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TF 135 2003 59k on the clock in paint code JFV Trophy Blue.
Peter dropped his car off with us at the weekend and we got cracking with it on Monday morning…
Full cambelt service carried out along with alternator belt. Full underfloor treatment carried out, with rust cure and removal of the wheel arch liners to remove the inevitable build up of crud.
The EML had been on for the last few years, and Peter had taken it to another garage to have it sorted, only for the light came back on the day after, this was due to it having been fitted with an inferior Lambda sensor, unfortunately it doesn’t pay to go with the cheap versions, they are false economy, as they just don’t last. It’s best to stick to either a Bosch or Delphi one, new sensor fitted along with a new flexi-exhaust section, and pleased to see that the light has indeed stayed off.
There had been a few advisories on the last MOT (one of which was the underseal) such as wheel bearing, service brake fluctuating and brake lines.
No need to replace the wheel bearing as the problem was due to the top-arm pin-bushes needing packing out with grease, both sides done for good measure. These often get overlooked, it’s good practice to grease them up.
The brake lines were just covered in over-spray from a previous undersealing job and the fluctuating brake issue was down to the pads not sitting correctly, these were rectified and the calipers cleaned and freed up.
A full health check carried out and then sent round for the MOT this afternoon.
Great to meet Peter and his brother Fred, plus Paris, his very cute poodle, who drove over from Worsley this afternoon to collect. The car was previously owned by Fred for 10 years before Peter took ownership of it a couple of years ago. Lovely to have a chat a cuppa with them before they headed back home, unfortunately the fog had descended on what had been a lovely sunny morning. Safe travels to them all.
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