Lansdowne Motors Brake Disc Repair

Brake Disc Replacement Oldham Chadderton Royton

Brake Disc Replacement Oldham Chadderton Royton Discs are usually damaged in one of four ways: scarring, cracking, warping or excessive rusting. Service shops will sometimes respond to any disc problem by changing out the discs entirely, This is done mainly where the cost of a new disc may actually be lower than the cost of labour to resurface the old disc. Mechanically this is unnecessary unless the discs have reached manufacturer's minimum recommended thickness, which would make it unsafe to use...

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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...

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Replacement Head Gasket Lansdowne Motors

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) –...

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MOT Lansdowne Motors

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...

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Lansdowne Motors Battery Replacement

Battery Replacement Oldham Royton Manchester

Battery Replacement Oldham Royton Manchester Ask Lansdowne Motors: How will I know I need a replacement car battery? There are a number of signs to look out for, If your battery is flat you will have trouble starting the car's engine; sometimes this is accompanied by a clicking noise from the starter motor. You might find that the electric components in your car aren't working as well as they should be - problems with the lights, radio, air conditioning and even wipers could be...

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