Garage News and Car Advice from Cardiff

As our name suggests, here at A1 Diagnostics we are specialists in detecting, identifying and resolving problems with any vehicle. Diagnostics is in our DNA, and we have a team of experts here who deal with cars of all ages, sizes and makes. One of our customers recently brought in their Citroen Relay with a head gasket fault that needed a full diagnostic from our mechanics. Here is the vehicle pictured below. A failed head

Yes, we can get into the complexities of full engine rebuilds, timing chain replacement and a heap load of complicated vehicle services. However, we don’t just specialise in engines. We can also carry out other diverse repairs on vehicle’s such as the suspension. Pictured below we have a Lexus CT200H on the ramp. This vehicle came into the garage as it was experiencing suspension problems. On inspection we could see that the control arm bushing

Our motto at A1 Diagnostics has always been In our twenty years existence we have taken on jobs from engine rebuilds to changing a light bulb. It does not matter what problem you are experiencing with your vehicle we can repair and maintain your vehicles health. Pictured below we have a Peugeot van. This vehicle was in because on MOT inspection it failed because the windscreen pump had failed. No problem at all! We replaced

We are experts when it comes to repairing faults on Land Rover Discovery vehicles. Pictured below a Land Rover Discovery came to the garage with two faults. The first fault was the DPF was blocked. A DPF stands for “Diesel Particulate Filter”. It is a device fitted to Land Rover Discovery vehicles to trap and store soot particles produced by the vehicle’s engine. Trapping harmful emission it helps improve the environments air quality. On this

In our electrical bay we have a Mazda 3 that was in the garage because of an engine fault. Here is the vehicle pictured in our electrical bay. The engine was misfiring. What is an engine misfire? It is when the cylinders fail to burn the correct air-fuel mix. What you would normally suspect when an engine misfire occurs is the ignition coils or spark plugs have become corrupted in some way. On inspection we