Abdul Wahab

Full Stack Developer

Builds software end to end. Spends most of the rest of his time with a bonnet up, on engines, wiring and cooling systems, or whatever else has stopped working. He mostly writes here about the jobs that didn't go to plan the first time round.

Writing by Abdul Wahab

The Nissan Sunny's radiator lying on wet tiles after pressure washing, surrounded by a wide spread of brown mud washed out of its fins.

August 21, 2026 Diagnosis

We were certain it was the water pump

A car came in overheating with two hours on the clock. We told the owner the water pump was dead before we'd had it in our hands. It came off perfectly fine, and so did the thermostat. The actual problem was a radiator packed solid with mud.

Abdul Wahab