SM Autocare

07/08/2026

Audi RS3 came in for an oil leak. We diagnosed the leak coming from the front crankshaft oil seal. New part fitted along with an oil and oil filter change and back on the road 👏🏼

30/07/2026

Ford fiesta in recently for timing belt, waterpump and thermostat replacement. Was booked in for a coolant loss. After diagnosing the coolant was leaking from the waterpump area we went ahead and replaced all the common parts and got this back on the road for the customer 🚘

28/07/2026

26/07/2026

We had this nice Cupra in last week for a centre exhaust resonator delete. Chopped out the old box and replaced it with a straight pipe. Gives it that subtle noise difference that makes people turn heads for the right reasons 👏🏼 give me a shout for any exhaust work!

23/07/2026

We had this Peugeot Partner is last week for our friends over at Pentland Components. It got towed in as a non start and we quickly figured out that the timing belt had snapped and that the engine had run out of time. This caused all 8 of the exhaust valves to touch the top of the pistons and bend. Therefore causing no compression in the engine. We stripped the cylinder head off the engine and replaced all the valves, lifters, rockers, camshafts and replaced the timing belt! Left the new employee Cameron to get on with this one and he smashed it out the park 💥

18/07/2026

Vauxhall Corsa in last week for a timing belt. This car is 5 years old and the instrument cluster shows 20,000 miles 🫠 it’s hard to believe that a car with such low mileage can have the oil strainer completely blocked with rubber along with both variable timing solenoids and the brake vacuum pump. If you’ve got a Vauxhall/Peugeot/Citreon with the 1.0/1.2 engine then be aware you may need to get your timing belt changed at some point! I recommend doing these every 6 years or 60,000 miles. I also recommend servicing and changing the oil every year!

16/07/2026

Vauxhall Corsa in yesterday for some new rear shock absorbers and top mounts 🚘

14/07/2026

Mercedes Benz in for a full service last week. Remembered to take photos of this one 🤣

03/07/2026

Been a bit quiet on here so here’s some work we’ve had in the garage recently along with some animals 🤣

23/05/2026

Ford Fiesta in for an engine rattle. Found the noise coming from the waterpump so we replaced the timing belt and waterpump. We also found a coolant leak from the thermostat housing while we were stripping it down so that got changed aswell! A job on the other ramp for a change 🤣