Scheduled Maintenance = Fuel Economy
As the effects of the rising fuel price are being felt daily, itโs important to understand why scheduled maintenance is more important than ever. Services carried out with quality parts can pull on the pocket strings, especially if the service needed is more expensive than you originally anticipated but rest assured there is good reason […]
Important – Regular Aircon re-gassing/services
Re-gas of a vehicle’s aircon is important due to particles being clogged up in the compressor. Along with dirt and moisture this can lead to the air-con not working of working insufficiently. Re-gassing an aircon can prevent metal fillings from forming in the compressor. How often do you need to re-gas your vehicles aircon?ย […]
Turbo failure – Causes and symptoms.
Vehicles with a turbo have far more power than your normal, stock standard vehicles. You can add a turbo to your vehicle to get maximum power out of your vehicle. What does a turbo do? ย A turbo forces air into your vehicles cylinders- this also means it uses some extra fuel to add that extra […]
๐พ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐น?
Well letโs start with the power and performance. The Golf R with its 2.0 turbo charger 4 cylinder is equivalent to the Audi S3 with just a bit more power. The Golf R will give you up to 315 horsepower where the S3 will almost match with 306 horsepower engine. What is the comparison […]
VAGSpec Vehicle Inspections
Here at VAGSpec Centre we inspect your vehicle in full. We offer free safety checks, general checks and fluid leak checks. We check for the following: Brakes – We check whether your brake pads or discs are worn. We check how much percentage it has left and inform the customer.ย We also check for […]
Why is my vehicles battery draining fast?
ย A vehicles battery can be drained by many things, it is important to check out these next possible reasons why your vehicles battery might go down. Headlights o dome lights that are left on can drain down the battery of your vehicle. Make sure to check that even the interior lights are off when leaving […]
Importance of Vehicle Servicing
Servicing your vehicle can prevent breakdowns- Why? Well its simple – Servicing your vehicle keeps the engine healthy. Your vehicle service schedule is a very important component in reselling your vehicle, if not serviced up to schedule, the vehicle value may drop drastically. ๐ชอ๐ตอ๐ฒอ๐ปอ ๐ถอ๐อ ๐บอ๐อ ๐อ๐ฒอ๐ตอ๐ถอ๐ฐอ๐นอ๐ฒอ ๐ฑอ๐อ๐ฒอ ๐ณอ๐ผอ๐ฟอ ๐ฎอ ๐อ๐ฒอ๐ฟอ๐อ๐ถอ๐ฐอ๐ฒอ?อ Service intervals are like […]
๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐?
Here are a few possible reasons why your vehicle may shake when accelerating : 1.You may have a damaged or broken engine mounting- Your engine mountings are the things that connects your engine to the frame of your vehicle. Once this is damaged or broken, the vehicle is somewhat more loose than usual and it […]
Vw & Audi Mechatronics
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐? The mechatronic unit of your vehicle takes electronic signals and diverts them into hydraulic power to make your gearbox function. This unit is the control center of your vehicles gearbox. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ? It is located on the gearbox where it gets direct DSG oil […]
๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ- ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ?
What is LIMP MODE? Limp mode is a security feature which your vehicle activates when the engine or transmission control unit picks up a fault. When limp mode is activated, less important features of the vehicle will be switched off and the vehicle will lose power and the speed will also be reduced. The engine […]
