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The needle climbs when I am stuck in traffic

StopDo not keep driving it. Telephone +1 876 923 7740 and we will come for it inside 15 km.

Cool while moving and hot while standing means air is not being pulled through the radiator, so the fan is not doing its job. The fan is three parts — motor, relay and sensor — and the relay costs a tenth of the motor.

Do not keep driving it to see. An engine that boils once can cost a head gasket, which is a week of work. Pull over, put the heater on full to dump some heat, and call us.

How we tell: The needle drops again as soon as you start moving.

In this order

What happens if you bring it in

The same three steps as every car that comes through the door: the check, then the quote, then your old parts.

01

Diagnostics first

Cooling and air-conditioning check

JMD 3,500comes off the bill

Pressure test on the cooling system, gauges on the AC, dye if it is losing gas.

  • 30 minutes
  • Ramp 1
  • Credited against the work
02

Quote second · likeliest first

0JMD 60,000120,000

03

Old parts back in the box

Whatever comes off your car is bagged with your registration on it and handed to you when you collect. It is the simplest proof that the part we charged you for was the part we changed.

Book the cooling and air-conditioning check Other faults 2 ramps. Checks are usually free the same week.