Colin Thatcher Mobile Mechanic and Sons

10/10/2026

09/10/2026

Today i had a timing belt and water pump replacement on this citroen, it was a nice straight forward replacement without any unforseen issue. All now sorted and another happy customer. 🔩🔧💪

08/10/2026

Today we had a clutch, flywheel and hydraulic slave replacement on this Vauxhall Mokka. As you can see from the photos, the clutch had a catastrophic failure. Now its all back up and running and another happy customer. 🔩🔧💪

07/10/2026

First rainy day for what feels like a very long time! I've had this fuel filler tube on the Volvo as it had split. Also some rear brake pads on the Peugeot, one pad had completely worn out, once the carriers were cleaned the pads now move freely. 🔩🔧💪

18/09/2026

Another busy week over for me, with 4 services, 6 Mots ( all passed), an MOT repair from previous week & an Abs sensor replacement. Now I'm off to a sunny climate for a couple of weeks

04/09/2026

Friday is here again, with the busy summer holidays and catching up with work. Posting has been a bit quiet, but here's one of the jobs from today. This was an Mot which unfortunately failed, the front suspension coil spring was broken and due to an exhaust leak it has also failed on emissions. The coil spring has now been replaced and once the exhaust has been fitted it will get retested and back on the road. Have a great weekend. 🔩🔧💪

25/08/2026

Today's job was a turbo replacement on this Hyundai Santa Fe, On removal of the turbo the cause of the failure became very apparent! The customer was unaware but the the engine was badly carboned up (as you can see from the pictures) the oil filter also has not been changed in some time. (Even though the customer had been paying for annual services) after finding this i had to remove the sump and check/ clean it and the oil pickup. It's now all sorted and with some regular servicing it should be as good as new. 🔩🔧💪

14/08/2026

Another busy & hot week for me, whilst Aaron is away. Started off with diagnostics check, then brakes, ABS sensor, full service and MOT, vintage Morris dynamo replacement, service and MOT, another MOT, down to Bishop Stoke to investigate noises & today to Southampton for a full service, all Mots passed this week, lots of enquiries, but booking now from September onwards. Now to enjoy weekend.

06/08/2026

Mini gearbox and clutch replacement, fully stripped down to allow access and removal, the gearbox was being replaced due to losing first gear. But the clutch had also failed, as you can see from the images. All in a days work 🔩🔧💪