Vehicle Vehicle Repairs Lansdowne Motors

Vehicle Repairs Lansdowne Motors Hollinwood Failsworth Middleton

Vehicle Repairs at Lansdowne Motors of Hollinwood Failsworth Middleton Vehicle Repairs at Lansdowne Motors of Chadderton offer car repairs to all make of vehicles. Our mechanics offer a comprehensive range of car & van repairs to all customers at highly competitive rates. Our premises in Chadderton are fully equipped to deal with any repairs you may require, and our mechanics are fully trained and qualified to provide an efficient service with your satisfaction the priority at all times. For a quote on how much...

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Diesel Engine Repairs Oldham Royton Chadderton

Diesel Engine Repairs Oldham Royton Chadderton HOW DO DIESEL ENGINES WORK? The basic difference between a diesel engine and a petrol engine is that in a diesel engine, the fuel is sprayed into the combustion chambers through fuel injector nozzles just when the air in each chamber has been placed under such great pressure that it’s hot enough to ignite the fuel spontaneously. Following is a step-by-step view of what happens when you start up a diesel-powered vehicle. 1: You turn the key in...

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Shaw Car Servicing

Oil Filter Replacement Oldham Royton

Oil Filter Replacement Oldham Royton When you are driving your car through the quiet countryside or challenging it against the bustle of Oldham, Manchester, your Oil filter is important to your car and crucial components that shouldn’t be neglected.  As far as liquids go, there are the impurities in the oil that can (over time) cause harm to the engine’s system. Forgetting to change the Oil Filter or neglecting them can cause serious damage. While all of the filters are pretty self-explanatory, it’s still...

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Shaw Car Servicing

Air Filter Replacement Oldham Royton

Air Filter Replacement Oldham Royton When you are driving your car through the quiet countryside or challenging it against the bustle of Oldham, Manchester, car filters are important to your car and crucial components that shouldn’t be neglected. Driving kicks up irritating and potentially dangerous airborne particles. These can harm the occupants of the vehicle and also the engine itself.  Forgetting to change the Air Filter or neglecting them can cause serious damage. While all of the filters are pretty self-explanatory, it’s...

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Wheel Bearings Lansdowne Motors

Wheel Bearing Replacement Oldham Chadderton

Wheel Bearing Replacement Oldham Chadderton How to diagnose a worn out wheel bearing The wheel bearing’s two primary functions include ensuring the wheel rolls along the road and supporting the weight of the vehicle. If you’re lucky, wheel bearings can last up to 150,000 miles. However, once your car has over 75,000 miles, the wheel bearings could start acting up at any time. The hub that encapsulates and carries the bearing is connected to the spindle, which is attached to the rest of your...

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Lansdowne Air Con Servicing

Keeping Healthy Car Air Conditioning in Oldham

Keeping Healthy Car Air Conditioning in Oldham As summer is approaching we should all consider keeping our car’s air conditioning healthy. It is so important that it is in good condition for the heat of an English summer, not only for your comfort but also for your health. Today we’re also going to have a look at what consists in a good air conditioning service. Car Air Conditioning Service A regular car air conditioner service or regas will help to ensure optimum passenger comfort, particularly...

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MOT 2018 Time for Change

What Are The Changes To The MOT 2018?

What Are The Changes To The MOT 2018? The Government is stepping up its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the vehicles we drive every day – and it’s doing this by making its MOT 2018 tests even more stringent and difficult to pass. As a driver, it’s important to understand what changes are being made so you don’t receive a shock when test time rolls around. 1.  Diesel emissions The most significant area for diesel car owners is stricter rules on...

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Diesel Particulate Filter

What Is A Diesel Particulate Filter? TerraClean

Diesel Particulate Filters TerraClean A diesel particulate filter (or DPF) is a device designed to remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. Diesel particulates result from the incomplete combustion of diesel fuel which produces soot (black carbon) particles. These particles include tiny nanoparticles — smaller than a thousandth of a millimeter. Soot and other particles from diesel engines worsen the particulate matter pollution in the air and are harmful to health. New  particulate filters can capture from...

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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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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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