Harbour Motors

Harbour Motors Family run business since 1920 specialising in diagnostics/4 channel oscilloscope testing, servicing

06/08/2026

We had this lovely rs3 in for a service / health check and the customer opted to take our intake carbon clean add on along with the bg package. This car runs a direct injection system so the intake system is subjected to contamination from crankcase vapours from the breathing system (pcv). This will lead to cold misfire drivability issues poor idle and if left long enough it'll be a walnut blast to rectify which is labour intensive having to dismantle the intake system plus new gaskets etc. The intake clean is a aqueous solution an aggressive detergent that effectively removes carbon so it will clean everything from the throttle body / manifold and valves plus help clean the pistons if we tried a hydrogen clean it simply wouldn't work for this issue its gaseous of gas and simply passes the hole intake circuit.

The BG add on
We start with bg epr which is a oil flush this product will wash the hydraulic tapets and clean the piston rings (piston rings are low tension for fuel efficiency so they can stick with carbon being cleaned with epr will help increase compression) and remove varnish or sludge build up from the engine and oil galleries.

Bg moa is an oil additive which is designed to elongate the oil. This little can is full of the good stuff additives which you find in quality oil the expensive part off oil. It'll keep the piston rings clean which will help prevent excessive blow by and that helps the oil stay clean. There's disperesaints that help keep the oil cleaner for far longer / neutrializes acid in the oil and prevents the oil from oxidizing plus reduces engine wear up to 65% at a cold start and helps hot conditions by leaving a protective layer. A turbo is like a torture chamber for oil

Bg 44K is a petrol fuel additive this will soften and dissolve varnish / carbon deposits in the fuel system and being a disperesaint it'll stop the fuel from relomerating. It'll stop corrosion in the fuel system ( low / high pressure pumps & injectors) and restore injector spray pattern thus helping regain mpg and performance and the best bit its the only manufacturer approved product 👍 BG treatments have been in numerous tsbs ( technical service bulletin ) as a recommended fix or part repair depending on the fault. That's a feather in the cap its a top tier product that we love and use every day for best results.

The service was completed with genuine filters ( apart from the air filter she's a sporty yin) and liqui moly top tec 5w30 c3 (posh oil) and the vehicle health check sheet all ticked its a good bill off health for this nice impressive car best bit was the customer picked us over the main dealer as he thought we had a better service plan for his car

Added bones it was treated to a under body treatment off bilt hamber dynax uc & ub to keep this excellent example tidy for years to come 👍

This year we thought that we should give lanoguard a try out to add to our under body treatment. We set our trusted mate...
11/01/2025

This year we thought that we should give lanoguard a try out to add to our under body treatment. We set our trusted mate wax oyl to the side for this 1 and give the little mg midget a good clean down with xenums super bio clean then finished off with a more than generous amount off lanogaurd. An absolute brilliant result given the car is 50 years old and a very happy customer that loves his car. So we're happy to keep this in stock to provide this service for the car guys an girls.

Stops rust and protects the underside off your car. BADA BOOM!!

When your mate from East Coast Coatings  msg ya about his mot coming up then sends a picture off this beautiful table in...
30/05/2023

When your mate from East Coast Coatings msg ya about his mot coming up then sends a picture off this beautiful table in the making then you know the good old saying cash is king is off the table (ironically) trade swap then Nesbitt. Better than magic beans from last time you tricked me and hopefully a better car too

Currently looking for an experienced vehicle technician to join our team Please forward your CV to harbourmotorslarne@gm...
01/02/2023

Currently looking for an experienced vehicle technician to join our team

Please forward your CV to [email protected]

Pay dependent on experience and qualifications
Clean driving licence preferable

07/06/2022

We had a tow in non start with fuel pressure and control systems fault codes. A quick look at live data for fuel pressure and the system could only produce 24 bar she needs 250 bar of fuel pressure to pulse a injector. So we knew there was a problem on either the inlet metering Valve (imv) or the diesel regulating valve (drv) or maybe a restricted fuel supply problem. But here we set up the MM03 diesel test tool to take full control of the high pressure fuel pump by the imv and drv and put 2 blind devices onto the wiring loom (ecu) and a back prope into the fuel pressure sensor. With this in place we were able to start the vehicle and have full control of system pressure and we were able to hit nearly 900 bar of pressure by simply moving the duty cycle up and down by the percentage. This particular system is tested in a closed loop form by using the imv and drv at the same time. And we hit nearly 900 bar at engine idle and full system pressure on this older vehicle is 1350 bar so this test has proved that the high pressure pump is in really good condition and fuel flow is not restricted with this system pressure. So a quick test with the oscilloscope and we found no signal to the drv. We found damage to the wiring loom repaired it now she is running the best. # bi directional control test system / more to diagnostics than a scanner = love sucking diesel!!!!

Going old school twin stromberg set up.
18/05/2022

Going old school twin stromberg set up.

👀CHECK OUT THESE RESULTS 👀Have you got: ❌Brake vibration                           ❌Corroded discs                      ...
01/02/2022

👀CHECK OUT THESE RESULTS 👀

Have you got: ❌Brake vibration
❌Corroded discs
❌ Noisey brakes

This is a pic of a customers Freelander 2 where there was vibration through the brake pedal and steering wheel. The skimming of the front brake discs worked out cheaper than the cost of 1 branded brake disc 😉

Address

4 Narrow Gauge Road
Larne
BT401XB

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8am - 5:30pm
Friday 8am - 5:30pm
Saturday 8am - 1:30pm

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+442828268272

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