Before & after

Interactive before-and-after examples for every service we offer. Drag the gold handle, tap the image, or use the arrow keys.

Service comparisons

24 examples, one for every service

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Before: Dark, sludgy oil on a dipstick and a dirty oil filter
After: Clean amber oil on the dipstick and a new oil filter

Oil and filter change

Used, sludgy oil and a dirty filter compared with fresh oil and a new filter.

Service illustration Oil Change & Maintenance

Before: Deeply scored, rust-ringed brake rotor with a worn pad
After: Smooth new brake rotor with a thick new pad

Brake rotor and pads

A scored, worn rotor with a thin pad compared with a new rotor and pad.

Service illustration Brake Repair

Concern: Scan tool with a rough live-data waveform and an engine running roughly
Findings: The same waveform with the misfiring cylinder isolated and one ignition coil highlighted

Engine misfire diagnosis

The reported concern (rough running) and what diagnosis isolates: the cylinder and coil responsible. Diagnosis identifies the cause; the repair is quoted separately.

Service illustration Engine Diagnostics

Concern: Instrument cluster with the check engine light on and a blank scan tool
Findings: Scan tool showing stored freeze-frame data and the sensor identified

Check engine light

A lit warning light, then the stored data and the sensor circuit it points to. Finding the cause comes first; any repair is quoted for your approval.

Service illustration Check Engine Light

Before: Valve cover with oil seeping from the gasket and grime on the engine
After: Resealed, clean and dry valve cover

Example: valve cover gasket leak

One common engine repair, shown as an example: an oil-seeping valve cover gasket, resealed and cleaned.

Service illustration Engine Repair

Before: Transmission pan with dark burnt fluid, metal debris and a clogged filter
After: Clean transmission pan, new filter and bright red fresh fluid

Transmission fluid and filter

Burnt fluid with debris and a clogged filter, compared with a clean pan, new filter and fresh fluid.

Service illustration Transmission Repair

Before: Oil-streaked leaking strut with a torn boot and rust
After: New strut assembly with an intact boot

Strut assembly

A leaking strut with a torn dust boot, compared with a new strut assembly.

Service illustration Suspension Repair

Before: Torn steering rack boot leaking grease and a rusty tie-rod end
After: New tie-rod end with an intact boot

Tie-rod end and rack boot

A torn boot and worn tie-rod end, compared with new parts.

Service illustration Steering Repair

Before: Worn tire tread at the wear bars with a tread-depth gauge showing little depth
After: Deep, even new tire tread with the gauge showing full depth

Tire tread depth

Tread worn to the wear bars compared with new, even tread.

Service illustration Tire Services

Before: Top-down view of four wheels with the front wheels toed out of alignment
After: All four wheels parallel and aligned to the centre line

Wheel alignment angles

Front wheels out of alignment compared with all four wheels set to specification.

Service illustration Wheel Alignment

Before: Dashboard vent with weak warm airflow and a thermometer reading high
After: Dashboard vent with strong cold airflow and a thermometer reading low

A/C vent temperature

Weak, warm airflow compared with strong, cold airflow after A/C service.

Service illustration Heating & A/C

Before: Corroded connector pins, a scorched housing and frayed exposed wire
After: Clean connector and a soldered splice sealed with heat-shrink tubing

Wiring connector repair

A corroded, heat-damaged connector compared with a correctly repaired, sealed connection.

Service illustration Electrical Repair

Before: Battery terminals and clamps covered in white and green corrosion
After: Clean, bright battery terminals with tightened clamps

Battery terminals

Corroded terminals compared with cleaned, protected and tightened connections.

Service illustration Battery, Starter, Alternator

Before inspection: Side view of a used sedan before inspection
Inspection report: The same sedan with inspection markers on tires, brakes, engine, body and underbody, and one item flagged

Pre-purchase inspection report

The vehicle as you see it, then the areas an inspection reports on, including items that need attention. An inspection reports condition; it does not include repairs.

Service illustration Pre-Purchase Inspection

Before: Cracked, glazed serpentine belt with missing chunks
After: New ribbed serpentine belt on clean pulleys

Example: serpentine belt

One common domestic-vehicle repair, shown as an example: a cracked drive belt replaced.

Service illustration Domestic Vehicles

Before: Four fouled spark plugs with carbon-black, worn electrodes
After: Four new spark plugs with clean insulators and sharp electrodes

Example: spark plugs

One common import-vehicle service, shown as an example: fouled spark plugs replaced.

Service illustration Import Vehicles

Before: Cracked, discoloured plastic coolant flange with dried coolant crust
After: New coolant flange with a fresh hose clamp, clean and dry

Example: coolant flange

One common European-vehicle repair, shown as an example: a cracked plastic coolant flange replaced.

Service illustration European & Luxury

Before: Rusted, pitted wheel hub with grease weeping from a failed seal
After: New wheel hub bearing assembly with new studs

Example: wheel hub bearing

One common truck and SUV repair, shown as an example: a failed hub bearing replaced.

Service illustration Trucks & SUVs

Before: Clogged diesel fuel filter and a water separator bowl with water and sediment
After: New diesel fuel filter element and a clear, empty separator bowl

Diesel fuel filter

A clogged filter with water and sediment in the separator, compared with a new filter and a clear bowl.

Service illustration Diesel Services

Before: Hybrid battery cooling intake matted with dust and lint
After: Clean cooling intake and fan with clear airflow

Hybrid battery cooling intake

A clogged hybrid-battery cooling intake compared with a cleaned intake and fan.

Service illustration Hybrid Services

Before: EV charge port with debris, heat-marked pins and a cracked latch
After: Clean EV charge port with bright pins and an intact latch

EV charge port

A dirty, damaged charge port compared with a cleaned port with a working latch.

Service illustration EV Services

Before: Maintenance calendar with several vans overdue and gaps in the schedule
After: Organised maintenance calendar with every van scheduled and completed services checked

Fleet maintenance schedule

Overdue, scattered service compared with a planned maintenance schedule.

Service illustration Fleet Services

Before: Torn CV axle boot with grease thrown around the area
After: New CV boot with clamps, clean

Example: CV axle boot

One common mechanical repair, shown as an example: a torn CV boot slinging grease, replaced.

Service illustration General Repair

Before: Yellowed, hazy headlight lens hiding the projector
After: Clear restored headlight lens with the projector visible

Headlight lens restoration

A yellowed, cloudy lens compared with a restored, clear lens.

Service illustration Request a Quote

Service illustrations show typical conditions and are not photos of customer vehicles or guaranteed results. Every repair is quoted for your approval.

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