28Mar
24Mar
Tyre Replacement Oldham Royton Chadderton
Tyre Replacement Oldham Royton Chadderton
Lansdowne Motors take car safety to the next level regarding tyre replacement. Tyres will always be inspected on any service we carry out and reported back to the owner of the vehicle. Tyre treads are designed to give good grip on wet roads but this generally decreases as a tyre’s tread pattern wears down or as the depth of water increases. Drivers should take this into consideration and reduce their speed accordingly in wet conditions The legal minimum...
17Mar
Head Gasket Replacement Oldham Royton Chadderton
Head Gasket Replacement Oldham Royton Chadderton
A head gasket is a gasket that sits between the engine block and cylinder head(s) in an internal combustion engine. Its purpose is to seal the cylinders to ensure maximum compression and avoid leakage of coolant or engine oil into the cylinders; as such, it is the most critical sealing application in any engine, and, as part of the combustion chamber, it shares the same strength requirements as other combustion chamber components. Types Multi-Layer Steel (MLS) –...
13Mar
MOT Oldham Royton Manchester Lansdowne Motors
MOT Oldham Royton Manchester Lansdowne Motors
The MOT was first introduced in 1960 with the three-year rule for new vehicles introduced a few years later in 1967. The Ministry of Transport test (MOT to most of us) has been the same for quite some time but there will be some changes later this year which are likely to cause concern for some drivers. From May 2018, 293,000 cars in Britain will be exempt from having an MOT test. Under new plans, cars that are...
09Mar