Dave, Banstead Road Garage: engine flush in every service
Watch Dave, who runs Banstead Road Garage in Carshalton, on engine flush, a V8 Jaguar that failed emissions and a customer who thought his oil wasn't changed.
Ricky, The Test Station: a wet belt Peugeot and MOT emissions
Ricky of The Test Station, Wallington and Carshalton, on the engine flush in every service, MOT emissions and a wet belt Peugeot Citroen. Filmed November 2025.
Simon, Fallsbrook Motors: a Crafter oil filter blocked solid
Simon of Fallsbrook Motors, Streatham, on a VW Crafter with a gunged-up oil filter, yearly flushes and diesels failing on emissions. Filmed 7 November 2025.
Sean, Turner Automotive: the customer who couldn't see the oil
Sean, a mechanic at Turner Automotive in Twickenham, on TEC 2000 Engine Flush, a failed emissions test, an old Volvo and oil too clear to see on the dipstick.
Dave: a V8 Jaguar that failed emissions twice
Dave at Banstead Road Garage on a Jaguar V8 that failed its emissions twice, then passed straight away after an engine flush and an oil and filter change.
Dave: the customer who said his oil wasn't changed
Dave at Banstead Road Garage recalls a customer who accused the garage of not changing his oil, the CCTV that showed it had been, and the clean oil behind it.
Ricky: a fleet Peugeot with a sticky valve
Ricky from The Test Station on a fleet Peugeot with a sticky valve and running issues: engine flush, oil and filter change, oil booster. Filmed November 2025.
Simon: a VW Crafter with a gunged-up oil filter
Simon of Fallsbrook Motors, Streatham, on a VW Crafter lease van at around 80,000 miles with a gunged-up oil filter, and what his garage did next.
Sean: oil so clear it didn't show on the dipstick
Sean of Turner Automotive recalls a customer who could not see the oil on the dipstick and said none had gone back in. He showed them with a piece of tissue.
Dave: a Transit that was smoking quite badly
Dave at Banstead Road Garage, Carshalton, on a Transit smoking quite badly: engine flush, fuel treatment, oil booster, an extended road test, then less smoke.
Ricky: a wet belt Peugeot other garages hadn't sorted
Ricky at The Test Station talks through a wet belt Peugeot Citroen that had been to other garages and still had an oil problem, and what his workshop did next.
Sean: clean oil into a clean engine
Sean, a mechanic at Turner Automotive, on what he can tell when he drains the oil after TEC 2000 Engine Flush, and why clean oil goes into a clean engine.
Simon: his 1968 Jaguar 420 and Oil Booster
Simon of Fallsbrook Motors, Streatham, shows his 1968 Jaguar 420, uses TEC 2000 products in it and says why his classic cars always get an Oil Booster.
Sean: a fuel additive in his own car once a month
Sean at Turner Automotive doesn't necessarily want to push an extra product if a diesel sails through its MOT. His own petrol car gets one about once a month.
