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ArTek

Name: ArTek
Address: lochside house, Walls, ZE29PB, GB
Telephone: +447833205703

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Mechanic and marine engineer based in Walls, Shetland offering various engineering services and solutions.

01/10/2026

Looking like my availability will be opening up!

Which means more time to work on cars, boats, plant, or whatever else you might need done. Diagnostics, repairs, fabrication, get in touch whatever it is 🛠

Have availability this weekend and more onwards.

Send a message on Facebook, WhatsApp, email [email protected] or phone 07833205703 (if i don't answer feel free to leave a voicemail with contact details)

19/09/2026

The S6 investigation continues…

Front end off and access starting to get a little better.

Working our way deeper into the engine now, dealing with the original noise as well as a few preventative jobs that make sense while it’s this far apart.

16/09/2026

The diagnosis continues, and the results don't get any better 🫣

Used it as a chance to get using the new xtool, very capable machine! This is only a tiny little fraction of what it can do.

As for the S6, well, you can hear she isn't healthy 🤒

Started stripping her down the other night, it's time to bite the bullet and inspect the timing gear.

Updates to come as we get deeper into this, and get her back to her best, ready for selling.

11/09/2026

The diagnosis is underway 🔍

A couple of different jobs tackled the other night.

First up, a new battery health monitoring pigtail soldered in to replace the damaged wiring and get that circuit back as it should be.

Then onto the engine fault. I’ve removed and swapped the exhaust cam phaser solenoids from side to side. The idea is fairly simple, if the fault moves with the solenoid, we’ve likely found the culprit.
If it stays where it is, we know to start looking deeper into that side of the engine.

Next step is to finally break out the new XTOOL scanner, plug it in and having a proper look at the live data and fault information.

I might stick up a short video while I’m doing it, showing some of what the scanner can actually do beyond just reading and clearing fault codes.

Would that be something people would be interested in seeing?

09/09/2026

A few of the diagnostic tools we've been putting together for ArTek 🔧

The XTOOL ip919 pro diagnostic scanner, used to read fault codes, view live data and carry out more in-depth checks on the vehicle’s systems. A very powerful tool!

The Sealey multimeter and uni-t clamp meter are for electrical testing, checking things like voltage, resistance, current draw, wire breaks and charging faults.

The test lights are a quick but very useful way of checking whether a circuit actually has power and can carry a load, rather than just relying on a fault code.

And the TOPDON battery tester is for checking battery condition and helping assess starting and charging system problems, and have just used to find our S6 battery health is very poor.

Modern diagnostics is often less about simply reading a code and more about testing what’s actually happening before replacing anything.

Plenty other leads, back probes adapters and other bits and pieces to allow us to do a range of invasive and non invasive testing

Still adding to the setup, but it’s coming together nicely.

08/09/2026

The EA824, used from (in this case) the Audi S6, and all the way up to the Lamborghini Urus, and many other Audis, Porsche and Bentley vehicles in between, in various forms.

It is a very complex and jam packed engine, so even little jobs can take time.

This one (our own) has had a dreaded chain rattle, and having done live data recording, can see the bank 2 exhaust cam timing is out more than expected, but comes back into spec during startup. And always seems worse, the longer it's sat. So a couple good clues to work with already.

Now, this doesn't mean straight away a chain and tensioner, but we can't rule it out either. There are various check valves and solenoids, and also the complicated pcv setup that could cause this.

So we work methodically, proving parts are good or not. 1st port of call is the solenoids that supply oil to the adjuster (or phaser)

Keep an eye out as we progress. And fingers crossed, we won't need to drop the gearbox and do a timing chain!

27/08/2026

We have a car in the workshop! Unfortunatley it's ours 😅

Here we have our 2012 Audi S6, with the infamous 4.0l v8 twin turbo engine. This one fitted with the turbos from an RS6 - making around 600hp.

Unfortunatley she's been a bit poorly lately, with a few electrical gremlins in the BMS, keyless system, and an odd engine noise.

Trying to get it all fixed and ready to rock, as it will be going for sale soon. It will be advertised locally for a short while, but will be getting shipped south and advertised to try fund the next vehicle.

Keep an eye out for updates, as we go through the diagnostic report, and try solve the issues over the next little while.

Still have openings from 10th September, so feel free to get in touch for any jobs you may need doing.

22/08/2026

Thought it'd be a good time for a little update:

Been fairly busy up at Sullom and with home life lately so not had lots of jobs, had an Audi to diagnose an adblue fault and found it to be a dead module, and away tomorrow to look at a Honda quad with a no start, and maybe a a bit of a repair on a rotovator too (need to remember to take picture more often for here!) Some other little bits to do when we can get fitted in.

Heading back to Sullom to work until the 10th of September, but have space then for work, so please don't hesitate to get in touch.

04/08/2026

Quick update on our pricing/VAT

Following on from our recent post about our labour and diagnostic rates, we've had some clarification from our accountant regarding VAT.

We had originally expected that we wouldn't need to start charging VAT until a little further down the line.

However, we've now been advised that VAT will apply from the start of the business. This means we unfortunately need to add 20% to our advertised rates going forward.

Our rates will therefore be:
Standard labour – £45 + VAT (£54 total)

Diagnostic introductory offer: First hour – £45 + VAT (£54 total) Second hour, if required – £30 + VAT (£36 total) Any further labour – £45 + VAT (£54 total)

Until we get our VAT registration number we'll issue pro-forma invoices, and can supply VAT invoices later to anyone that requires.

Apologies for the change so soon after posting our rates. We're still getting all the administrative side of the new business finalised, and wanted to update everyone as soon as we received this, though anyone still booked in as a good will gesture will only be charged what was advertised.

Thanks again for all the support so far, hopefully have some more interesting content coming up soon!

27/07/2026

Thank you everyone for the likes, shares and follows so far, it is massively appreciated!

Had a couple booking already which we are very excited about!

We will try and do a few post showing what's happening, do little "case studies" and tips and tricks, and simple checks for those that aren't maybe so into their cars or boats.

As a thank you for the support, we're also introducing a diagnostic offer for the first few months.

Our standard labour rate is £45/hour.

For diagnostic work:
First hour – £45
Second hour (if required) – £30
Any labour after that – £45

(Currently this is with no VAT, but will have to start charging VAT in the near future)

We won't just keep working and surprise you with a bill. After the first hour we'll contact you with what we've found, explain the likely next steps, discuss any parts that may be needed, and let you decide how you'd like to proceed.

In future as we expand and upgrade to newer more modern diagnosis equipment these rates will increase, but when they do we will be sure to post and keep everyone updated about it.

Also hoping to get the workshop cleared and organised a bit better and get some pictures up soon, so keep an eye out for that.

Thanks again everyone for the support!

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Lochside House
Walls
ZE29PB

Telephone

+447833205703

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