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Oliver Fox

Feb 15, 20231 min read

Contact Info [Facebook]

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Oliver Fox

Aug 18, 20221 min read

Air conditioning [Diagnosis]

This one has had the fault for over a year and the previous workshop want able to fix the problem. First of all I checked for pressure in...

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Turbocharger, Timing belt and water pump air conditioning service

Oliver Fox

Aug 18, 20221 min read

Turbocharger, Timing belt and water pump air conditioning service

Passat 2007 tdi with a low 121k miles for year had a oil pump failure, quite a common problem on these. As a result the turbo bearing had...

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Now Fully mobile air conditioning service

Oliver Fox

Aug 6, 20221 min read

Now Fully mobile air conditioning service

I’ve been busy the last few days making alterations to the work van. I am able to offer fully mobile air conditioning services. I now...

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Oliver Fox

Jul 24, 20221 min read

Reversing sensors not working

Nice easy fix. Customer wanted me to look at this fault and I immediately noticed the speaker wasn’t working on the rear sensors but was...

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Oliver Fox

Jul 24, 20221 min read

Nitrogen [testing]

This customer contacted me on one of the hottest days of the year wanting a recharge of his system. I Always say I’ll take a look. My...

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Oliver Fox

Jul 24, 20221 min read

Vw Touareg AC intermittently working

This one took a few visits to work out. I also did some steering work on this vehicle. Ac was not working, then working then sometimes...

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Oliver Fox

Jul 24, 20221 min read

Vw Passat suspected oil pump.

Customer called me informing me he thinks his turbocharger has failed. I go over to the address and find it has and the impeller has...

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Oliver Fox

Jul 24, 20221 min read

BMW Air Con [service]

A customers new purchase from a internet car sales place with the air con not working. Leak check passed and system recharge. The...

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Oliver Fox

Jul 24, 20221 min read

Mini Air Con Service

Straight forward system service and recharge from a customer I’ve done work for prior on their Golf. Recovered 30g of refrigerant and...

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Rear brakes, turbo hose, air con service and injector diag

Oliver Fox

Jul 24, 20221 min read

Rear brakes, turbo hose, air con service and injector diag

This was done on the hottest day of the year. Some follow on work from a job that I did prior. Some conflicting evidence on the injector...

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Oliver Fox

Jul 24, 20221 min read

Air Conditioning Compressor failure

Quite an unlucky customer on this job. Customer had a air conditioning recharge from another business who found evidence of a leak via...

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Regular Customer. Noise from rear and A/c recharge

Oliver Fox

Jun 15, 20221 min read

Regular Customer. Noise from rear and A/c recharge

This one was diagnosed as rear discs and pads and was replaced at their home address upon finding out I did air conditioning the customer...

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Timing belt, Water pump, Aux belt and aux belt tensioner. Coolant change Renault Megane 1.5dci

Oliver Fox

Jun 15, 20221 min read

Timing belt, Water pump, Aux belt and aux belt tensioner. Coolant change Renault Megane 1.5dci

Todays job is a timing belt on a Renault Megane 1.5dci a very common engine I a lot of Renault, Mercedes’, Dacia, Nissan and Suzuki...

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Oliver Fox

Jun 9, 20221 min read

Another regular customer

This is a regular customer in the past I’ve done many jobs on this car. He’s owned it since new almost 20 years. It’s looking a little...

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Oliver Fox

Jun 7, 20221 min read

Repeat business!

This one is a return customer for last year. Got in touch because they had an engine light on, was able to get them booked in as a...

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Oliver Fox

Jun 2, 20221 min read

Air conditioning leak diagnosis

Easy find on an Astra. System was recharged a few months ago (another garage) and a U.v tracer dye was added. Leak located to these...

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It’s not often I get to work on these 😂😂😂

Oliver Fox

Jun 2, 20221 min read

It’s not often I get to work on these 😂😂😂

it’s not often I’m fortunate to work on something as prestigious as a Sovereign Lawnmower, Self propelled no less. This one was a...

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Oliver Fox

May 28, 20221 min read

Regas Process/Procedure

Just a quick post about getting your air conditioning serviced/regassed I get a lot of enquiries about recharging air conditioning. 80%...

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Oliver Fox

May 27, 20221 min read

More air conditioning system services

Couple of A/c services one on a currently working system and the other on a inoperative system. one at the customers home address and the...

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