by Ian Oliver | Dec 9, 2021 | Thursday Tip, Battery & Electronics, Car Service, Maintanence, Maintenance, Tyres, Winter Ready
Thursday Tip: Get winter-ready & why getting your car checked over is so important It’s that time of year again It’s that time again when thoughts turn to Christmas and New Year. Social gatherings, COVID permitting and visiting the relatives. It is...
by Ian Oliver | Sep 30, 2021 | Car Service, Battery & Electronics, Thursday Tip
Thursday Tip: How Does My Car Generate Electricity? & What can go wrong? Your car’s electrical system consists of the battery, starter and alternator. The battery provides the power to the starter in order for the start to literally start your car. Then, once the...
by Ian Oliver | Sep 23, 2021 | Car Service, Battery & Electronics, Thursday Tip
Thursday Tip: Red Battery Light is lit on the dashboard Why you need to get it checked! It is that time of year again when the nights start to draw in and the darkness in the morning gets longer, and so we become far more reliant on the lights and, by default, the...
by Ian Oliver | Sep 16, 2021 | Car Service, Battery & Electronics, Thursday Tip
Thursday Tip: How to Jump Start Your Car and why sometimes it is best not to! Jump starting your car can be an easy way to get it going if the battery is flat. However, if they are not used correctly then using jump leads can cause damage not only to the leads but...
by Ian Oliver | Sep 9, 2021 | Car Service, Battery & Electronics, Thursday Tip
Thursday Tip: Doing A Battery and Alternator Test with an Electronic Battery and Alternator Tester In the last post we looked at how to test your battery with a multimeter. In this post we look at how to check your battery with an electronic battery and altenator...
by Ian Oliver | Aug 26, 2021 | Car Service, Battery & Electronics, Thursday Tip
Thursday Tip: How to test a car battery to make sure it is charging and discharging correctly Every car has one, and without it you’d be going nowhere! When you turn the key and hear a click, or nothing at all, here’s a few tests you can do with a simple...
