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Melton Mowbray LE13 1SF · Open seven days

Mechanic inspecting an engine bay with an inspection lamp in a workshop

Services

Servicing, repairs and engine rebuilds

A service is the cheapest hour an engine ever gets, and a rebuild is what happens when it never got one. We do both — priced on your registration, diagnosed before it is quoted, and never started without a call.

7 days

Open every week

3 months

Parts & labour warranty

Quality parts

OE or OE-equivalent

One call

Before any extra work

What we do

The whole thing, in three lines

Every job that comes through the workshop is one of these three, or a combination of them. If you are not sure which, send the registration and we will tell you.

Servicing

Book a service

Oil and filter, interim and full — priced on your registration rather than read off a chart. Tell us the mileage and we will tell you which one it is actually due.

What that covers

  • Oil and filter change
  • Interim service
  • Full service
  • Service book stamped and the work written up

The jobs short of a rebuild. Diagnosed properly first, so you are paying to fix what failed rather than to find out what failed.

What that covers

  • Head gaskets, warped heads and pressure testing
  • Timing belts, chains, tensioners and guides
  • Turbochargers, injectors and glow plugs
  • Oil leaks, water pumps and cooling faults
  • Engine management and warning lights

Rebuilds

Request a quote

A full strip-down with everything measured, machined where it needs it, and rebuilt to spec. Run up and tested before it goes anywhere near the road.

What that covers

  • Strip, clean and inspect, every clearance recorded
  • Cylinder head and block machining as needed
  • New bearings, seals, gaskets and timing components
  • Reassembled to torque spec
  • Run up, road tested, handed back with run-in advice

Prices depend on the car, the oil it takes and the parts it needs, so we quote per vehicle rather than pretending every engine is the same. Send the registration and you will get a figure, not a range.

Parts brands we fit

  • Bosch
  • Mahle
  • Elring
  • Febi Bilstein
  • NGK
  • Gates
  • Valeo
  • Sachs
  • BGA
  • FAI Pro
  • Castrol
  • Brembo

How it works

Booked in, done, back to you

The same four steps whether it is an oil change or a bottom end. The third one is the one that matters.

  1. 01

    Send the registration

    Plus the mileage and what the car is doing. We come back with what it needs and what each option costs — a figure, not a range.

  2. 02

    Drop it in

    The workshop is on Melton Business Park. Open seven days, including evenings in the week, so it does not have to cost you a day off.

  3. 03

    One phone call

    Anything we find is photographed and phoned through before it is touched. You hear what is urgent, what can wait, and what is fine.

  4. 04

    Back to you

    Road tested, the book stamped and the work written up. Old parts kept for you to see if you want them.

Also while it is in

Jobs worth doing at the right interval rather than on a second visit later. Say the word when you book.

  • Cambelts & chains
  • Water pumps
  • Brake pads & discs
  • Brake fluid
  • Coolant changes
  • Gearbox & Haldex fluid
  • Pre-MOT check
  • Diagnostics
  • Warning lights

Collection

It will not start? Leave it where it is.

Broken down, overheated, dead on the drive or stuck at work — you do not need to get the car to us. We collect it and do the diagnosis at the workshop with proper tools instead of at the roadside.

Melton Mowbray and the surrounding villages and towns, including Oakham, Grantham, Loughborough and Leicester. Further out than that? Call anyway — we can usually still help.

A recovery truck lifting a car onto its flatbed

Get started

Send the registration

Plus the mileage and what the car is doing. We come back with what it needs, what each option costs, and a slot that suits you.

Engine trouble rather than a service? Ask for a repair quote and we will diagnose it before anything is priced.