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Optimum Performance More Than Mechanics. Vehicle Problem Solvers. 🔧 Family-run Wet Belt, Diagnostics, DPF/AdBlue & Remapping specialists 📍 Near Wimborne & Poole. Honest advice.

Proper repairs. Driven by Solutions.

Local businesses… what have you got? 👀🧡We’re finishing off our reception and waiting area at OP HQ, and we’d love to mak...
17/10/2026

Local businesses… what have you got? 👀🧡

We’re finishing off our reception and waiting area at OP HQ, and we’d love to make a little room for other local businesses while we’re at it.

We’re thinking local bakes, drinks, car-care products, a bit of OP merch… things customers can browse, enjoy or pick up while they’re with us. Because apparently fixing the car wasn’t enough — now Mrs OP wants snacks and a shopping corner 😂🤦‍♀️

Nothing’s set in stone yet. We’d love to hear from local makers, bakers and suppliers who fancy having a chat about what could work. Got something we haven’t thought of? Even better!

Even if you would just like us to do a swap on some business cards and flyers (you have ours we have yours) let us know 😉

Drop us a message telling us what you do, or tag a local business you think we should speak to 👇

A little local supporting local, from our family business to yours 🧡🔧

“Take it to OP. Just don’t tell him I said that.” 😂🔧Nothing says professional respect quite like recommending someone an...
16/10/2026

“Take it to OP. Just don’t tell him I said that.” 😂🔧

Nothing says professional respect quite like recommending someone and immediately asking to remain anonymous 🤣

To the garages who send work our way, the recovery companies who know where to drop it, and the garages who follow along, like our posts and support what we do — thank you. Even if you’d rather push a car uphill than give bossman a compliment to his face 😂

And to our customers dropping our name in group chats, tagging us in recommendation posts and telling their mates “I know a bloke”…

We’re very glad he’s your bloke. Even if he thinks coffee is a food group and another mug counts as lunch 🤣☕

Jokes aside, there’s our family behind OP. It’s bossman not locking up until 10pm, and team OP getting stuck into cleaning, painting and making the workshop somewhere we’re proud to welcome you.

Your support makes those long days and paint-covered evenings feel worth it. When you recommend us, you’re trusting us to look after someone you’ve sent our way — and that means a lot. We don’t take it lightly 🧡

We’ll make sure bossman sees the thank-you bit. We’ll probably have to read it to him while he’s under a car 🚗

Well… their first mistake was getting their wetbelt “done” elsewhere 👀😂And yes, we’re putting “done” in quotation marks ...
08/10/2026

Well… their first mistake was getting their wetbelt “done” elsewhere 👀😂

And yes, we’re putting “done” in quotation marks for a reason.

This Transit Custom 2.0 came to us as a complete non-runner and had to be recovered into OP HQ after suffering a major failure shortly after having its wetbelt replaced elsewhere.

And this wasn’t an old wetbelt simply reaching the end of its life!
The failure traced back to the previous wetbelt fitting!!

The idler gear bolt had sheared, allowing components to move out of position, throwing the engine timing out and causing damage throughout the engine.

Normal-person translation?

Lots of expensive metal things started moving and hitting things they absolutely shouldn’t 😬💸

At this point, the easy answer would have been:
“You need another engine.”

Bossman, obviously:
“…orrrrrrrr we could fix it.” 😂🔧

And down the rabbit hole he went.

Once stripped down, this wasn’t just a case of fitting another belt and sending it on its way.

The bossman had to:
🔧 Replace the damaged oil pump pulleys
🔧 Replace the timing belt pulley
🔧 Replace the fuel pump pulley
🔧 Completely reset the engine timing
🔧 Rectify and re-seat the valves affected by the timing failure
🔧 Remove, inspect, clean and refit the oil pump
🔧 Clear the oil galleries throughout the engine
🔧 Clear and check the vacuum pump
🔧 Fit new genuine belts
🔧 Replace the failed hardware with the correct bolts

Basically…
he had to undo the damage caused by the first wetbelt job.

And after all of that?

THE ENGINE WAS SAVED 🪄🔧

A Transit that arrived with us on a recovery truck, completely unable to run, and could very easily have ended up needing a replacement engine with anyone other than our very own wizard …

left OP under its own steam and back on the road. 😏🧡🖤

This is exactly why we keep banging on about wetbelts.

A wetbelt replacement isn’t simply:

old belt off → new belt on

The correct parts matter.
The correct bolts matter.
The fitting procedure matters.
The timing matters.
And most importantly…
WHO FITS IT MATTERS.

So maybe the question shouldn’t only be:

“How much to do my wetbelt?”

Maybe it should also be:

“Do they actually know how to do my wetbelt?” 👀😂

Because getting it “done” elsewhere can become very expensive when it then has to be done again…

Another non-runner saved.
Another problem solved.
The OP Treatment strikes again 🧡🖤

Optimum Performance LTD
The Vehicle Problem Solving Company

06/10/2026

We’ve been so crammed at OP HQ lately that taking photos has apparently become an optional extra 😂🤦‍♀️

So today we’re raiding last week’s camera roll…

And the Ranger gets its moment 👀

While we’re here — Ranger owners, what made you buy yours?

Workhorse? Family wagon? You just like driving something the size of a small bungalow? 😂👇

Mondays at OP HQ… where there’s usually something on a ramp, something waiting for parts, something being diagnosed and ...
05/10/2026

Mondays at OP HQ… where there’s usually something on a ramp, something waiting for parts, something being diagnosed and Bossman disappearing under a bonnet somewhere 😂

We’re a small family-run workshop just outside Wimborne, doing everything from the little everyday jobs to the “nobody else wants to touch it” kind of problems.

