Garage News and Car Advice from Cardiff

Mercedes-Benz are a high quality, reliable manufacturer of top rated cars. We regularly service and maintain Mercedes vehicles in our garage here at A1 Diagnostics, and recently had a CLS CL5350 model brought in for some diagnostic expertise. Here is the vehicle pictured below. The car had developed a knocking sound from the front, but no visible signs of broken parts. This was a case for our expert team of mechanics, who have more than

Here at A1 Diagnostics we want to support our customers with any vehicle issues, big or small. We recently had a Citroen C5 brought in to check over a problem with the windscreen washers not working. Here is the vehicle pictured below. This may sound like a minor problem, but in a long, hot summer like the one we’re in now, being able to clean your windscreen reliably is a significant safety concern. This customer

From time to time cars need ‘big jobs’ doing, and here at A1 Diagnostics we’ve got a great team with more than 75 years’ combined experience prepared to tackle even the toughest assignments. One of the most significant upgrades we can do for a car is to replace the whole engine, and recently one of our customers asked us to do just that for their Vauxhall Corsa. This can be a long effort, sometimes taking

A1 Diagnostics offers MOT services to all drivers, starting from just £35. We use state-of-the-art diagnostics tools, and our mechanics have more than 75 years’ experience between them, making A1 Diagnostics a great choice for your vehicle’s annual overhaul. One customer who recently brought their vehicle to us for an MOT was the owner of an Audi Q3 pictured below. These high-quality cars are solid and reliable, and their MOT pass rate is generally around

We are seeing a lot of Vauxhall Insignia vehicles come to the garage needing their timing chain replaced. For whatever reason that is we are unsure, but it doesn’t really matter to us other than if you need the timing chain replaced, we can do just that for you. Here is a Vauxhall Insignia on the ramp with the engine being refitted after having the timing chain replaced. What causes a timing chain to fail?