How to take care of your brakes:
Have your brake and brake pads checked once per anum. If they are too worn to work effectively, have them replaced. Our skilled automotive technicians can help with that Avoid braking immediately when cars ahead of you brake unnecessarily. For example, they may be following too closely to the vehicle ahead of […]
Spanner Flashing on Cluster.
Spanner Flashing on Cluster. Spanner Flashing on Cluster when changing gears. If I had a R1 for every time a customer phone me in hysteria when a spanner was flashing on there cluster where the gears change, let’s just say I would be a Billionaire. I’m making a joke but this is far from a […]
What do we offer you at Vagspeccentre Menlyn VW and Audi Specialist.
Vagspeccentre Menlyn VW and Audi offers you more than just a workshop with technicians. We offer you: Qualified Technicians Friendly Reception Staff Dealer Diagnostic Equipment Original Audi and VW Oil Filters What does it mean when we say we specialize in VW and Audi? Well lets just say the list gets longer […]
Vagspeccentre Menlyn VW and Audi Specialist
Vagspeccentre Menlyn VW and Audi Specialist Are you tired of workshops not getting your car 100% ? Are you tired of workshops claiming to replace parts they never did? Are you looking for a decent workshop with qualified technicians? LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!! Vagspeccentre Menlyn is definitely the workshop you need to come to and here […]
Crankshaft, What it is and how it works.
A crankshaft is a rotating shaft which (in conjunction with the connecting rods) converts reciprocating motion of the pistons into rotational motion. … The crankshaft rotates within the engine block through use of main bearings, and the crankpins rotate within the connecting rods using rod bearings. What causes the crankshaft to rotate? Compression makes the fuel-air mix explode with greater […]
Your Front Suspension and Everything You Need To Know!
We value each and every customer. And that’s why we like to keep our customers up to speed with what’s really happening under that beautiful bonnet of their cars! What does the front suspension consist of? The suspension system consists of tires, the air in the tires, springs, shock absorbers, struts, arms, bars, linkages, bushings, and joints. The suspension system […]
Engine Gasket Trouble Tracer
Combustion Leakage Typical Appearance Hard blackened face Surface cracks Discoloured eyelets Grooves Bulges Cause Leakage of combustion gases as a result of : Insufficient clamping load Rough Insufficient Torque Typical Appearance Displacement of gasket material Cracking of bore eyelets Few or no compression marks on facing Gasket thickness nearly same as newgasket […]
Block and components.
Sometimes we get that we have a cambelt that snaps and one thing leads to another and then well you end up doing a engine overhaul. Today we are not really going to focus on the engine overhaul as much as the block and the components inside it and why this is such a critical […]
Binding Brakes! Everything you need to know!
When you work in a workshop this is a term we really get to hear. This does not mean that this is not crucial. This means this does not happen as frequent as any other failing components. Do you know what it means? Or do you just guess? This is an extremely dangerous […]
Cambelt Kit and Waterpump and why they need to be replaced together. Know your car componenets.
Your car goes in for service, if you are lucky your 120 000 Major Service still falls under motor plan. At The Vagspeccentre Group we urge our VW and Audi Customers to do a cambelt kit and waterpump between 90 000km and 120 000km. In some cases the customer asks why do I need to replace both. […]
