CAR REPAIR

Modern car engines have a long lifespan, but they can still require repairs. Your car's gasoline or diesel engine has many parts that are affected by wear and heat. This varies greatly and depends on the car manufacturer's design. Renovation of engines is not very typical, as replacing the engine is often more economically viable. However, there are still several different parts that require more or less significant repairs.

Gasoline and diesel engines are fundamentally constructed as two large metal parts, assembled by a gasket. This gasket ensures that no leaks occur, and that coolant and oil do not leak either into the engine or out. Regardless, it requires a new head gasket for everything to be sealed.

Replacement of timing belt or timing chain/camshaft chain.

If a service inspection has found faults, or replacement is recommended based on age or mileage, we can handle the task.

Depending on the engine type, the engine is disassembled, and the old timing belt or chain is replaced with a new one.

There may be other parts that should be replaced at the same time - when the engine is open.

Inquire further about your car.

A mechanically driven water pump in gasoline and diesel vehicles is designed to pump the coolant around so that heat is removed from the engine. The heat is transferred to the radiator or the cabin heater, cooled down, and sent back. A thermostat helps regulate the water temperature.

An electric water pump serves the same purpose but may only be activated as needed—whereas the mechanical water pump operates as soon as the gasoline or diesel engine is running.

A defective water pump must therefore be replaced to prevent further damage. This applies to electric cars, hybrids, gasoline, and diesel vehicles.

Your gasoline or diesel engine can be equipped with forced induction, in the form of a

- turbocharger
or
- supercharger

which typically increases the power of your engine, but can also fail. Both the unit can fail, but also pipes and hoses leading to, for example, the intercooler can be the cause of a defect, requiring further troubleshooting.

The independent power supply of your car.

In gasoline and diesel engines, a generator is placed on the engine and is driven by the engine. The purpose is to generate electricity to charge the battery and for electricity consumption, e.g., lights on the car.

If your generator fails, charging stops, and you can only continue as long as your battery lasts.

There are different varieties of hybrid cars. Electric cars do not have a generator. Here, energy can be collected during braking - also called regenerative braking or recuperation, where the electric motor collects energy instead of using it.

Gasoline and diesel engines are started by an electric motor turning the engine around. This powerful electric motor is also called a 'starter' - without your starter, the hand crank comes forward.

If your starter fails, nothing happens when you turn the key. It is not certain that replacement is necessary, as the fault may lie in the electrical system.

Electric cars and some hybrid cars have no starter - as an electric motor drives the car.

Petrol and diesel cars use a clutch to disconnect the engine from the wheel on the road.  When the car engine is started, it continuously rotates, and if the car is stationary, a gradual engagement is needed to get moving. The clutch is used here to gradually bridge the difference between motion and stillness. Or conversely, it disengages—so the engine's power is not transferred to the wheels when the car needs to stop again.  In this process, the clutch and flywheel experience wear on a manual transmission.

Your car may also have an automatic gearbox with an automatic clutch—where the same wear occurs.  The clutch is like a brake, a wear part—that may require replacement.

The gears in a car are similar to the gears on a bicycle—they assist with energy when going uphill or downhill.  The gearbox also wears out, whether manual or automatic, but it is usually a very reliable component.

Hybrid cars can be powered either directly or indirectly by the combustion engine, and through various types of clutches and gearboxes.

Electric cars usually do not have a clutch or gearbox.

Replacing a clutch, repairing a gearbox, or other transmission parts like a drive shaft or differential is highly specific to each vehicle.

We handle wheels according to your needs.

Wheel change by season

Summer wheels
Winter wheels

or wheels with all-season tires

Mounting of tires on rims.

Mounting of valves / TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System) - tire pressure sensor for tire pressure control.

Balancing of wheels

Flat - and we will perform a patching.

A sensor in the car can be very significant. It is important to catch serious faults before they occur - this can save a lot of costs. However, a sensor can also fail, so it does not provide an accurate picture of the situation. If you experience a fault, there are many considerations to take into account.

The car's exhaust system can consist of several different parts. All are located under the vehicle and are exposed to high heat, both in summer and winter. It is precisely the placement under the car and the environment of heat/cold, water, and salt from the road that wear down the system.

A simple explanation of how an exhaust pipe functions.

Exhaust gases from gasoline or diesel are sent from the engine into a manifold. Depending on the engine, a little exhaust gas may be sent into the fresh air supplied to the engine via an EGR valve - to reduce pollution. The used air is therefore reused. From there, it travels down through a front pipe to the aftertreatment.

The aftertreatment occurs by sending the exhaust gases through a catalytic converter and/or a particulate filter, both aimed at ensuring a clean and harmless emission after combustion.

The engine's central control monitors the gas in the system and makes continuous adjustments. These adjustments depend on data from a sensor called a lambda probe. The lambda probe measures directly in the exhaust pipe and reports back to the control unit, which then adjusts the mixture of air and gasoline or diesel.

An engine's combustion is noisy, so the sound needs to be dampened. This happens in a muffler. The muffler is a specially designed container with sound-absorbing material to reduce noise.

The exhaust system is not just a pipe from the engine.

The exhaust serves as

- part of the engine's function,
- has a role in relation to air quality,
- must limit noise and sound,

and ensure that exhaust gases do not leak into the car and harm you.