Medd Motors LTD

Medd Motors LTD With daily posts about everyday garage life we hope to provide you with the inside look into a modern day garage.
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Medd Motors Ltd was established in 2012 and designed to provide a reliable high quality vehicle maintenance/repair service to cars and vans at an affordable price. We are based in Holme upon Spalding Moor, and provide services in and around the surrounding areas. We are able to work with any make and model vehicle and take pride in our work to provide a trusted and valued service, with customer sa

fety and satisfaction as our priority. We offer a complimentary pick up service and are available to come out to your vehicle should it be unable to travel to the garage.

24/06/2026

Yet another A/C leak found before wasting the customer's money on a regas that would probably last no more than a week before leaking out again.

Honesty and proper diagnosis always come first. There's no point simply regassing a system if the leak hasn't been found and repaired first. Not only does it cost the customer more money in the long run, but releasing refrigerant into the atmosphere is also harmful to the environment.

A proper repair saves money, restores the A/C system correctly, and helps reduce unnecessary environmental impact.

Have you had your vehicle's A/C checked properly, or have you been caught out by repeat regassing?

22/06/2026

Who's hot? Certainly not this customer in their lovely, ice-cold VW Tiguan! ❄️🚗

We can regas and service the most common air conditioning gas types used in modern vehicles, and we also offer a leak detection service.

Air con regassing isn't cheap, and nobody wants to throw money out of the window. Finding and fixing any leaks first could save you money in the long run.

Got warm A/C? Get in touch and let's see if we can get you feeling more comfortable during this hot weather. ☀️

📞 Message us today to book in.

19/06/2026

You either love these jobs or hate them! 😅

This Golf R came in with excessive smoke on start-up. The first step was to confirm the engine's overall health, so we carried out both a compression test and a leak-down test on all four cylinders. Thankfully, the results were consistent across the board, showing a healthy engine.

Oil consumption and smoking issues can be some of the most frustrating faults to diagnose. Sometimes the cause is obvious, but often it takes a deeper investigation to find the real culprit.

Using a borescope, we inspected the cylinders and spotted a fresh drop of oil sitting on an exhaust valve. That immediately pointed us towards the valve stem seals.

After stripping the engine down, we found exactly what we suspected – a split exhaust valve stem seal that was no longer doing its job. A tiny component, but one that can cause a big problem.

As you can see in the video, diagnosing the issue is often the easy part. Replacing it is where the real work begins! 🔧

It's a detailed and time-consuming repair for such a small part, but that's the reality of modern engines. We're here to find the fault, fix it properly, and keep these performance cars running exactly as they should.

All this performed without having to remove ths cylinder head to which saves 💰💰

Would you have guessed a tiny valve stem seal could cause all that smoke? 👇

18/06/2026

Is there anything better than fitting a brand-new exhaust system? 🔥

Had the pleasure of installing this new system on a 2023 Cupra, and the sound is absolutely spot on 👌

When fitting an exhaust with visible tips, attention to detail is everything. Every section is adjustable, so taking the time to get the alignment perfect makes all the difference. A rushed install can easily spoil the overall look of the car.

The best part? Seeing the finished result sitting exactly as it should — perfectly aligned, spotless, and free from exhaust paste and fingerprints. This Cupra deserved nothing less.

What do you think of the finished look and sound? 👇

28/04/2026

Fault finding is often the hardest part of any mechanical job.

This one started as a real head scratcher. With the engine running, fuel would slowly rise up the fuel filter neck, then overflow out of the cap and down the side of the car.

The only way to get to the bottom of it was to tap into both the feed and return fuel lines to see exactly what was happening. We needed to determine whether air was being introduced before the engine or somewhere on the return side.

As you can see in the video, one line is a steady flow of fuel with no air, while the other is heavily aerated.

Long story short — the issue turned out to be a faulty fuel injector. Instead of sealing properly when closed, it was allowing combustion pressure to pass through, into the leak-off system, and back down the return line to the fuel tank. This ended up pressurising the tank and forcing fuel back up and out of the filler neck.

Mental, I know. 20 years in the trade and that’s a first for me.

Vehicle: Mercedes A-Class 2.1 Diesel

27/04/2026

Another car, another suspect fuel filter — and this one had some unwanted debris sitting at the bottom.

It’s always one of the first places we check when fault finding. Sometimes it can save a lot of diagnostic time, and saves you from going down multiple wrong paths. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the root cause of the issue, but that’s part of the job.

All you can do is fix what you find along the way — so the housing got a full clean and a new filter fitted, ready to rule it out and move on to the next step.

26/04/2026

When you've had a busy day or week 🙃






25/04/2026

The dreaded “Black Death” (injector seal failure) 😢

Anyone who’s worked on Mercedes Vitos knows exactly what this means. As a mechanic, you always hope when you finally get stuck in that it won’t be as bad as it looks… but sometimes it really is.

It causes all sorts of problems and makes removing components a real challenge without damaging anything. Definitely one of those jobs that tests your patience.

This one’s lined up for the start of next week 🔧

Anyone else had to do a similar job? How did you tackle it?

24/04/2026

What a tool this is 🔥

Every now and then you come across something and wonder how you ever managed without it…

This was on a Ford 1.0 EcoBoost wet belt job, and it proved its worth straight away.

By some kind of witchcraft, you hold the head of this tool against the metal you want to heat, press a button, and wait. That’s it. No flame, no messing around.

In under 10 seconds, even a large bolt head like this starts glowing red hot. This one wouldn’t budge — even with our biggest impact gun — but after 30 seconds of heat, it came straight out. No drama.

For anyone who’s interested, here’s how it works…
It’s an electric induction heater (this one’s a GYS machine). It creates a high-frequency magnetic field that induces current directly into the metal. That current generates heat inside the bolt itself — not around it — which is why it gets hot so quickly and precisely.

The benefits? Huge.
No risk of melting nearby components, no damage to wiring, and you can get heat exactly where you need it — even in tight spaces.

Saves us time, and saves you money.

23/04/2026

Who needs the gym when you’re a mechanic? 💪

Pulling, pushing, lifting, crawling… we’re constantly on the move. This job keeps you fit whether you like it or not.

Just wrapped up another Ford Transit wet belt job. This one had a spicy final torque sequence — 300Nm plus 90° on the crankshaft bolt 😰

Another one done properly, no shortcuts.

If you’ve got a Transit that needs doing and you want it done right, drop me a message.

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 12:30pm

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