Good/reputable garage in south of England that can take on a 5-ton motorhome?? (1 Viewer)

[nigelivy]

Hi Folks

I caught the ferry over from our home in Northern Ireland last night with my family and drove the 200-mile trip down from Liverpool to my parent's place, just near Oxford. We're due to be here for a week to catch up with family now that we can.
Towards the end of the trip on the A34, the engine light came on and our motorhome started losing power. I pulled over on a layby and checked things over. The oil level was fine. The coolant level was fine. Generally, the engine didn't feel too hot or anything obvious. No oil mess on the undercarriage. The van didn't skip a bit for the rest of the trip. Didn't notice anything untoward.

I filled up at a garage last night that I don't know before boarding the ferry in Belfast, so might be dirty fuel, but I think this is unlikely. It's looking more and more like a problem with the engine, as I suspect the engine is only running on 3 cylinders as it's running very rough and no power.

I plugged an OBD reader in and it reported no error codes, even with the engine light on.

My question: can anyone recommend a "good" garage in the south of England (e.g. within 40 miles of Oxford) that can handle an [possible] engine rebuild on 5-ton motorhome?

I have rebuild engines before, so I'm considering extending my trip and staying here for longer and doing that or taking it to a garage.
I'd love to chat to some garages that folks here have had good experiences with. If I'm going to pay someone to do it for me, I'd prefer not to have some unknown cowboys pulling my engine apart!

 

[DavidG58]

If it’s the engine management light , I would think you have gone into limp mode

hopefully this could be a reset or fairly easily swapped component not a full rebuild

from my own experience with similar starting point, I was pleasantly surprised at how ‘reasonable’ our local main Mercedes truck specialists were.

I would suggest you find local main dealer for your chassis and at least get their opinion and estimate for job

good luck

 

[tacr2man]

A very good garage/workshop for hgv etc is
ADR service and repair
49 Brize Norton Rd
Minster Lovell
Witney
OX29 0SG
01993 849549
Thats if they can fit you in as they tend to be very busy . Ask for Robert

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[nigelivy]

Thanks for the info, folks.

I've just taken the van to the local mechanic that my parents use for their cars and he hooked it up to his machine. There is an electrical error with the injector on cylinder no. 2.
He reckons that this code could mean one of three things:
1. Injector has gone
2. Wiring fault
3. ECU fault

 

[gus-lopez]

2. Wiring fault

Injector wiring fault is a common problem on Fiat/Peugeot/Citröen up to 2010 /11 ish cables too short. Can be fixed usually easily or if taken to any of the main delaers they will only supply & fit 4 new cables ,1 to each injector
What year ,make etc is base vehicle?

 

[nigelivy]

Hi Folks. Thanks for all the advice. I landed up following the advice of a local garage to diagnose the problem. I checked the continuity on the plugs on each of the injectors and it was a wiring fault, which I was able to resolve and get everything working. Van is now running on four cylinders.

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[George S]

Hi Folks

I caught the ferry over from our home in Northern Ireland last night with my family and drove the 200-mile trip down from Liverpool to my parent's place, just near Oxford. We're due to be here for a week to catch up with family now that we can.
Towards the end of the trip on the A34, the engine light came on and our motorhome started losing power. I pulled over on a layby and checked things over. The oil level was fine. The coolant level was fine. Generally, the engine didn't feel too hot or anything obvious. No oil mess on the undercarriage. The van didn't skip a bit for the rest of the trip. Didn't notice anything untoward.

I filled up at a garage last night that I don't know before boarding the ferry in Belfast, so might be dirty fuel, but I think this is unlikely. It's looking more and more like a problem with the engine, as I suspect the engine is only running on 3 cylinders as it's running very rough and no power.

I plugged an OBD reader in and it reported no error codes, even with the engine light on.

My question: can anyone recommend a "good" garage in the south of England (e.g. within 40 miles of Oxford) that can handle an [possible] engine rebuild on 5-ton motorhome?

I have rebuild engines before, so I'm considering extending my trip and staying here for longer and doing that or taking it to a garage.
I'd love to chat to some garages that folks here have had good experiences with. If I'm going to pay someone to do it for me, I'd prefer not to have some unknown cowboys pulling my engine apart!

Hi

Try the Ring Road Garage in Buckingham