage current to all the sensors on your car and gets the best maximum performance with fuel economy . Or re-fresh your computer back to factory settings . Not all makes and models can be re-mapped , sometimes the chip need...

I see a lot of damage to ignition systems and computers due to incorrect jump start procedure . You cannot see electricity but it travels in a wave format . Imagine an ocean swell the wave motion is the same as electricity . When you jump start a vehicle or have your vehicle jump started , the wave pattern can jump , like a tidal wave , this wave can damage your computer and ignition system and in most cases are very expensive to replace . Most breakdown patrols have what they ...

Ever come back to collect your vehicle with to find the bill is way beyond your expectations ? And a list a mile long for repairs you ( need ) . Here at everything mechanical contracting its our policy that no repair is carried out without your authorization . And we will explain the repair that is needed in plain english and a full quote .

In a lot of cases a customer will bring there vehicle for a service and the mechanic will find multiple faults . Thats his job , we understand...