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2017 ford fiesta ecoboost.
Came to me as a non runner and diagnosed as a failed timing belt.
Stripped engine and carried out cylinder leak test and found the valves to be ok.
Replaced both wet belts and cleaned oil strainer. Found inlet vvt pulley to be faulty so replaced with a used unit I had in the unit to save the owner some money.
Once running there was an issue with the throttle module which was replaced with one I had in the workshop.
Rebuilt and running as it should.
A failed wet belt doesn't always mean catastrophic damage. Have done a few of these with no damage and new belt sorted it out. Although prevention is better than the cure it's not always worse case when it does fail. Parts are readily available for these engines including full cylinder heads which aren't that expensive if need be.. it's far better to repair what you have than buy an unknown expensive 2nd hand replacement which you would most likely need to fit a belt to as well increasing the overall cost.

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2016 ford focus st,
Camshaft position faults traced to stretched chain.
Supplied and fitted new chain kit and both vvt solinoids.
New oil and filter and was as good as new again. 😊

BMW 116i b38 with 77k miles engine in for drivetrain warning light and lack of power.
Traced to a worn clutch.
Supplied and fitted clutch kit.
In this case the duel mass flywheel was fine and didn't need replacement

2017 BMW 318i b38 with 111k miles, engine in for engine light lit and irratic idle showing codes for camshaft position and mixture adaption.
Replaced timing chain and vanos adjusters due to chain stretch.
Replaced fuel tank purge solenoid
Carried out all relevant adaption resets.

Seeing a fair amount of these b38's just now.
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That time of year again where I make a bit time for my own car.
Mercedes c43 AMG
In for its annual service using genuine mercedes parts.
Also a panamerica front grill upgrade.

Unfortunately at the moment if this interests you I can't update the digital service history with mercedes although I am in the process of setting it up and hopefully have access to mercedes dsb soon.

2014 mini 1.2 petrol b38 engine.
Came to me as a non runner.
Diagnosed as failed timing chain.
Stripped and repaired top end damage and replaced all 3 chains, guides and both tensioners.
New oil and filter,
Lost count of how many of these new b series chains I have replaced now.
If you have a n or b series engine or any chain engine really touching 100k I recommend you have the chain replaced.
All chains in all makes and models eventually fail. It's cheaper to replace the chain as prevention rather than leave it until it fails which most of the time causes significant damage to the top end. In this case the valves survived, only minor top end damage which was very lucky.

BMW 320i n20 petrol xdrive, in for a replacement oil pump chain and timing chain due to a whirring noise. This noise is caused by the oil pump chain sometimes sounds like a worn drive belt bearing or even turbo whine. It is caused by the oil pump sprocket and chain due to the way it wears sometimes. Only fix it's to replace the oil pump chain and sprockets. Whilst there it makes sense to replace the timing chain as well. Using a febi chain kit which consists of iwis parts,
Iwis supply chains to BMW so it's basically genuine parts fitted.
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BMW 116d b37 engine in for intermittent engine management light warning lighting up. Diagnosed as faulty swirl flaps.
Replaced manifold and carried out an adaption reset.
Tested well after replacement.

BMW 220i n20 engine cylinder head replacement. Unfortunately at some point in this cars life someone had brutally removed or refitted the injectors incorrectly and damaged the bore which then wears and becomes oval and no longer seals the injector. The gasses blew pass and melted the Injectors. A new injector and seal would not seal and lasted only 5 miles before it blew the seal again. Unfortunately the only repair available is a cylinder head replacement. Sourced a second hand head and rebuilt using new injector seals. Timing chain was replaced in the past and was in great condition so wasn't required.

Next set of pictures was a more simple
2014 model r56 mini petrol. Clutch slipping
Supplied and fitted new clutch kit and back on the road in less than a day

Couple of smaller jobs today
Vauxhall zafira in for a water leak. Carried out coolant pressure test and traced to the thermostat housing. Replaced and refilled coolant.
BMW 116d b37 engine in for a charging fault. Traced the issue to worn front crankshaft pulley. Replaced pulley and auxiliary drive belt.