From the workshop
No stock footage and no scripts. These are cars that came into Turner Street, with the mechanic who did the work explaining what failed and what it took to sort. Every one has captions and a full transcript.
31 secondsFord Focus 1.8 TDCi, 2014
The code named the air intake temperature sensor. On the 1.8 TDCi that sensor is built into the air mass meter, so the meter was swapped and the codes cleared the same morning.
Car Diagnostics
54 secondsPeugeot 308, 2015
No heater blower since last October, and nobody willing to do the job. On a 308 most of the dash has to come out first. Elliot did it as a call-out in about two hours.
Winter Car Check
1 minute 5 secondsVolkswagen Arteon 2.0 TDI, 2018
The owner noticed the gearbox holding 2nd and 5th. Diagnostics found failed pressure solenoids in the mechatronic unit, which was reconditioned rather than replaced.
DSG Gearbox Repair
27 secondsHyundai i10
Nothing reported wrong. In for its service and MOT, and the owner chose to have the brake fluid changed at the same time. Back with her within two hours.
Brake Repair
35 secondsHonda Civic, 2019
In for a service with nothing reported. Elliot found the front discs and pads worn during the checks, and the customer had them done on the same visit.
Car Servicing
1 minute 10 secondsFord Transit Courier, 98,000 miles
The oil light was flashing, the pickup strainer was completely blocked and the belt was one of the worst Elliot has seen.
Wet Belt Replacement
27 secondsVauxhall Crossland 1.2, 2021
Recovered in with no clutch pedal at all. Elliot explains what had failed and what it took to put right.
Clutch Replacement
31 secondsCitroën DS 3 1.2 PureTech, 2017
The oil strainer, the failure point nobody mentions, and the new belt going in. Elliot talks through the job that saves these engines.
Wet Belt Replacement
33 secondsVauxhall Corsa 1.4 16v, 2018
It came in on a rattle. Elliot explains what a stretched chain looks like once the cover is off, and why it got there.
Timing Belt, Chain & Wet Belt
59 secondsMercedes-Benz A200 diesel
In on a lack of power, out with the fault found and fixed. Elliot reads the scanner, shows the blocked filter and explains what actually caused it.
Car Diagnostics