🔧 Servicing & repairs
🔧 Diagnostics & fault finding
🔧 DPF cleaning & DPF solutions
🔧 AdBlue solutions
🔧 Wetbelts
🔧 Clutches, brakes & suspension
🔧 Remapping
🔧 Injectors, turbos & EGRs
🔧 Engine rebuilds
🔧 Welding
🔧 Modifications & upgrades
🔧 And plenty more besides…

No flashy showroom. No massive team. No pretending every job is straightforward.

Just 25+ years of experience, plenty of problem solving, an unhealthy amount of coffee keeping Bossman functioning ☕😂… and a workshop that somehow gets busier every week.

Optimum Performance
The Vehicle Problem Solving Company 🧡🖤

04/10/2026

Another week survived at OP HQ 😂🔧

Plenty of cars, plenty of problems, plenty of “that shouldn’t be doing that” moments… and somehow Bossman has fixed the lot 😅

A few late finishes, a bit of workshop chaos and probably far too much caffeine later — another busy week done ✅

Huge thank you to everyone who keeps us busy, recommends us and trusts us with their pride and joys 🧡🖤

Feet up for five minutes… then we go again Monday 😂

We’re not saying this review made us a little bit emotional… but we’re not saying it didn’t either 😂🥹🧡THIS is the bit th...
02/10/2026

We’re not saying this review made us a little bit emotional… but we’re not saying it didn’t either 😂🥹🧡

THIS is the bit that makes the late nights, the headaches, juggling kids, work, family life and all the general chaos that comes with running a little family business worth it 😂

We’ve never set out to be “the best garage” or shout that Bossman is “the best mechanic.” That’s not really us.

We just wanted to build somewhere people could come with their car, feel comfortable, have a laugh, ask questions without feeling silly and, most importantly, trust the person holding the spanner 🧡

So when someone says “I’ve definitely found my mechanic”… THAT means more to us than any fancy award ever could 🥹

Thank you Marta for such a cracking review and for trusting our little family-run business with your Honda.

We’ll try not to let it go to Bossman’s head… no promises 😂🤦‍♀️🔧

Team OP 🧡🖤

29/09/2026

Sometimes you need to look back to realise just how far you've actually come 🥹🧡

A year ago, this was OP HQ.

An empty old mill barn. No workshop. No ramps. No reception. No fancy setup.

Just Team OP — our family — and a hell of a lot of work ahead of us.

We didn't walk into a ready-made workshop. We didn't have a team of people come in and build it for us.

We built it.

Blocks carried, concrete poured, walls built, things learned along the way… and plenty of blood, sweat and probably a few choice words. 😂

Fast forward one year and that same empty barn is now Optimum Performance HQ.

Today alone it's been full of vans, Rangers and Range Rovers. The ramps are busy, the tools don't seem to stop and the place we once stood looking at wondering “what could this become?” has become our everyday reality.

And now we're building again… 👀

Our little OP reception & customer waiting room is officially underway, with the new windows and doors now going in. 🥹

There's still so much we want to do here. But looking back at where we were just one year ago makes this next little chapter feel pretty special.

And none of what OP has become would matter without the people who actually trust us with their vehicles.

To every customer who's booked with us, recommended us, come back to us, left a review, told a friend…

And every single person who follows the page, comments, shares our posts and joins in with all the madness that is OP…

Thank you. Genuinely. 🧡

We're a little family-run business that started with an empty barn and a vision.

A year later, look what we've built.

And we're still building. 👀

OP HQ.
Built, not bought. 🧡🔧

WE LOVE THE BIG STUFF…BUT YOUR CAR DOESN’T HAVE TO BE BROKEN IN HALF TO COME TO OP 😂SERVICES • BRAKES • DIAGNOSTICS • SU...
29/09/2026

WE LOVE THE BIG STUFF…
BUT YOUR CAR DOESN’T HAVE TO BE BROKEN IN HALF TO COME TO OP 😂

SERVICES • BRAKES • DIAGNOSTICS • SUSPENSION • MOT REPAIRS • CLUTCHES • DPF CLEANS • REMAPS • AND ALL THE EVERYDAY STUFF TOO

We know, we know… our page makes it look like your engine needs to be in approximately 746 pieces before we’re interested 😂🔧

We LOVE the big jobs

Engine rebuilds, nightmare faults, wetbelts, diagnostics that have had everyone scratching their heads… if it’s being a pain in the arse, the Bossman is usually quite happy 🤣

BUT… we do the normal stuff too

🛠 Servicing
🛑 Brakes
🔧 Suspension
🚗 MOT repairs
💻 Diagnostics
💨 DPF cleans
⚙️ Clutches
🚀 Remapping
…and all the everyday repairs that keep your car doing what it’s supposed to do

You don’t have to wait until there’s smoke, three warning lights and a suspicious clunk to come and see us 😂

Sometimes your car just needs a service

Big problems. Little problems. Everyday maintenance.

It’s all OP 🧡

RANDOM LIMP MODE… SOLVED 🔍This Vauxhall Corsa came to us with acceleration judder and a habit of dropping into limp mode...
21/09/2026

RANDOM LIMP MODE… SOLVED 🔍

This Vauxhall Corsa came to us with acceleration judder and a habit of dropping into limp mode whenever it fancied it.

The culprit? An oil leak that had travelled through the wiring loom and reached the ECU connectors. 😳

Not every fault is fixed by throwing parts at it — sometimes you’ve got to follow the evidence.

Another gremlin found by Optimum Performance. 🟠⚫

Got a fault nobody can get to the bottom of? Give us a message.

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Optimum Performance , New Barn Farm, Park Lane, Shapwick, Dt11 9jp, , WHAT3WORDS,///astounded. Cubic. Cool
Wimborne
BH21

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm

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